Transmission Protection Engineer

First Energy at a Glance

This is an open position with First Energy Service Co., a subsidiary of First Energy Corp. [FEU]

We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers' lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.

First Energy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, First Energy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.

A Transmission Protection Engineer is responsible for performing relay protection functions across First Energy's (FE) transmission and sub-transmission systems. The primary focus is on studying and protecting the transmission and sub-transmission lines, system interconnections, and transmission and sub-transmission substations to ensure reliable operation. Engineers will primarily work on relay protection system designs, setting development and system analyses for those FE assets contained within First Energy's service territories.

Positions are available in Akron, Ohio, Greensburg, PA and Reading, PA with consideration given to other reporting locations based on expertise within First Energy's territories.

• Providing technical support and guidance to develop transmission and sub-transmission infrastructure projects, plans and capital budgets to maintain the reliability and integrity of the FE transmission protection system.

• Developing protective relay design specifications for transmission line and substation projects for use by Design Engineers in developing construction implementation packages. This includes specifying the types of protection schemes to be employed including specific details on relay models and communication architecture, instrument transformer selection, input and output contact assignments, etc.

• Performing timely completion of modeling of the transmission system for short circuit calculation, relay modeling and coordination, breaker duty calculations and fault locating ensuring compliance with NERC, RF and FE protection criteria.

• Developing relay settings for new and existing protection schemes. This involves performing relay setting coordination studies through the use of "time-current coordination" curves, "resistance‑reactance" (R‑X) diagrams, and step‑distance diagrams, as well as the utilization of the short circuit, one‑line, coordination graphics, relay checking and system simulator modules of the CAPE (Computer Assisted Protection Engineering) software program.

• Participating in the peer review, electronic issuance, as‑left verification and retention of all protection settings through the use of the company's setting management system - Power Base

• Performing timely analysis of automatic trippings of the transmission and sub‑transmission systems. Gathering and analyzing SCADA alarm data, relay targets, digital fault recorder and relay event records and documents the findings in the ED Outage Analysis (EDOA) system. Following up on incorrect operations with work requests and corrective action plans to field personnel. Documenting findings and status of corrective action plans periodically to FE management and RFC.

• Performing studies related to new load and generation interconnection facilities attaching to the assigned area

• Performing transmission protection activities with the FE operating companies (distribution), other utilities, nonutility generation, the Regional Transmission Organization, and Reliability Councils

• Following established procedures and retaining evidence to support compliance with the various NERC Protection and Control (PRC) Reliability Standards

• Providing staff assistance to management and higher levels of professionals, as needed

• Conducting technical research;
  Compiling and analyzing moderately complex data;
  Solving practical problems

• Preparing technical reports and summaries;
  Making…