Protection & Control Applications Engineer PC-

Protection & Control Applications Engineer 1 4PC-305

Location:

Forest Park, GA

Client:
Southern Company

Contract:

5 months

• Entry‑level Protection & Control Applications Engineer role requiring 0-5 years of related experience and a bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Learns technical concepts and company practices under close supervision.
• Focuses on individual engineering projects.
• Applies basic engineering principles, specifications, policies, and procedures.
• Implements standard philosophies and settings for distribution substation capital projects.
• Applies requested settings changes from Distribution Reliability work groups.
• Reviews distribution substation prints and protection schemes for dependability, reliability, and security.
• Analyzes protection zones and P&C equipment applications.
• Performs power system modeling and fault studies for requests, customer support, and capital projects.
• Manages relay asset information using CAPE and STOMP repositories.
• Ensures deliverables comply with NERC, SERC, and other applicable industry standards.
• Utilizes introductory engineering knowledge and basic problem‑solving skills.
• Makes limited independent decisions based on procedures, with supervisory review.
• Demonstrates basic proficiency with business unit software (CAPE, STOMP, Vault).
• Exhibits strong work ethic, positive attitude, and ability to build effective relationships with field staff, design engineering staff, and/or vendors.