Senior Electrical Engineer - Protection Applications

Senior Electrical Engineer - Protection Applications

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Required qualifications:

• Requires a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a directly related field plus seven (7) years of experience in electrical systems studies in the electric utility or industrial power distribution industry.
• Will accept a master's degree plus six (6) years of related experience in lieu of bachelor's degree plus seven (7) years of related experience.

Preferred Experience /

Skills:

• A Professional Engineer licensure is strongly preferred
• Protection and Control system design for substation applications and automation (69kV – 500kV), one-lines, three-lines, AC/DC schematics, control panel layouts, bill of materials, and protection specifications
• Application of industry standards for the protection of system equipment, including power busses, power transformers, HV/MV circuit breakers, capacitor banks, reactors, transmission lines, and distribution feeders
• Power systems modeling and protective relay coordination analysis using ASPEN One Liner or Electrocon CAPE software
• Designing calculations, including short circuit calculation, current transformer performance and ratio selection, over-current element coordination, zone-distance element selection and coordination, and relay loadability calculation
• Developing native relay setting files using SEL's AcSELerator and GE's Enervista software programs
• Providing engineering support with construction and commissioning activities for substations
• Leading multiple engineering teams on engineering design and scope for multiple projects
• Knowledge of FERC and NERC requirements as they pertain to electric utility reliability requirements is a plus
• Knowledge of IEC
  61850 and its implementation is a plus