Engineer; Relay Settings and Configurations

Job Summary

Performs a wide variety of planning, maintenance, design engineering, project management and construction, and operations activities related to routine, non‑routine, and emergency restoration duties. Project areas may include grid/system design, operations and maintenance, planning, asset management, reliability, computer applications, safety, and root cause failure analysis.

• Support and participate in project scoping activities for substation projects; review existing relay settings; coordinate with design and construction organizations to develop project scope and estimate sheets.
• Support project schedules and processes using activity‑tracking applications such as Primavera.
• Model power systems using CAPE; maintain the master model for relay fault analysis; support wide‑area coordination; occasionally use tools such as ETAP, EMTP, and Hypersim.
• Develop relay settings for substation protective relays, including performing fault studies and developing settings for transmission protection equipment related to capital and asset‑maintenance projects.
• Work with field groups, distribution engineers, and plant engineers to ensure coordination of downstream distribution devices for the system.
• Oversee, review, and approve settings developed by professional consultant engineers; award projects to contractors and review invoices.
• Lead activities pertaining to SERC/NERC standards compliance and other utility relations as required.
• Establish and improve the relay testing laboratory; develop and support relay test plans for planned projects.
• Support development of Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) configurations.
• Participate in substation visits and provide technical support and protection‑system expertise in response to operational/commissioning requests from field personnel.
• Manage documentation via Documentum (Web Top and IPS‑TRAMS) for transmission system protection and other records per company and departmental policies.
• Assist with storm/emergency restoration efforts as needed.
• Support protection‑standard development and implementation as required.
• Investigate the impact of relay firmware and software changes on Entergy system applications; develop and update templates as appropriate.
• Update group databases such as the power‑line‑carrier frequency database and transmission‑line rating database.
• Access new technologies and lead better application development geared toward fault studies and relay settings.
• Lead and participate in Entergy continuous‑improvement projects.
• Lead and develop less‑experienced personnel; develop departmental guidelines/tools and provide training as needed.
• Research and implement smart‑grid solutions within the Entergy system.

• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering discipline (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, Industrial) from a four‑year accredited institution.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Technology (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, Industrial) from a four‑year accredited institution; PE may be considered.
• Preferred:
  Electrical or Computer Engineering Degree.

• Engineer I: 0–2 years of related experience.
• Engineer II: 2–4 years of related experience.
• Engineer III: 4–6 years of related experience.
• Engineer Sr.: at least 6 years of related experience.

• Demonstrated application of engineering principles.
• Thorough understanding of relevant procedures, programs, and standards.
• Consistent demonstration of sound engineering judgment.
• Good leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent math and project‑management skills.
• Proficiency with personal computer operations and related software.
• Ability to manage multiple activities…