Protection & Controls Engineer

Location: Pomona, CA – Hybrid(Hybrid in office Wed & Thrs)

Duration: Contract

Description:

Thorough knowledge and experience with regulations, guides, standards, codes, methods, practices, and advance engineering principles necessary to perform very complex or unique assignments for a specific discipline, various installations, or services. Typically possesses eight or more years engineering experience. Excellent written & verbal communication skills. Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Must be capable of applying intensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices to broad areas of assignments.

This position requires an experienced and competent individual capable of successfully solving difficult problems that require adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures and criteria. Must be capable of devising new approaches to problems encountered.

• Support capital program type projects as needed (DSP, TSP, SUB IR, DSERP, etc...)
• Gather and evaluate line data of transmission, sub-transmission, distribution systems, transformer test data, generator data, etc. Model systems on appropriate software tool, such as CAPE, perform short circuit studies, and protection coordination studies necessary for completing relay settings, perform relay settings, prepare protection summary, coordinate relay settings with neighboring utilities, balancing authorities and perform other required assignments meeting WECC and NERC PRC compliance.
• Issue Substation Relays and field Auto recloser settings (GE, SEL and Electromagnetic) via ASPEN relay database to the field, support Test technicians in-servicing or commissioning relay settings, review/approve returned as-left relay setting files, and communicate with Test technicians for making revisions/changes to relay settings as necessary.
• Provide support to the Test Technicians and Operators.
• Travel to the field may be required from time to time per project job walk or testing needs.

Longer Term Expectations (in addition to the above)

• QA Support in review of protection deliverables (settings, relay electronic files, calculations, logic, etc)
• Design protective relaying systems to ensure the safety and reliability of the grid by reviewing AC/DC/Logic drawings
• Review and sign off one-line, elementary, logic diagrams and work with other discipline engineers - substation engineers, Distribution Field engineers, project engineers, apparatus engineers - to support sub transmission and distribution substation expansion, substation automation and infrastructure replacement projects.

Required Skills/Attributes

• Experience with protection, substation and/or distribution engineering in the electric utility industry or equivalent
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related technical discipline
• 10 years of experience
• PE
• Developed and peer-reviewed protective relay settings for systems ranging from 12kV to 765kV, demonstrating deep technical knowledge across a wide voltage spectrum.
• Led and executed short circuit studies and designed step distance and pilot protection schemes for 44–100kV lines, ensuring system reliability and compliance with FAC-008/NERC/IEEE/IEC/ANSI standards.
• GE, ABB & SEL Relays
• Trained multiple engineers in relay settings development and short circuit analysis, reflecting strong leadership and knowledge transfer capabilities.
• Ten years of engineering experience related to Transmission & Distribution.
• Knowledge of transmission system operation (line-and-bus arrangements, reclosing practices, etc.)
• Knowledge of System One-Line Diagram and relay AC and DC Schematics as well as AC and DC wiring standards
• Knowledge of digital logic design principles (logic gates, latches, etc.) and experience in developing logic diagrams
• Experience in developing relay settings and familiarity with relay setting software (GE Ener Vista UR Setup, SEL AcSELerator)
• Knowledge of NERC PRC Compliances (PRC 23, 27, 26)
• Demonstrated experience with Computer Aided Protection Engineering Software (CAPE), CYME, ASPEN relay database or Blue Beam Software.
• Ability to interpret/apply/design electrical one-line, elementary, protection logic diagrams.
• Experience in performing…