Protection and Control Engineer

San Ramon, CA
Contracted
Experienced
Role: Protection and Control Engineer
Location: San Ramon, CA (Onsite)



Job Summary:
Our P&C Engineers independently produce and understand the process to complete P&C packages, including managing designers and drafters for the package.

Who You Are:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited university
  • Professional Engineer (PE) License
  • 4+ years of experience engineering/designing electrical systems within the Utilities or Energy industry
  • Skilled in AutoCAD (MicroStation is a plus)
  • Experience with ETAP, WinIGS, IEEE 88/998
  • Experience using Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Bentley MicroStation and/or Bentley Substation software to develop 2D drawings or 3D models are a plus.
  • PE Certification is a plus
  • Knowledge and understanding of one or more of the following skillsets: SCADA, automation, relay settings, RTU configuration, and Protection & Controls engineering terms and concepts are a plus.
  • Experience working with the electric utility industry or petro-chemical industry.
  • BSEE Degree with 6+ years of experience.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Identify proper protection and control schemes for transmission and distribution substations.
  • Select proper protection devices for equipment within a substation.
  • Prepare scopes of work and estimates for evaluating and designing substations.
  • Identify proper equipment sizing and order material.
  • Ensure the maintenance and adherence of customer standards as it pertains to relay protection.
  • Create drawing packages for substation relay protection that include wiring diagrams, schematics, protection panels, one-line, and three-line diagrams.
  • Interface with clients and vendors.
  • Perform load calculations for load panels, battery systems, voltage drop, and other various substation components.
  • Perform substation field support and field pre-inspection for “turn-key” substation projects consisting of protection panels, circuit switchers, circuit breakers, transformers, control house, and supporting equipment.
  • Mentor new engineers.
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