System Protection & Control Engineer

System Protection & Control Engineer

Hybrid

12 month Contract-to-Hire

Brooksource is searching for a System Protection & Control (SPC) Electrical Engineer for one of our large utility partners located in the Washington, DC-Baltimore region. The successful candidate will be responsible for system protection and control engineering and design deliverables for transmission and substation projects, 13 KV through 500 kV.

Responsibilities:

• Development of one-line diagrams, elementary drawings, wiring diagrams, and panel layouts associated with protection, metering, controls, and communications.
• Plan and schedule work to include developing an engineering and design scope of work, outage sequencing, and preliminary protection and/or communication diagrams.
• Review and approve engineering documents to include equipment specifications and material list for construction.
• Perform modeling using system analysis software such as ASPEN, develop studies to establish zones of protection, calculate device settings for microprocessor and electro-mechanical relays, and conduct device coordinate study. Develop protective relay steady state and dynamic test plans.
• Prepare settings in the relay manufacturers’ software; code/program intelligent electronic devices (IEDs)/PLCs/RTUs, develop alarm and SCADA communication point lists, and prepare test plans.Familiarity with communication protocols such as DNP3 and programming language C/C++.
• Conduct QA or peer reviews to check adherence to project scope, standards, and application guides, and accuracy of calculations. Preparation of QA checklists and reports for compliance with document control policies.
• Provide technical engineering support to field construction, testing and commissioning crews.
• Serve as a subject matter expert; provide technical training, instruction, and guidance to junior engineers, peers, and field personnel.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering (Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related engineering disciplines preferred).
• 5 years of related experience
• Experience with modeling systems (ex: Aspen) OR experience with monitoring tools such as SCADA
• Experience with configuring and physically setting up relay systems
• Strong teamwork, interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with all management levels
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Experience in the development and review of elementary wiring diagrams & electrical schematics
• Ability to analyze industry wide trends and implement enhancements

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate degree or Graduate level work in Engineering
• Licensed Professional Engineer
• A working knowledge of analysis software packages such as CYMDIST, Aspen OneLiner, etc.
• Experience with setting configuration software of protective relays, including software platforms produced by General Electric (GE), Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), Basler, among others
• Experience with setting configuration of metering, automation controllers, and networking software, including setting software for Siemens, Schweitzer, SATEC, and Bitronics devices

System Protection & Control Engineer Milford Mill, MD

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