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Engineer Sr – Protection & Control
American Electric Power. Apply engineering design, project management, and utility-system maintenance knowledge .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in engineering design, project management, and utility system maintenance, with a strong focus on relay protection and control for electrical substations. Proficient in analyzing business processes, preparing NERC P&C standards documentation, and providing technical support across various engineering functions.
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Relay Protection And ControlNERC P&C StandardsProject ManagementEngineering DesignUtility System Maintenance
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Hard Skills
Engineering DesignProject ManagementRelay Protection ActivitiesArea Protection StudiesTransmission System Impedance ModelingShort-Circuit Fault StudiesP&C Scopes PreparationEngineering Settings ReviewCalculation Sheets PreparationRelay-Setting Deliverables
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsTeam CollaborationTraining And GuidanceIndependent WorkProblem Solving
Certifications & Qualifications
Professional Engineering (PE) LicenseFundamentals Of Engineering Examination
Industry Keywords
Electrical Substation ProjectsNERC StandardsTransmission Line ProtectionInterruption ReportsFault Recorder Records
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Apply engineering design, project management, and utility-system maintenance knowledge
- Contribute to training programs and documentation development
- Analyze business processes and recommend enhancements
- Plan and oversee engineering projects from conception through completion
- Coordinate with peers, external contractors, and regulatory authorities
- Perform and review relay protection and control activities for 4kV through 765kV electrical substation projects
- Prepare and review P&C scopes, engineering settings, designs, calculation sheets, setting files, and relay-setting deliverables
- Perform area protection studies and recommend settings for transmission line and station protection schemes
- Model transmission-system impedances and perform short-circuit fault studies
- Prepare and review NERC P&C standards documentation, including PRC-023 and FAC-008
- Review transmission-system planning proposals and provide P&C recommendations
- Coordinate protection issues with transmission customers and interconnected companies
- Support project installation, commissioning, checkout, and troubleshooting
- Provide P&C technical support across Telecomm, Operations, Transmission Region Operations, Station Engineering, Transmission Planning, and Project Management
- Peer review and approve team members' P&C work and oversee outsourced work
- Resolve protection and control problems using interruption reports and fault recorder records
- Contribute to system-wide protection standards for transmission and distribution station protection, metering, and control
- Participate in project scheduling, resource planning, and cost control
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program for Engineer Associate level
- Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program and two or more years of related engineering experience for Engineer level
- Master's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program may qualify for Engineer level entry
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology with a certified Professional Engineering (PE) license may satisfy the degree requirement
- Four or more years of related engineering experience with a Bachelor's degree in engineering for Engineer Senior level
- Two years of related engineering experience with a Master's degree or PhD in engineering for Engineer Senior level
- PE registration in any U.S. state or Puerto Rico is encouraged and preferred
- Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering examination is encouraged and preferred for Engineer Associate level
- Knowledge of engineering design, project management, and utility system maintenance
- Ability to analyze business processes and recommend enhancements
- Ability to work independently with minimal guidance and collaboratively in a team environment
- Ability to follow AEP policies, practices, standards, rules, regulations, and procedures
- Ability to provide training and guidance to coworkers
- Experience with relay protection and control activities for 4kV through 765kV electrical substation projects
- Experience preparing and reviewing P&C scopes, engineering settings, designs, calculation sheets, setting files, and other relay-setting deliverables
- Ability to perform area protection studies, transmission system impedance modeling, and short-circuit fault studies
- Knowledge of NERC P&C standards and preparation/review of PRC-023 and FAC-008 documents
- Ability to review transmission system planning proposals and coordinate with transmission customers and interconnected companies
- Ability to provide engineering support for installation, commissioning, checkout, and troubleshooting
- Ability to peer review and approve P&C work and oversee outsourced P&C work
- Ability to analyze interruption reports and fault recorder records
- Ability to participate in project scheduling, resource planning, and cost control
Benefits
Comp & perks- Comprehensive benefits package supporting employee well-being
- Competitive compensation