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Power Systems Engineer
Shermco IndustriesCore Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in utility protection analysis, relay settings development, and fault-current impact evaluation, with strong capabilities in technical documentation and communication. Proven ability to lead engineering projects while mentoring less-experienced engineers and coordinating with utility operations.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Utility Protection And Control ExperienceProtective Relay Settings DevelopmentFault Analysis And CoordinationTechnical Report PreparationProfessional Engineer (PE) License
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Perform protection analysis and coordination reviews for utility distribution and substation systems
- Review relay settings, fault-current impacts, and protection changes involving breakers, relays, reclosers, fuses, and related equipment
- Evaluate protective-device coordination, feeder and transformer protection, and field application of protection schemes
- Develop or review protection philosophies, application practices, calculations, and settings documentation
- Support commissioning, field testing, and validation of protection systems
- Develop protection schemes for utility distribution and substation applications
- Apply transformer differential, feeder, bus, breaker failure, and related protection functions
- Support relay logic, control narratives, sequence-of-operations documentation, and related design packages
- Support protection system replacement, upgrade, and modernization programs
- Investigate unexpected trips, outages, and suspected protection misoperations
- Determine causes of relay or breaker operations and recommend corrective actions
- Develop technical findings and corrective-action recommendations
- Communicate results through concise reports and customer presentations
- Develop technical specifications, design criteria, engineering packages, and specification reviews
- Coordinate protection requirements with utility engineering, operations, testing, and project teams
- Lead assigned engineering work with minimal oversight while maintaining quality, schedule, and budget awareness
- Perform technical reviews and mentor less-experienced engineers
- Participate in customer meetings, design reviews, and technical discussions
- Provide specialized expertise for critical utility programs and workforce gaps
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline
- Approximately 10 or more years of directly relevant utility protection and control experience, or an equivalent combination of experience and demonstrated capability
- Demonstrated experience developing protective relay settings and performing protection coordination and fault analysis
- Strong working knowledge of utility distribution substations and feeders, protective-device coordination, relay settings, feeder and transformer protection, relay logic, and protection application principles
- Experience investigating relay events, trips, outages, or misoperations and translating findings into practical recommendations
- Ability to independently prepare calculations, settings files, technical reports, specifications, and design documentation
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to work directly with utility engineering and operations personnel
- Preferred: Professional Engineer (PE) license or the ability to obtain one
- Preferred: Experience supporting investor-owned, municipal, or cooperative electric utilities
- Preferred: Experience with SEL relays and related tools, especially SEL-351/351S, SEL-421, SEL-451, SEL-487B/487E, SEL-501, SEL-587, SEL-651R2, and SEL-751
- Preferred: Experience with recognized power-system analysis or protection-coordination software
- Preferred: Familiarity with SCADA, RTUs, distribution automation, communications, and substation modernization projects
- Preferred: Working knowledge of applicable IEEE, NERC, and utility-specific protection standards and practices
- Preferred: Experience providing technical leadership, quality reviews, or mentorship
Benefits
Comp & perks- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Drug-free workplace
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Hard Skills
Protection AnalysisRelay Settings DevelopmentFault-Current Impact EvaluationProtective-Device CoordinationTransformer ProtectionFeeder ProtectionRelay LogicProtection Application PrinciplesTechnical Specifications DevelopmentCalculations Preparation
Soft Skills
Strong Written CommunicationStrong Verbal CommunicationMentorshipCollaborationCustomer Presentation Skills
Tools & Technologies
SEL RelaysPower-System Analysis SoftwareSCADARTUsDistribution Automation
Certifications & Qualifications
Professional Engineer (PE) License
Industry Keywords
Utility DistributionSubstation SystemsIEEE StandardsNERC StandardsProtection Standards