Protection and Control Engineer
Apply NowCompany: Quest Global Manufacturing
Location: San Ramon, CA 94582
Description:
Job Requirements
Protection & Control (P&C) Engineer:
Protection & Control Division (P&C) provides a wide range of power system studies and analyses. Our engineers provide support throughout a project's lifecycle from conceptual design and implementation to testing, training, and support. We understand that not all substation and automation systems are alike, and we pride ourselves on being able to quickly adapt design criteria, philosophy, and standards accordingly.
Work Experience
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:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Protection & Control (P&C) Engineer:
Protection & Control Division (P&C) provides a wide range of power system studies and analyses. Our engineers provide support throughout a project's lifecycle from conceptual design and implementation to testing, training, and support. We understand that not all substation and automation systems are alike, and we pride ourselves on being able to quickly adapt design criteria, philosophy, and standards accordingly.
Work Experience
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.