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Electrical Substation Relay Protection Technician Jobs

Kaav Inc

Protection and Control Engineer

San Diego, CA · On-site

Create drawing packages for substation relay protection that include wiring diagrams, schematics ... Experience in Electrical Substation : _____ Nos of Years. Max Voltage level : _____ Voltage. (Above ...

City of Loveland

Journey Substation Relay Tech

Loveland, CO · On-site

$102K - $149K/yr

Journey Substation Relay Technician To apply, interested candidates are to email theenergists ... The role works on protective relaying, substation control systems, SCADA, power transformers, metal ...

Flynoco

$102K - $149K/yr

... Relay Technician. This person will be tasked with installing, maintaining, calibrating ... The role works on protective relaying, substation control systems, SCADA, power transformers, metal ...

Flynoco

Journey Substation Relay Tech

Loveland, CO · On-site

$102K - $149K/yr

... Relay Technician. This person will be tasked with installing, maintaining, calibrating ... The role works on protective relaying, substation control systems, SCADA, power transformers, metal ...

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Protection and Control Engineer

San Diego, CA • On-site

Kaav Inc
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Job description

Role: Protection and Control Engineer

Location: San Ramon, CA (Onsite)

Experience: 9-15 years

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.

Skill Matrix to be shared at the time of Submission:

Questions

Candidate Experience

Range and Types

Overall Experience

: _____ Nos of Years.

Experience in Electrical Substation

: _____ Nos of Years.

Max Voltage level

: _____ Voltage. (Above 66kV)
High Voltage Experience is Good
Medium Voltage Experience Minimum

Voltage Level E.g.

High (HV)- 115kV to 1,100kVAC
Medium Voltage (MV) - 2.4KV to 69KVAC
Low Voltage (LV) - 240 to 600 VAC

Substation Type

:

Outdoor Substation
Indoor Substation

Which Type of Substation

:

GIS (Gas Insulated Substation)
AIS (Air Insulated Substation)