About this opportunity
Insight Global lists this Protection & Controls Engineer opportunity in township of chapel hill, North Carolina. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Description:
Insight Global is seeking a Senior Protection & Control Engineer for a top power distribution and grid automation client. This candidate will support the design, engineering, testing, and commissioning of protection, control, and automation systems for utility, industrial, and power infrastructure projects.
Apply promptly! A high volume of applicants is expected for the role as detailed below, do not wait to send your CV.
The ideal candidate will bring hands-on, detailed Protection & Control engineering experience, including developing AC/DC schematics, wiring and logic diagrams, relay protection and automation designs, relay settings, and engineering packages. This role requires someone who can work beyond primary/physical substation design and take ownership of the secondary protection and control systems through FAT/SAT, troubleshooting, commissioning, and startup.
Must-Haves:
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
5+ years of Protection & Control Engineering experience
Hands-on experience with utility, substation, transmission, and/or distribution projects
Detailed protection, control, and automation panel engineering experience, not solely physical/primary substation design
Hands-on protective relay experience with SEL, Siemens SIPROTEC, GE Multilin, ABB Relion, or similar
Ability to develop and review AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, and logic diagrams
Experience with relay protection/automation design and relay settings
Experience with FAT, SAT, commissioning, and/or startup
Experience with IEC 61850, DNP3, and/or Modbus
Ability to read and develop/review one-line and three-line diagrams
Proficiency with AutoCAD Electrical, Engineering Base, EPLAN, or similar xzgxqkn
Knowledge of ANSI/IEEE protection standards
Plusses:
Utility substation design experience
Transmission/distribution protection scheme experience, including feeder, transformer, bus, line differential, and/or distance protection
Siemens SIPROTEC or SEL relay programming experience
SCADA and substation automation experience
UL 508A, IEC, and/or NERC compliance knowledge
Power generation or renewable-energy project experience
Leadership or mentoring experience
Worksite address
township of chapel hill, NC, 27516, US
Who can apply
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