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Brooksource lists this Staff Engineer, Electrical Engineering opportunity in richmond, va, Virginia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Associate Engineer – Protection & Control Design (Substation) Richmond, VA (Hybrid)
12-month Contract-to-hire
$Applications will be accepted until at least October 29th, 2026.
Brooksource’s Fortune 300 utility client is hiring an Associate Engineer to fill several openings on their Electric Transmission Substation Engineering Protection and Control Design team. This team creates and maintains the substation electrical, mechanical, and control drawings behind the detailed design of a high voltage electric grid operating from 11 kV to 500 kV.
In this role, you will develop protection and control design engineering packages for both transmission and distribution substations, working closely with engineering, project management, and field teams to fully develop each design package.
Develop protection and control design engineering packages for both transmission and distribution substations.
Create and modify P&C design documents and drawings for substation projects, including relay functional drawings, logic diagrams, elementary diagrams, wiring diagrams, communications diagrams, and relay panel arrangement drawings.
Prepare bills of material as part of each substation design package.
Independently develop system protection design packages for complex projects using applicable standards as you grow in the role.
Coordinate with and provide technical support to Physical Substation Engineers, Protective Relay Settings Engineers, Communications Engineers, Transmission Line Engineers, Material Coordinators, the Panel Wiring Shop, and Field Technicians to fully develop each design package.
Support project management and conceptual engineering teams as they define the scope of work and design requirements for substation engineering projects.
Perform occasional site work and travel (up to 25%), which can include outdoor conditions and exposure to energized equipment.
0-2 years of relevant engineering experience in either an internship, co-op, academic project, coursework, or early-career role.
~ Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering Technology that satisfies applicable Engineer job-series criteria (equivalency not accepted in lieu of degree).
~ Experience with MicroStation and/or AutoCAD.
~ Ability to apply engineering principles, concepts, practices, and procedures with some evaluation, originality, and ingenuity to meet project objectives.
~ Strong planning, organizational, and project management skills.
~ Strong oral and written communication skills, including technical writing.
~ Strong computer skills, with the ability to perform engineering calculations using applicable software such as MATLAB and Excel.
All employees receive the same benefits, policies, and terms of employment.
Brooksource is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.
Brooksource offers competitive medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care FSA, and supplemental coverage with plans that can fit each employee's needs. We offer a 401k plan that includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible, paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides services like virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, life coaching, etc.
Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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