Senior Engineer - Protection & Control

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Job Title: Senior Engineer – Protection & Control

Location: Rochester, NY OR Binghamton, NY

Work Type: Office

Base Salary: $106,000 - $132,500 (dependent on experience and location)

Benefits: GREAT BENEFITS + SIGN ON BONUS + RELOCATION

The Philosophy and Standards group is a support function for the Protection and Control (P&C) Department. The Philosophy and Standards group is responsible for researching industry best practices to create P&C standards. This group also develops new engineering processes and tools. System scope includes transmission, substation, and distribution. Service companies include Central Maine Power, New York State Electric & Gas, Rochester Gas & Electric, and United Illuminating.

• General responsibilities include assisting in the development of P&C engineering standards, relay setting templates, record keeping processes, and engineering tools. The engineer will also participate in the evaluation of new vendors and technologies.
• The position requires conducting engineering analysis, researching white papers and manuals, organizing and facilitating meetings, presenting to technical and non‑technical audiences, and documenting assignments. This position requires collaboration with other P&C engineers, other departments, contractors, and vendors.
• As a senior engineer, this position grants autonomy to propose solutions to open‑ended challenges but requires the engineer to work mostly autonomously. The senior engineer is expected to lead engineering projects.
• Active projects include engineering a pilot IEC 61850 process bus substation, evaluating Virtualized Protection Relays (VPR) and Centralized Substation Protection (CSP), evaluating new relay vendors, updating engineering standards, and writing conference papers.

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or equal.
• Greater than 5 years’ experience in electrical substations, transmission systems, distribution systems operations up to 345 kV, or protection and control design and construction.
• Familiarity with Brownfield electromechanical relay substation.
• Knowledge of various industry standards such as OSHA, IEEE, IEC, NFPA, NETA, and NERC.
• Advanced theoretical understanding of electrical power systems which includes knowledge of fault calculations (short‑circuit), symmetrical components, protective coordination, and the use of fault analysis software to perform system modeling, short‑circuit studies and arc flash hazard analysis studies (AFHA).
• Advanced computer skills utilizing word processing, spreadsheets, email, facility control, management, and reporting systems. Must be able to use computerized diagnostic and troubleshooting tools.
• Ability to interpret and follow a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations.
• Must work well under pressure from job demands, multi‑tasking ability essential.
• Ability to collaborate across departments.
• Work independently although supervision might be required.

• FE Certification and/or Professional Engineer Certification (PE).
• Strong understanding of communication and SCADA protocols.
• Experience with AutoCAD.
• Experience with relay/logic testing and field commissioning.
• Experience with relay test sets (specifically the Manta MTS‑5100 Test Set).
• Experience with RTU’s.
• Familiar with NERC Reliability Standards, like the PRC’s.
• Experience with software such as ASPEN One‑liner and SEL AcSELerator Quickset.
• IEC 61850 (GOOSE Data Models, Sampled Values, MMS).
• Networking.
• Real Time Simulators.
• Virtualized Protection Relays.

• Growth & Continuous Improvement.
• Initiative & Change.
• Focused on Results.
• Customer Centric (internal and/or external).
• Communication.
• Collaboration.
• Leadership (people managers/leaders).

ROCHESTER GAS & ELEC CORP

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