Substation Protection & Control Engineer

Job Description

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.

Benefits

Exempt Salary Range: $80K - $110K DOE

Benefits begin on day one:

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Employer paid Life Insurance, Short- & Long-Term Disability

Quest Global is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. EOE/AACompany Description

We are Quest Global. We’re in the business of engineering, but what we’re really building is a brighter future. It’s not just what we do, but why we do it that makes us different. We believe engineering has the unique opportunity to solve the problems of today that stand in the way of tomorrow. For 28 years, we have strived to be the most trusted partner for the world’s hardest engineering problems. As a global organization headquartered in Singapore, we live and work in 17 countries, with 56 global delivery centers, driven by 18,000+ extraordinary employees who make the impossible possible every day.

Quest Global brings deep industry knowledge and digital expertise to deliver E2E global product engineering services. We bring together technologies and industries alongside the contributions of diverse individuals and their areas of expertise to solve problems better, faster. This multi-dimensional approach enables us to solve the most important and large-scale challenges across the Aerospace & Defense, Auto

Full-time