Controls Engineer Electrical
Resume:
Union City, CA-*****
Amandeep Singh
Senior Electrical Engineer
********.******@*****.***
CAREER SUMMARY
·More than 20 years of diversified experience in the managing of electrical projects for electric utilities and semiconductor industry and in the designing of electric power distribution, automation & controls.
·Designed electrical parts, modules, and subsystems to support the design of whole systems.
·Designed and conducted analysis, calibration/testing/measurement, commissioning, operation and/or maintenance of complex electrical power, controls & communications projects.
·Assisted teams to design medium and low voltage power distribution and carried out system design for switchgear, transformers, MCCs, variable frequency drives, standby generators.
·Testing, commissioning, operation & maintenance of electrical and controls equipment in powerplants and substations.
·Experienced in both public and private sectors in coordinating I&C work on small and medium projects working in multi-disciplinary teams.
SKILLS
AutoCAD-E, OrCAD, Microstation, MATLAB, Simulink, PSCAD, COMSOL, AB MicroLogix, RS-Logix500, Simatic S7, Assembly Language, Semi-S2, NEC, IEC, MS Office Suite.
Senior Electrical
Engineer
Yield Engineering
Systems (YES), Fremont, CA
Manufacturing
(NPI)
Jan 2024 – May 2024
Executed product documentation for the release of new products including BOM structures, specifications, SOP, test methods, ECOs/ECNs, manuals
Read, designed, created, and modified electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, pinouts, and interconnect diagrams
Performed test validations and troubleshooting tests for design verification and validation of automation products
Designing cable assemblies by selection of cable parts & finding components such as connectors, crimp, cables/wires, strain relief, back shell, sleeves, heat shrink, etc.
Experience with different connectors like CPC, Heavy-duty connectors, D-Sub, BNC etc.
Designed, implemented and tested EMO/EMS interlock loops in the tools
Supervised activities of technicians and assemblers to complete design control deliverables
Test Engineer
Delta Star, Inc.
Power Transformer
Manufacturing
May 2022 – Dec 2023
Performed low voltage controls cabinet testing including cooling fans testing, CT ratio testing during various stages of manufacturing, oil-temperature and winding-temperature gauges calibrations and testing, transformer turn-ratio (TTR) test etc.
Performed high voltage testing of power transformers typically 138 kV/13.8 kV, 20 MW including impulse testing, Hi-pot, Induced voltage test, core-loss test (open-circuit test), load loss test (short-circuit test), heat run test etc.
Electrical Operations Engineer
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
Science Laboratory
(R&D)
Jan 2021 – Jun 2021
Authored Work Process Control (WPC) documents such as switching-orders, Electrical Work Plan (EWP) and Job Safety Analysis (JSA) form
Analyzed & reviewed 12 kV & 480 V distribution Single Line Diagrams (SLD) for determining switching operations and connection of temporary Diesel-Generator (DG) set power to existing switching-boards
Participated in Lock-out/Tag-out program and ensuring safe and secure isolation of electrical equipment and personnel during maintenance activities
Executed walkdowns to site distribution network for capturing relevant details for switching operations and/or system upgrade/modification purposes
Edited 12 kV distribution cables Single-Line Diagrams in AutoCAD to reflect the current status in a constantly upgrading and evolving distribution network
Electrical Engineer
ASML, San Jose, CA
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
June 2019 – Feb 2020
Testing of safety relay circuits in semiconductor lab
Assisting in the design and development of the Multibeam Scanning Electron Microscope
Assisting in the assembly testing of racks and cabinets of SEM system
Managing the AC & DC distribution within the SEM cabinets
Electrical Engineer
Zerobase Energy
Startup
Aug 2017 – Dec 2017
Testing of standalone, microgrid and emergency power systems for regular and island loads
Assisting in the design and development of these systems
Providing documentation support for multiple projects
Controls Engineer
BW Design Group, San Ramon, CA
System Integrator
June 2016 – Mar 2017
Provided consulting services for the following activities in support of design, development and delivery of electrical control projects aimed at supporting the gas utility industry (PG&E)–
Preparing detailed data-map documentations for the existing projects
Writing technical documents like test reports; manufacturing, testing & integration procedures
Basic PME 9.0 programming support for Rx3i controller and Quickpanel OIT
Sr. Electrical Engineer
Chow Engineering,
Oakland, CA
Project Management
Feb 2015 – May 2016
Performed following activities in support of design, development and delivery of electrical construction and/or modification projects primarily aimed at supporting the electric utility industry –
Assisting project management with writing requirement specifications, scope of work, schedule and estimates of electrical modification works at various PG&E generating stations
Preparing technical documents including electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, engineering specifications; test reports; manufacturing, testing & integration procedures; operation & maintenance manuals
Performing AC/DC distribution design and voltage drop calculations, short-circuit analyses
Electrical Engineer
Primus Power,
Hayward, CA
Startup
(Product Development)
June 2014 – Aug 2014
Performed following activities in support of design, development and factory manufacturing of flow-batteries, primarily aimed at supporting the smart-grid energy storage –
Prepared technical documents including electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, engineering specifications; scope of work; test reports; manufacturing, testing & integration procedures; operation & maintenance manuals
Specified components and purchased them by following departmental procedures
Led the engineering & troubleshooting support for existing and new systems and sub-systems
Set up a test bed platform for validating the overall function of the flow battery system
Sr. Electrical Engineer
Zenergy Power,
Burlingame, CA
Startup
(Product Development)
Jan 2008 – Jun 2012
Performed following activities in the areas of design, development, analysis, release, manufacturing, factory-testing, commissioning and the subsequent operation and/or maintenance (O&M) of multiple High-temperature Superconducting (HTS) Fault Current Limiters, primarily aimed for enhancing short-circuit protection of grid sub-stations –
Prepared technical documents including electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, engineering specifications; scope of work; test reports; manufacturing, testing & integration procedures; operation & maintenance manuals
Led all the electrical aspects (technical correctness, constructability, safety, schedule, maintainability and operability) for the installation and commissioning of the first-ever, full-scale Fault Current Limiter that was operated under commercial service in US electric Grid
Provided project feasibility analyses for prospective customers including major electric utilities like CONED, PG&E, SDG&E, AEP, First Energy, CE Electric (UK) and sponsors like California Energy Commission (CEC) & Department of Energy (DOE)
Directed the enhancement & evaluation of the electrical design, protection & deployment of superconducting electromagnets
Assisted in development of testing standards for FCL in IEEE working group
Co-ordinated and conducted the short-circuit testing and high-voltage testing with Powertech & KEMA laboratories
Analyzed the test data for validating design conformity and suggested solutions for improvement
Supported the implementation of Siemens CPU-317 PLC based Cryogenics & Grid control system and Wonderware SCADA interface
Peer-reviewed the work of cross-functional teams by assisting in electrostatic, thermal, control & magnetic designs as well as the magnetostatic, electromagnetic & stress analyses
Obtained competitive quotes from suppliers, purchased and expedited equipment orders involving the electrical area for capital projects
Electrical Engineer
Seminet Automation,
San Jose, CA
Design, Build, Validation, Verification, Release
Apr 2007 – Dec 2007
Performed following activities in support of design, development and factory manufacturing of clean-tech automation tools, primarily aimed at supporting the semiconductor manufacturing processes –
Participated in tool building, manufacturing, upgrades, installs, and other technical activities to qualify prototype components
Executed product documentation on modification of existing and release of new products including BOM structures, specifications, SOP, test methods, ECOs/ECNs, manuals
Tested and troubleshooted electrical subsystems
PLC programming support for automating reticle packaging in a CS8C-controlled, Staubli robot equipped reticle-transfer system
Lent managing support for engineering builds and provided technical data and reports to the internal development teams
Coordinated activities of technicians and assemblers to complete design control deliverables
Instrumentation
Technician – Level B
Bayer Healthcare,
Berkeley, CA
Instrumentation calibration & maintenance
Nov 2006 – Feb 2007
Performed the following activities in supporting the operation & maintenance of control and instrumentation of a pharmaceutical facility –
Maintenance of existing Instrumentation and Controls systems and commissioning of capital upgrade projects
Calibrated various field instrumentation devices, sensors, gauges, transmitters including Flow, Pressure, Level, Temperature, pneumatics, VFD, hydraulics, load-cells, pH and conductivity analyzers etc.
Interpreted as built drawings, Logic drawings, Signal Flow Diagrams, Wiring Diagrams, Panel Drawings, Loop Sheets and Wire Lists
Performed calibrations, loop checks, functional testing and verification of control applications
Sub-Divisional
Engineer
Punjab State Electricity Board, India
11kV & 66kV
Distribution and
220kV Sub-station O&M
Mar 2003 – Oct 2005
Performed the following activities in supervising the operation & maintenance of a commercial distribution sub-divisional area of 65000 consumers of different rate-payer categories including residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, bulk –
Prepared network augmentation proposals from load analysis & forecasting and implemented them following administrative approval
Reviewed and submitted for approval the drawings, cost estimates, test-reports, work instructions and materials-lists prepared for maintenance of existing distribution network infrastructure and new construction projects
Prepared specifications for construction, augmentation contracts and evaluated bids
Also, headed the commercial operations of this sub-division supervising monthly meter-reading, revenue forecasting, forwarding of consumption-data to bill-generation authority, assess actual revenue realization and its reconciliation against sub-station export energy
Prepared monthly commercial & technical performance reports for the sub-division
Operation & maintenance of a 220 kV grid sub-station
Assistant Engineer
(Electrical)
Punjab State Electricity Board, India
I & C, Construction & Start-up
Jun 1999 – Feb 2003
Performed the following technical activities towards construction, commissioning and operation & maintenance of the 4 synchronous generator-units of a 600 MW hydroelectric power-plant (each 13.8 kV, 7000 A, 166 MVA) –
Constituted, configured and commissioned the ABB ProControl – P13/42 system of the Power-Plant Auto-Sequencer and Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR)
Integrated PRAUT 80/13P local operator station, various control-components & all the associated instrumentation to complete ABB ProControl – P DCS constitution
Validated their complete closed-loop logic functionality after checking all I/O, Driver-modules, COM modules, control-relays & verifying protective interlocks
Tested and implemented a comprehensive hardwired protection scheme for AVR Panels
Led the assembly, installation, interconnections, testing, troubleshooting, calibration & commissioning of Static Excitation System, Unit Control Station & Unit Relay Station, dynamic regenerative braking system, field-breaker, field-flashing breaker and grid-synchronizing circuits
Pre-commissioning high-voltage testing, metering & protection testing and instrumentation testing & associated troubleshooting of a 13.8kV/615V 1650kVA excitation-transformer
Measured & documented the actual performance characteristics (SCC & OCC) of four 150MW generators
Pressed into commission the distributed fire-alarm system, a 800 kVA backup DG Set, multiple 440 V AC 3-phase power-distribution boards, 220 V Float & Boost battery-chargers and UPS panels, De-watering motor (50 kW) and Drainage motor (20 kW) of the Power-Plant
Utilized a custom software to design MCCs at stator-floor and turbine-floor of the power-plant catering to various utilities
Worked in conjunction with Protection Engineer for testing of various Generator Protection Schemes; e.g. Bus Differential, Over-fluxing, Over-voltage, Stator Earth-Fault, Rotor Earth-fault & Rotor Restricted E/F tests etc.
Operation & maintenance of this 600 MW power-plant.
EDUCATION
B.S. (Electronics & Electrical
Communication)
Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
July ‘97
CERTIFICATION
Engineer-in-Training
(Certificate no. #127316)
California Board of Professional
Engineers & Land Surveyors,
Sacramento, CA
Jan ‘07
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