Actively promotes safe working practices along with human performance improvement (HPI) daily.
Leads and/or participates on completing Job Hazard Analysis with assigned team each workday.
Perform installation, commissioning, testing, and maintenance of protective relay equipment, powerline carrier equipment, digital fault recorders (DFR’s), and remote terminal units (RTU’s).
Perform functional testing for protection and control circuitry associated with transmission lines, HV bus, transformer, circuit breaker, feeder, reactors, and capacitor banks.
Perform end to end testing of communication aided tripping schemes for both fiber systems and powerline carrier using RTS, ProTest, or Protection Suite software.
Familiar with testing and calibrating GE and Westinghouse/ABB electromechanical relays.
Experienced with commissioning SEL microprocessor relays such as 311C, 311L, 387, 411L, 421, 487B, 487E, 487V, 587, 587Z, and 787.
Experienced with commissioning GE microprocessor relays such as C30, D60, F35, L90, T35 and T60.
Support RTU upgrade projects for various clients.
Accurately documenting and submitting test reports used for client reporting and regulatory purposes.
Interpret one line, three line, wiring, and schematic diagrams with ability to recognize and bring attention to discrepancies.
Accurately completes time and expense reports along with maintaining good condition of assigned company vehicle.

Ideal candidate will have 4+ years experience in the electrical testing industry with a focus working with protection and control equipment with HV utility, co-op, power generation, federal, or municipal clients.
Provide oversight of protection and control technicians and engineers.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology.
Proven experience with transmission and distribution relays to include SEL, GE, ABB, and Westinghouse.
Familiarity with test equipment to include Doble 6150, Powercomm PCA-4125A, Arbiter 931, Vanguard CT 2000C, Omicron CT analyzer.
Experienced in using test software such as RTS, ProTest, or Protection Suite.
Experienced in developing detailed commissioning test plans.
Experience performing relay end to end testing to verify communication assisted tripping schemes such as differential, DCB, POTT, and transfer trip.
Strong understanding of safe work practices and human performance improvement applicable to protection and control work in utility high voltage substations.
Capable of performing in-service load checks for new equipment to validate correctness of operation.
Familiar with NERC PRC-005-6 requirements related to protection systems, automatic reclosing, and sudden pressure relaying maintenance.

Commissioning Engineer

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