ERS Sr. Power Systems Engineer - Remote

Electrical Reliability Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Power Systems Engineer to tackle complex challenges in electric power system protection and automation. This role involves developing technical expertise, collaborating with various stakeholders, and providing sales support while ensuring client satisfaction and project completion on budget.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain an expert level of technical expertise in electric power system protection and automation
• Work closely with design, vendor, utility, regulatory agency, operators, owners, contractors, and protection engineers to create system programming which translates the owner’s requirements into concrete technical designs
• Develop settings for all layers of control including protective relaying, communication processors, Human Machine Interface (HMI)
• Simulate power system conditions in a lab environment to test communications and automation functionality of integrated IEDs and software packages
• Serve as a technical resource for ERS Field Engineers during installation, commissioning and operation of the electric power system protection and automation systems
• Write complete, detailed reports using a computer and accurately process job billing
• Perform sales support functions
• Provide technical support to ERS sales engineers and customers
• Maintain strong client relationships

Requirements:

• Graduate Engineer BSEE or BSME and eight years' experience in design, testing and commissioning of protection and automation systems
• Five years' experience as Power Systems Engineer
• Registered Engineer in Training and the ability to obtain PE licensure within 1 year
• Strong knowledge of the National Electrical Code and various industry standards, such as NERC, IEEE, OSHA and NFPA
• Requires special skills in a majority of the following: Generation and co-generation start-up – ANSI, NEC, and NEMA specification; pilot wire and distance relaying - computer power system transient surveys - vector, phasor analogy- complex control systems - medium and high voltage substation start-up
• Strong background and experience in all types of switchgear and equipment through the 500 kV class
• Requires a high degree of communication, supervisory, and organizational skills
• Communicate effectively, in writing and verbally, with clients, peers and management
• Thorough knowledge of electrical apparatus testing with a strong theoretical understanding of electrical power systems, and good aptitude for problem evaluation
• Complete projects consistently on budget
• Good judgment, dependable, supervises large-scale projects with technical expertise and good business management skills
• Strong computer skills including editing, formatting and using templates in Microsoft Office Suite, use of Manufacturer specific software and documentation of design within AutoCad
• Willing to work flexible hours, weekends, holidays and night work. Must be available for out-of-town and international travel of up to several weeks
• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk, hear, and smell. Frequently required to sit, climb and balance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, basic color differentiation and the ability to adjust focus
• Valid Driver's License