Engineer III or Senior Engineer: Enterprise System Protection & Control Standards - Distribution (PGO DPAC Enterprise Standards & Governance)
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This position may be filled at the Engineer III level or one level higher as a Senior Engineer dependent upon the selected candidate's experience.
Position Summary:
The Engineer III position is the advanced level of the Engineering classification hierarchy. Employees in the Engineer III position solve complex problems in engineering areas of specialization with limited supervision. An Engineer III is expected to develop advanced skills, and the ability to work with greater independence. An Engineer III effectively applies fundamental concepts and procedures to work that is progressively complex and varied.
This incumbent will act as a System Protection and Control Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the development of protection and control standards and templates for relays controlling reclosers and switchgear, support the development of related enterprise and supporting standards and related artifacts, as a member of the PGO (Power Grid Operations) Distribution System Protection and Control peer team within the DPAC (Distribution Protection Automation Control) Enterprise Standards team.
The position will be focused on development and management of standards for operational technology protective relays, controls, and automation devices. This includes system protection template development and application guidance for relays and controls.
Responsibilities:
Development of standards, application guides, and position statements related to system protection & control and automation of reclosers, switchgear, and other distribution protection and control applications
Development of protection & control standard settings, logic, and control templates
Support the development of control and automation standards related to protective equipment
Act as a SME for input into training and work methods-related documentation and artifacts
Hands on testing within a relay lab environment, field commissioning, and factory acceptance testing of new and existing concepts, working with switchgear, relays, and control components
Integration of various sensing, control, communications, and protection capabilities into technical standard solution systems for Distribution
Close working cooperation with peer team lead for PGO Distribution System Protection Team (including overhead and underground systems) and team members within DPAC ES, peers within Equipment and Construction Standards team, stakeholders within PGO Asset Management, and supporting regional Asset Management/DPAC team members
Support the development of an enterprise-wide protection and control settings repository
Mentorship and peer leadership with fellow engineers
Required/Basic Qualifications - Engineer III
Bachelor’s Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program
4 years of minimum required related experience
A Master's degree in Engineering will be considered in lieu of the B.S. Engineering degree.
Required/Basic Qualifications - Senior Engineer
Graduation from a four-year college or university with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program or state registration as a Professional Engineer.
A Master's degree in engineering will be considered in lieu of the B. S. engineering degree.
Minimum of 6 years of engineering experience or 5 years of engineering experience with state registration as a Professional Engineer.
Desired Qualifications
Incumbent should have the knowledge and ability to design, create standards, and evaluate system protection and control for medium voltage systems (4kV-36kV class)
Experience performing system protection and coordination studies
Familiarity/experience with advanced protocols, IEC 61850 GOOSE, DNP3.0, including programming and testing advanced protection and automation systems with peer to peer communications
Familiarity with NESC (National Electric Safety Code), NEC (National Electric Code, NFPA 70) and other utility industry standards
Familiarity with communication control concepts, such as SCADA
Programming and testing advanced protection and automation systems with peer-to-peer communications
Experience integrating and testing protection and control systems
Familiarity/experience with SEL protection automation controls/relays (SEL-651R, SEL-487, SEL-451, SEL 751, SEL RTACs) and associated configuration software
Familiarity/experience with relay test equipment (such as Omicron and Doble) and associated software
Familiarity with SEL Quickset software suites
Experience developing/programming relay and control design templates, including development of system protection relay settings and logic
Experience creating standards, standard settings templates, and application guides
Experience performing factory acceptance testing, field acceptance testing, and provisioning and commissioning of Distribution equipment and systems
Familiarity with related industry groups and their publications, such as ANSI (Associated Electric Systems Interface) and IEEE for power utility protection/automation
Transmission Protection and Control Experience
Distribution Protection Automation Control Experience
Distribution field engineering experience
Experience with Integration of power plant, distributed energy resources, or major industrial/commercial/government customer load facilities
Registration as a Professional Engineer
Working Conditions
Hybrid – Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable commute to the designated Duke Energy facility.
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