Business Integra Inc · 3 hours ago
Controls Engineer
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expBusiness Integra Inc is seeking a Lead Protection & Control Engineer to work on T&D substations for AC, HVDC, and FACTS projects. The role involves defining, designing, and coordinating all technical aspects of HV/EHV substation protection and control, ensuring high-quality designs and overseeing project integration and optimization.
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Hiring Manager
Sunil Kumar
Responsibilities
Ultimately be responsible to ensure high quality design of protection schemes for all kinds of T&D substations, Data Centers, Industrial, BESS applications including one-lines, three-lines, AC / DC schematics, and relay settings
Lead a local or remote design team to develop P&C designs (protection single line diagram, 3 Line Diagrams, panel general arrangement and schematics, wiring diagrams)
Evaluate the interoperability, control features and communication/protocol aspects of IEC’s serving as protection relays to provide integrated solution including SCADA, Cybersecurity and telecommunication needs
Be familiar with IEC61850 process and system bus architecture and its implementation for substations
Able to work independently on the following P&C drawings: one line protection and metering diagrams, tripping tables/matrix, logic diagrams, Aux power DC and AC one line diagrams, relay protection and control schematics, metering, monitoring and alarm schematics, SCADA block diagram, racks and panels views, wiring diagrams, control house layouts, cable schedules and bill of materials. Develop optimized designs with a safety mindset
Coordinate P&C design with Electrical layout engineers and designers, Relay Setting Engineers, site managers, commissioning engineers and field personnel
Coordinate with vendors and manufacturers and review technical documentation related to P&C design
Interface with customer to resolve technical issues
Prepare P&C engineering estimates. Estimate P&C equipment quantities and costs for proposals
During project execution, communicate with Project Engineering Manager to resolve engineering and design aspects that impact material cost, schedule, engineering budget, safety and quality
Perform applicable design calculations required for DC battery and charger sizing, voltage drop calculations, aux AC power design and to define CT and PT/CCVT parameters to be specified
Create and support development of FAT, SAT, Outages and cutover plans and procedures. Support field testing and commissioning either from office or by on site presence
Perform engineering and constructability reviews of P&C deliverables of own project and those of other teams (peer review)
Support the engineering manager in meeting business KPIs and department goals. Be an active participant and contributor to improvements in design procedures, standards development, quality, productivity. Proactively participate in Return Of Experience and Lessons Learned
Execute projects while maintaining compliance to business policies, tools, procedures, methods. Embrace a culture of humility, transparency and deliver with focus
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or college (BSEE with Power major strongly preferred)
Minimum 5 years of experience in system protection schemes, relay selection, primary equipment interface requirements, operational analysis, communication systems and maintenance practices for transmission, distribution, and generation protection applications at both AIS and GIS substations
P.E. License or EIT with willingness to pursue and acquire P.E certification
Fluent in written and spoken English. Strong influencing and relationship building skills. Demonstrated presentation skills
Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of the time, including international, for meetings and on-site commissioning tests for customer installations and comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies
Preferred
Effective communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work in a team environment
Self-motivated with excellent organizational and time management skills
Strong presence in front of customer with demonstrated commercial experience
Knowledge of power system analysis software such as ETAP, Aspen Oneliner for relay coordination, load flows, short circuit and arc flash studies
Familiarity with NERC-CIP standards and guidelines for Cyber Security, Grid Interconnection
Experience in technical problem solving and Lean techniques. Mastering of secondary engineering discipline (process, tools and technical aspects)
Company
Business Integra Inc
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