Rochester Gas & Electric · 10 hours ago
Engineer - Protection & Control
Orange, CT
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$84K/yr - $110K/yr
2+ years expRochester Gas & Electric is a company that focuses on providing energy solutions, and they are seeking an Engineer in Protection & Control. This role involves designing systems that monitor power systems, conducting engineering analyses, and developing P&C engineering standards and tools.
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Hiring Manager
Swaleha J.
Responsibilities
General responsibilities include assisting in the development of P&C engineering standards, relay setting file templates, and engineering tools
The position conducts engineering analysis, researching industry papers and manuals, participating in engineering discussions, authoring engineering standards, and presenting to technical and non-technical audiences
The engineer may also participate in the evaluation of new vendors and technologies
Engineers in the Philosophy and Standards group often are requested to work on special one-off projects. Past examples include overhauling arc flash calculation methods, evaluating the feasibility of distribution switching stations, evaluating new substation designs
Active projects include engineering AVANGRID’s first IEC 61850 Process Bus Substation, evaluating Virtualized Protection Relays, conducting research into protection design, updating engineering standards, creating internal engineering training courses, and writing industry papers
Qualification
Required
This is a second level engineer position (one level above entry level)
2 years of experience in Electrical Engineering
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
Due to the open-ended nature of the department's responsibilities, an intuitive understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals is required. This includes transformer basics, reactive power, power flow, electrical losses, and digital logic
Preferred
Experience in electric utilities preferred. Particularly in protection and control or testing and commission of substations
A strong understanding of Protection and Control fundamentals is preferred. This includes sequential components, per unit, and fault analysis
Master's degree in electrical engineering preferred
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) preferred
Benefits
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Company
Rochester Gas & Electric
Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) was founded in 1848, and has been in the Rochester community ever since.
501-1000 employees
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