Job Title: Protection and Control Engineer
About the Role:
A Protection and Control Engineer plays a vital role in ensuring the safety and reliability of Santee Cooper's power generation and transmission network by designing, implementing, and maintaining electrical protection systems.
Key Responsibilities:
1. System Design: Analyze power system layouts to develop protection schemes, including fault ride-through, overcurrent, and distance protection relays, ensuring coordination with other system elements.
2. Relay Setting Calculations: Perform complex calculations to set appropriate relay tripping parameters based on system impedance, fault levels, and operational requirements.
3. Coordination Studies: Conduct studies to ensure proper coordination between protective devices across the network, preventing unnecessary tripping and minimizing outage durations.
4. Field Installation and Commissioning: Oversee the installation, testing, and commissioning of new protection relays and control devices at substations.
5. Maintenance and Troubleshooting: Respond to alarms, diagnose faults, and perform maintenance on existing protection systems, including troubleshooting malfunctioning relays.
6. Technical Support: Provide technical expertise to operations staff regarding protection system functionality and troubleshooting.
7. Project Management: Lead projects related to protection system upgrades, expansions, or replacements, including schedule adherence and resource allocation.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Strong understanding of power system analysis, fault calculations, and protection principles.
- Proficiency with protection relay settings software and coordination analysis tools.
- Experience with substation automation systems and communication protocols.
- Knowledge of relevant electrical safety standards and regulations.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.