Principal Engineer - Protection & Control
Core
Researching industry best practices to create Protection and Control standards, developing engineering processes/tools, and writing white papers for transmission, substation, and distribution systems.
Role type
Principal Engineer (Protection & Control)
Builds
Engineering standards, relay setting templates, engineering tools, and training courses
Domain
Electrical Power Grid / Utility Infrastructure
Required skills
Protection & Control engineering, relay settings, coordination studies, digital logic, teleprotection, fault analysis, per unit calculations, harmonics, transformer analysis, wiring design, instrument transformers, automation, FERC/NERC/NPCC regulations
Preferred skills
IEC 61850 (GOOSE, Sampled Values, MMS, PTP), virtualized protection relays, real-time digital simulators (RTDS), centralized substation protection, SEL/GE/Siemens relays
Technologies
RTDS, IEC 61850, SEL, GE, Siemens
Responsibilities
Develop P&C engineering standards and relay setting file templates; Conduct engineering analysis and research industry papers/manuals; Lead engineering projects and facilitate meetings with engineers, contractors, and vendors; Provide informal mentorship to junior engineers and develop training courses; Author engineering standards and present to technical and non-technical audiences; Evaluate new vendors and technologies
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship
