Senior Relay Settings Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

PDS 12 / Power Delivery Substation

This position is not eligible for recruiting or sourcing by outside parties.

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What We’re Looking for

• Capable of acting as Lead Engineer on moderately complex studies and settings projects which require interfacing with the client, other engineering firms, and other departments within Mesa. This includes the identification of study / settings input requirements and coordinating the collection of the input information and data.
• Responsible for conceptualizing the initial design approach for a major phase of a large project or have overall responsibility for the engineering work on a routine project.
• Exercises judgment in the independent evaluation selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria.
• Capable of preparing and verifying relay calculations and settings using engineering formulas and skills or application specific software as required. Experience in the specific software below is preferred:
  • PSCAD
  • MathCAD
  • SKM
  • CAPE
  • ASPEN
  • AcSELerator (SEL-5030)
  • ETAP
  • Siemens PSS E
• Manages personal task assignments to ensure adherence to scope, schedule and budget.
• Monitors project execution milestones and schedules to ensure projects are completed on schedule.
• Performs technical and coordination checking/ review of deliverables and other project or study documents.
• Ensures deliverables comply with Business Unit procedures and meet applicable design requirements.
• Prepare reports documenting the process and results of the studies or settings performed
• Adhere to client/industry standard practices and procedures.
• Work with clients to assist them in meeting their compliance requirements
• Mentor less experienced associates to help them develop
• Use good verbal and written communication skills with team members and clients
• Use good interpersonal skills to build relationships with team members and clients
• Accept responsibility for technical adequacy of deliverables designed or checked
• Lead studies and work under the direction of others to complete the assignment on schedule and under budget.

What You’ll Do

• Development of relay protection schemes using microprocessor-based relays to protect transmission and distribution assets.
• Perform protective device coordination for transmission lines, buses, transformers, capacitor banks, circuit breakers, and reactors.
• Develop logic settings to support desired relay schemes.
• Perform area protective device coordination studies.
• Develop system component modeling.

What You’ll Earn

• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay – 10 Days Annually
• Group Medical/Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance (Company Paid)
• Disability Insurance (Company Paid)
• 401(K) Retirement Savings plan
• 401(K) Matching Contribution
• Section 125/Cafeteria Plan
• Long Term Care Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Fitness Center Reimbursement
• Annual Performance Bonus
• 9/80 Work Schedule Option
• FSA and HSA Options 

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