Senior Relay Engineer

About The Kendall Group

The Kendall Group is comprised of eight divisions with 75+ locations in ten states. Combined, we serve the Electrical, Automation, Pipe, Valve, and Fitting products, Steam, Lighting, Industrial Controls, and Instrumentation Industries. The Kendall Group is a 100% employee-owned company. Kendall offers a great opportunity for a rewarding career.

Why The Kendall Group?

Our employee ownership model is the core of who we are. You will not only own part of the company, but you will own your future. At Kendall, you'll have opportunities to learn and grow while being coached and mentored along the way. We're that company where people stay! We're proud to say more than 60% of our associates have more than 5 years of tenure, and more than 40% have greater than 10 years. At Kendall, you will be valued and supported, your ideas will be heard, your voice will matter, and you'll work alongside incredible people who care about your success.

Role Summary: Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Senior Relay Engineer is a key member of the Relay & Power Systems team. The person in this role is responsible for designing electrical protective relay schemes and relay/control panels for various utility and industrial applications. This position will offer developmental opportunities.

Exciting work you will do:

The essential duties and responsibilities of a Senior Relay Engineer will consist of, but are not limited to, the following:

• Create construction package design-basis drawings including (relay single lines / 3 lines, schematics, logic diagrams, physical layouts, etc.) from customer specifications
• Develop the Bill of Material for projects
• Develop technical proposals including cost estimates; this may involve site walk downs and visits to customer's locations
• Develop and or modify control house general arrangements
• Develop and administer functional acceptance test plans and procedures to ensure the quality of manufactured and integrated building and relay panel systems
• Lead a project team as the Lead Responsible Engineer, or Project Manager for a small project
• Lead or support the design, settings and functionality development of protective relays and relay/control panels, maintain accurate documentation for all protection, control, and SCADA configurations.
• Lead or support testing all aspects of protective relay and control schemes/panels in the production facility, including the operation and manipulation of test equipment, and, if required, at the customer site
• Review Engineering / Design packages for accuracy for both internal and external vendor / AE designs
• Attend, participate, and report on all formal and informal training assignments
• Other duties as assigned

Competencies you possess:

• Service Excellence
• Results, Action Oriented
• Accountability and Responsibility
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Decision Quality
• Displaying Technical Expertise
• Planning and organizing

What you'll need:

• Work Experience: 5 years' of Relay and engineering experience; experience leading teams and/or project management experience
• Education: Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (preferably in Power or Protection/Controls)
• Analytics/Computer Skills: Proficient with Microsoft Office products (e.g. Word, Excel, etc.); Proficient with the content of all standard substation electrical protection and control drawings and configuration documents; Experience with the following:
  • Microprocessor relays, devices, and controllers, including their programming, testing, and interfacing with other protection and control equipment (SEL AcSELerator Quickset, GE Enervista, Easergy etc.)
  • Coordination and fault study tools, software, and methodology
  • Standard high voltage substation equipment and low voltage auxiliary equipment
  • Thorough understanding of communication protocols: DNP3, IEC 61850, MMS, GOOSE, SV

• Organizational Skills: Highly organized and detail-oriented; ability to multi-task and shift priorities as needed; ability to work in fast-paced, continuously evolving, and at times ambiguous environment.
• Cross-functional skills: Ability to work well cross-functionally; provides excellent internal and external customer service; self-motivated to learn new technologies and accomplish tasks when due; Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment; strong presentation skills
• Troubleshooting skills in protection and control, automation, HMI, or relay networks
• Communication Skills: Strong oral and written communication skills; strong presentation skills
• Physical, Mental and Visual Skills: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions.
  • Ability to see, talk and hear
  • Ability to sit for 8 hours a day
• Physical Environment: Normal office environment; warehouse, shop environment and exposure to moving equipment. Work conditions at customer sites vary from indoor to outdoor industrial & electric utility facilities that may have high voltage equipment.
• Travel: Occasional travel to customer sites, vendors, or training sessions

Qualifications we prefer but don't require:

• Education : Master's degree in electrical engineering; Completed 3 CEU's of formal Protective Relay application course work; Electrical Field engineering experience in an industrial or utility environment; Professional Engineering License or FE (Fundamentals of Engineering). Proficiency with ETAP, SKM , Experience performing Arc Flash Studies

The Kendall Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, military status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.