Protection and Control Engineering

Summary:

• Location: Markham, ON
• Duration: 12 Months
• Travel: 25%

Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver complex protection solutions for generation, transmission, and distribution systems for electrical utilities and industrial clients.
• Perform engineering studies and analyses such as short circuit, load flow, ground grid design, lightning protection studies, insulation coordination, arc-flash studies, and protective device coordination.
• Create relay setting files including programming of Protection and Control Elements, Control Logic, and Communications settings for company and third-party protective relays.
• Test customized Protection and Control solutions both in-house and at customer installations.
• Provide factory acceptance test plans and testing services to validate protection designs for customer witnessing.
• Plan site acceptance tests and offer field support up to and including commissioning of new applications.
• Assist in software tool development to automate the engineering process internally and externally with key utility partners.
• Participate in project meetings with project managers and customers on technical discussions.

Requirements:

• B.S or higher degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering specialized in power systems.
• Five years of experience in the study and analysis of electric power systems.
• Knowledge of power system steady and transient analysis, fault study, and protection theory. Familiar with symmetrical components.
• Experience with study software and power system tools such as Mathcad, MATLAB, ASPEN, CAPE, SKM, CDEGS, WinIGS, or Etap.
• Working knowledge of substation communication protocols such as IEC 61850, DNP, Modbus.
• Knowledge or field experience with system commissioning and testing including Doble / Omicron test equipment or similar.
• Ethical and professional business manner in interaction with team members and customers.
• Technical skills to execute projects, identify opportunities, and write SOW proposals.
• Estimate engineering efforts for customer proposals and projects.
• Proficient in technical report writing, MS Word, and Excel.
• Strong communication skills including technical writing and presentations.
• Strong learning skills, demonstrated team player, and customer-focused.

Preferred Skills:

• Professional engineering accreditation is an asset.