Portland General Electric · 2 weeks ago
Relay Protection Engineer
Tualatin, OR
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$78K/yr - $183K/yr
2+ years expPortland General Electric is dedicated to realizing a smarter and cleaner energy future. As a Relay Protection Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and implementing protective relay systems to ensure the reliable operation of electrical power systems, while also mentoring and guiding other engineers in the field.
Electrical DistributionEnergyRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Maintains currency in state-of-the-art engineering practices and provides guidance and direction on engineering processes and standards to colleagues when requested
Provides guidance to team to ensure protection systems meet system requirements, applicable codes, and regulatory requirements; provides review and documentation to establish PGE compliance with WECC and FERC protection criteria; maintains a high level of engineering proficiency within the field of specialization and up-to -date technical knowledge of all current techniques, applicable codes, and regulations
Performs complex system fault analysis to determine project relay requirements and protective relay settings and provides relay settings for new relay installations and vintage relay replacements. Provides special fault studies in support of planning, design, maintenance, or operational activities
Partners with engineers to implement efficient, reliable distribution automation schemes in support of Smart Grid Initiatives; provides engineering expertise and broad support to Power Supply Engineering Services for generation plant and distributed generation protection design and settings; works with planning engineers to ensure that project plans meet system protection requirements
Develops and trains other protection engineers, both regarding technical fundamentals and PGE protection criteria
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering. ABET accredited engineering program or program accredited by an equivalent agency preferred
Senior Protection Engineer experience: Five or more years in engineering, or four or more years in related field with PE license
Principal Protection Engineer: Eight or more years in related field, Professional Engineering (PE) license strong preferred; may be required based upon role
Protection Engineer: Two or more years in engineering
Valid Driver's License required
Preferred
Experience with substation relay protection
Effective oral and written communication skills
Proficiency in problem solving and analysis
Skill and knowledge in specialized protection software
Effective at building professional interdepartmental relationships
Deal effectively with pressure of real-time problem solving
Benefits
Performance based incentive bonus
Total rewards package
Company
Portland General Electric
Portland General Electric (PGE) is a vertically integrated electric utility engaged in the generation, purchase, transmission.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$379.5MKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2023-05-10Grant· $4.5M
2022-10-25Post Ipo Equity· $375M
2006-04-03IPO
Leadership Team
Maria Pope
President and Chief Executive Officer
Joseph Trpik
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-12-09
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