ESPO Corporation ยท 1 week ago
Senior Electrical Engineer - Protection and Control
Chesterfield, MO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$93K/yr - $125K/yr
6+ years expESPO Corporation is a global EPC firm seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer specialized in protection applications. The role involves leading project teams in electrical design and construction, performing power system studies, and developing protective settings for various projects.
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Responsibilities
Lead the project team throughout the design and construction process, adapting electrical plans according to budget constraints, design factors, or client needs
Executes complex assignments requiring the use of advanced electrical engineering techniques, resulting in the development of new or improved processes, equipment, and/or technological methods
Coordinate departmental or divisional project studies, reports, or project design assignments
Responsible for performing power system studies and system protection settings coordination on various projects (Up to 500-kV voltage level)
Develop design basis documentation for protective settings and generate native relay configuration files
Conduct design reviews and support quality control
Assist the project manager in developing the scope of work and conceptual design for the projects
Train, guide, and mentor less experienced team members
Support business development and marketing initiatives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a directly related field, plus seven (7) years of experience in electrical systems studies in the electric utility or industrial power distribution industry
OR a Master's degree plus six (6) years of related experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree plus seven (7) years of related experience
Ability to obtain a Professional Engineer licensure
Previous experience in development of protective relay settings in Transmission, or Distribution industry
Prior experience in commonly utilized system modelling software programs (ASPEN, CAPE, CYME, ETAP, SKM, etc.)
Knowledge of protection schemes and philosophies commonly applied at Transmission and Distribution substations
Developing native relay setting files using SEL's AcSELerator and GE's Enervista software programs
Ability to read and interpret electrical single lines, three lines, schematics, functional diagrams, etc
Designing calculations, including short circuit calculation, current transformer performance and ratio selection, over-current element coordination, zone-distance element selection and coordination, and relay loadability calculation
Ability to perform Grounding, Arc Flash, and other Power system studies is a plus
Providing engineering support with construction and commissioning activities for substations
Preferred
Electrical System Design and Protection Philosophy Development
Protection & Control (P&C) Design
Relay Testing & Commissioning
Substation Automation (SCADA/RTU/DNP)
Familiarity with IEC 61850 and Inverter-Based Resources (IBR) modeling and protection
Company
ESPO Corporation
ESPO Corporation is the midwest leader in technical staffing, business support, and engineering solutions since 1965.
51-200 employees
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