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NiSource · 1 day ago

Electric System Protection Engineer - Job Family

Merrillville, IN

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid, Senior Level

$110K/yr - $165K/yr

2+ years exp

NiSource is a public utility company that focuses on providing continuous service to customers. They are seeking an Electric System Protection Engineer responsible for analyzing, designing, and monitoring electrical protection and control systems to ensure operational security and reliability.

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Responsibilities

Assists in analyzing and developing protective relay settings, relay coordination, short circuit, load flow, or impact studies as well as other various protection system studies of transmission, generation and distribution facilities to predict, analyze and verify performance under various operating situations

Assists in preparing protective relay equipment specifications, settings coordination, control / logic schemes for implementation in the field

Reviews system events and faults with other departments or entities to identify protection system issues

Reviews expansion or replacement projects to ensure compatibility with existing and future protection system design

Responds to customer requests regarding facility / load additions that may include protection system analysis, planning, and coordination studies which result in protective system changes

Performs Arc Flash analysis and other protective equipment support for field engineers or personnel

Produces work products that adhere to NERC reliability standards through established processes

Attends applicable seminars, conferences, and training to stay informed and relevant in industry practices

Proficiently analyzes and develops protective relay settings, relay coordination, short circuit, load flow, or impact studies as well as other various protection system studies of transmission, generation and distribution facilities to predict, analyze and verify performance under various operating situations

Proficiently prepares protective relay equipment specifications, settings coordination, control / logic schemes for implementation in the field

Proficiently determines accurate coordination of protective devices with any internal or external entities at points where there is a change in ownership or responsibility

Proficiently determines improvements or appropriate corrective actions following event analysis

Develops and performs maintenance of system modeling and databases for transmission, generation and distribution assets

Performs peer reviews of associate engineer’s work products as assigned by department lead

Research, propose, develop, test, and implement new or improved protective relay scheme design standards using innovative design approaches available to the electrical utility industry

Provide subject matter expert support on best practices and approaches to ensure that proper protection techniques are being utilized and implemented internally as well as externally if external entity facilities are impacting

Acts as a subject matter expert for associated NERC reliability standards by developing process controls and participating in internal compliance adherence processes as well as compliance audits

Maintains engineering proficiency through participating in industry reliability / protection forums or organizations

Provide guidance to fellow engineers on technical matters. Make required decisions based on sound technical judgement

Lead specific technical projects by assigning duties to group members and ensuring work completed meets highest quality

Represent group at internal/external meetings, forums, etc. Share key takeaways and offer suggestions for decisions to be made

Analyze areas for process improvement. Gather stakeholder input and implement improvements by effective communication and follow-ups

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringPower System EngineeringProtective Relay SettingsPower System Modeling SoftwareANSI/IEEE StandardsMicrosoft OfficeArc Flash AnalysisCommunication SkillsTeam Leadership

Required

Must have the ability to use personal computers and use associated engineering software

Must have working knowledge of Microsoft office

Must understand the operation of high voltage power systems and equipment and can evaluate system performance

Must have the ability to evaluate power system performance

Must have working knowledge of power system symmetrical components

Engineer I - Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from an ABET accredited engineering program

Engineer II - Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) with a focus in Power System Engineering + 2 years of experience in Power System Protective relaying or Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from an ABET accredited engineering program + 3 years of experience in Power System Protective relaying

Engineer III - Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) with a focus in Power System Engineering + 5 years of experience in Power System Protective relaying or Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from an ABET accredited engineering program + 7 years of experience in Power System Protective relaying

Senior Engineer - Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) with a focus in Power System Engineering + 8 years of experience in Power System Protective relaying or Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from an ABET accredited engineering program + 10 years of experience in Power System Protective relaying