Arizona Generation and Transmission Cooperatives · 20 hours ago
Protective Relay and Automation Engineer
Benson,AZ,US
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
0+ years expArizona G&T Cooperatives is seeking a Protective Relay and Automation Engineer to shape the future of the energy sector. The role involves designing and implementing protective relay schemes, conducting analysis and testing of relay settings, and collaborating with teams to troubleshoot system issues while maintaining safety and compliance standards.
Electrical DistributionEnergyProfessional ServicesService Industry
Responsibilities
Perform short circuit and coordination studies within power delivery system, other utilities and member coop systems
Manage short circuit/coordination and relay database software
Manage an in-house relay committee, consisting of members from Operations and Maintenance, to review and approve all relay applications and settings, evaluate new products and review system outages for proper relay operations
Serve as AzG&T representative on regional protective relaying operating and coordinating committees such as SWAT SCWG
Provide project team engineering support by preparing project technical specifications, drawings, programming, procurement and construction documents for substation automation/integration equipment as required
Develop, with the assistance of the Project Services Administrators, cost/benefit analyses and project estimates and costs for substation automation/integration equipment
Provide engineering design and commissioning assistance as required
Assist Planning Engineers with preparing planning studies and fault analyses
Support System Engineer and Field Engineers in analyzing system disturbance faults
Continue the system review effort to improve the reliability of the system to minimize relay miss-operation
Provide engineering support to maintenance craft personnel and System Operations in optimizing the operation of the power delivery system
Provide technical support to substation engineering group regarding relay protection design
Manages changes and evidence related to NERC procedures and controls for delegated requirements
Manages changes and evidence related to NERC RSAWs including the narrative and evidence of the compliance for delegated requirements
Performs primary interviewee functions related to NERC compliance audits for delegated requirements
Qualification
Required
Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering (Power Option preferable) from an accredited college or university
0-2 years' experience in power system troubleshooting and design
Engineer-In-Training Certificate desirable
Familiarity with utility protective relaying application, control scheme design, electrical apparatus testing, relay testing, meter testing and substation automation/integration desirable
Knowledge of relaying and substation automation/integration communications desirable
Knowledge of ASPEN OneLiner (short circuit/coordination) and ASPEN Relay Database software desirable
Thorough understanding of word processing, spreadsheets and computer application in general
Effective oral and written communication skills
Effective team leadership and participant skills
Any equivalent combination of related education, training, and/or experience can be substituted for requirements listed above
Company
Arizona Generation and Transmission Cooperatives
Arizona G&T Cooperatives operate on a not-for-profit basis. Arizona G&T Cooperatives are two electric cooperatives owned by the members we serve.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2024-09-05Grant
Leadership Team
Patrick Ledger
Executive Vice-President and CEO
Peter Scott
CFO
Recent News
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2025-10-17
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