Accenture

Protection Project Engineer – Infrastructure & Capital Projects

Accenture

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Pomona • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $130,000 - $190,000 per year

About the role

  • You’ll perform pre-engineering studies to support scoping, including system coordination evaluations, CT ratio evaluations, and protection requirements for project design.
  • You’ll conduct pre-engineering job walks (field visits) and collaborate with the Substation Electrical RE or Electrical DPE to finalize the scope of work.
  • You’ll review, design, and approve protection engineering drawing packages, including one-line diagrams, AC/DC elementary diagrams, and logic diagrams, ensuring compliance with design standards and project philosophy.
  • You’ll perform system modeling using tools like CAPE and CYME to conduct short circuit and protection coordination studies for relay settings.
  • You’ll prepare and issue relay settings for substation relays and field auto-reclosers and perform quality assurance reviews of protection deliverables.
  • You’ll provide field support for commissioning and in-servicing relay settings, including reviewing as-left relay setting files and communicating with test technicians for revisions.
  • You’ll collaborate with stakeholders, such as substation engineers, project managers, and test technicians, to support reliability and maintenance of the grid.
  • You’ll maintain and apply knowledge of NERC PRC compliance requirements, ensuring adherence to PRC-23, PRC-27, and PRC-26 standards.
  • You’ll develop and program relay settings for various protective devices, including microprocessor and electromechanical relays.
  • You’ll travel to field locations occasionally to support job walks or testing needs as required.
  • Flexible: The work location for this role will include a mix of working remotely, onsite at a client or in an Accenture office or center.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related technical discipline
  • At least five years of protection engineering experience related to transmission and distribution
  • Experience with protection, substation, or distribution engineering in the electric utility industry
  • Experience in performing system studies, symmetrical component analysis, and fault calculations
  • Hands-on experience with automation of sub-transmission substations and relay upgrades for transformer banks, transmission, and distribution lines
  • Expertise in setting calculations for protective fuses and auto-reclosers in distribution lines
  • Proficiency in relay setting software such as GE EnerVista UR Setup and SEL AcSELerator
  • Knowledge of NERC PRC compliance requirements, including PRC-23, PRC-27, and PRC-26
  • Experience with computer-aided protection engineering software, such as CAPE, CYME, ASPEN relay database, or Bluebeam
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, and Project)
  • Strong resource and project planning skills, with a track record of results delivery and staying current with emerging technologies
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively address client business needs.
Benefits
  • Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation based on various factors.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
protection engineeringsystem modelingshort circuit studiesprotection coordination studiesrelay settingssymmetrical component analysisfault calculationsautomation of substationssetting calculations for protective fusesrelay upgrades
Soft Skills
resource planningproject planningresults deliverycommunication skills