Senior Fault Analysis Engineer / Senior Engineer Technologist
American Electric Power
Senior Fault Analysis Engineer
American Electric Power
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Ohio
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💰 $96,110 - $124,940 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Responsible for identifying the root causes of system failures or malfunctions by examining data, conducting investigations, and utilizing analytical techniques to pinpoint protective relay issues on the Bulk Electric System.
- Review oscillography and sequential event records to determine causes of operations and troubleshoot relay settings.
- Provide guidance and exercise judgment and discretion in providing guidance and direction to other Engineers.
- Lead, facilitate and coordinate work activities of others within the work group, team, department, corporate entity, or those external to the company as required.
- Ensure all work activities are performed in accordance with company policies, practices, standards and regulatory procedures.
- Coordinate and conduct training sessions and promote engineering professionalism and standards.
- Participate in development of plans by establishing measurable goals, objectives and requirements; coordinate input to establish projected project costs.
- Use scheduling techniques (CPM, PERT, flow charts) for budget and planning activities; identify and initiate corrective action when objectives are not met.
- Identify, clarify, resolve, and initiate solutions to routine and complex problems; prepare technical reports and lead meetings.
Requirements
- Has typically acquired 6 or more years of related engineering experience along with a Bachelor's degree in engineering in a program accredited by ABET* (Engineer Senior).
- Or 4 years of related engineering experience along with a Master's degree or PhD in engineering from a program accredited by ABET* (Engineer Senior alternative).
- Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in any U.S. state or Puerto Rico is encouraged and preferred.
- Engineering Technologist Senior: Typically acquired 6 or more years of related experience and a Bachelor's degree in engineering technology (ABET preferred).
- Acceptable alternative degree combinations and potential VP waiver for non-ABET programs.
- Journey level proficiency plus advanced knowledge of Protection and Controls schemes (line, transformer, generator, bus protections).
- Understanding of Protection and Control design concepts; AEP specific Protection and Control designs preferred.
- Ability to review oscillography and sequential event records to determine causes of operations.
- Ability to troubleshoot issues with relay settings.
- Leadership and guidance experience: providing direction to other engineers, leading/facilitating teams and training sessions.
- Availability for overtime and on call with minimal travel.
