Black & Veatch

Staff Registered Engineer – Electrical

Black & Veatch

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Marcos • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $163,197 - $191,940 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Function in a lead engineer capacity or technical specialist focused on Relay Settings
  • Perform all aspects of conventional design engineering and analysis
  • Develop logic programming and downloadable relay setpoint files for protection of transmission lines, transformers, bus bars, and circuit breakers using modern digital relay devices and legacy-electronic and electro-mechanical relays
  • Provide technical guidance for a variety of relay settings protection schemes
  • Provide technical guidance for various NERC compliance studies for renewable integration substations e.g. PRC 24, PRC 19, PRC 25 etc.
  • Technical lead for PRC 27 coordination
  • Prepare a variety of complex engineering deliverables including protective relay fault calculations following prudent engineering practices and in conformance to client and industry standards
  • Perform complex research and develop recommendations for equipment and/or materials selection
  • Manage assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements
  • Plan and conduct independent evaluation, selection and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria
  • Lead smaller production teams and review lower-level engineering work or assignments
  • Overseeing collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work
  • Serve as the responsible charge for a project
  • Oversee technical engineering drawing designs including one-lines, three-lines, connection diagrams, panel elevations and protection & control schematics for power substation equipment
  • Actively coordinate with all other internal/external team members on moderately complex projects
  • Supervise project progression and perform quality assurance and quality control of relay design, SCADA design, and protection setting packages
  • Assist with identification of key client interests and drivers on less complex projects
  • Provide support to business development or pursuit activities

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field plus 3 years of related experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field plus 5 years of related experience
  • Must have Professional Engineering (P.E.) license
  • Experience developing logic programming and downloadable relay setpoint files for protection of transmission lines, transformers, bus bars, and circuit breakers using modern digital relay devices and legacy-electronic and electro-mechanical relays
  • Technical engineering drawing designs including one-lines, three-lines, connection diagrams, panel elevations and protection & control schematics for power substation equipment
  • Design and review of one-line and wiring diagrams for protective relaying panels using computer assisted design (CAD) software
  • Quality assurance and quality control of relay design, SCADA design, and protection setting packages
  • Short circuit system analysis, modeling, and coordination studies for transmission systems
  • Experience with SEL and GE protection relays
  • Experience with SEL Quickset AccSELerator, SEL Architect, GE UR Setup, ETAP, ASPEN, CAPE, and Mathcad
  • Experience managing project budgets, mentoring lesser experienced team members, and representing the employer in key internal and external meetings
  • Experience with NERC compliance studies
  • Knowledge of IEC 61850 (GOOSE) and its implementation
  • Must have good written and verbal communications skills in English.
Benefits
  • health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances
  • disability and a robust wellness program
  • flexible work schedules
  • paid vacation and holiday time
  • sick time and dependent sick time
  • company matched 401k plan
  • adoption reimbursement
  • vendor discounts
  • employment referral program
  • AD&D insurance
  • pre-taxed accounts
  • voluntary legal plan
  • B&V Credit Union
  • performance-based bonus program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
logic programmingrelay setpoint filesprotective relay fault calculationsengineering drawing designsshort circuit system analysismodelingcoordination studiesquality assurancequality controlNERC compliance studies
Soft Skills
technical guidanceproject managementmentoringcommunication skillsteam coordinationindependent evaluationdata managementclient relationsleadershipproblem-solving
Certifications
Master’s degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Electrical EngineeringProfessional Engineering (P.E.) license