Senior System Protection Engineer (500kv)

Oversees aspects of System and Substation Protection and Control and Remedial Action Schemes, specified, installed and owned by PG&E. Specifies, designs, and applies protective relay packages for reliable and secure operation of transmission and distribution systems, this includes generation and Load interconnections Provides system support for departments that interface with protection schemes. Develops testing procedures. Performs fault and disturbance analysis, system modeling, documentation maintenance, and audits of protection equipment. Coordinates information exchange with other utilities and regulatory bodies. This role will collaborate with multiple teams, such as EGI, Distribution Planning, Asset Strategy, Compliance, Operations, Planning, and Relay Test. It will also serve as a point of contact for System Protection for interconnection customers and CAISO., * Works with limited guidance to complete assignments of broad scope and complexity with few precedents or standards, and assignments that require integration of information from a variety of sources.

• Applies extensive knowledge of concepts, principles and practices in system protection engineering to resolve complex problems.
• May provide technical leadership in one or more specialized areas; provides technical mentorship to less senior engineers.
• Plans, architects and designs complete systems in development.
• Manages multiple internal and external clients and acts as a second tier of support to less senior engineers.
• Documents processes and technical specifications for the system protection schemes.
• Provide support in developing high level requirements for RAS schemes
• Technical support for transmission, generation interconnections and load interconnections.
• Acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in various operations systems areas and provides oversight to less senior engineers.
• Knowledge of various types of generation resources as it pertains to protection applications and modeling., * Delivering for our hometowns
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• Everyone and everything is always safe
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Minimum:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in System Protection or specific to the field of electrical power.
• Experience in system protection, 6 years

Desired:

• Master Degree in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in System Protection or electrical power, MBA. BS in Computer Science
• PE-Professional Engineer license
• Proficiency in electrical engineering concepts, theories and practices.
• Broad understanding of electrical circuits, relays and other systems involved in identifying and developing effective protection schemes.
• Knowledge of various types of generation resources as it pertains to protection applications and modeling.
• Knowledge of substation design, system operation and transmission & distribution (T&D) planning experiences.
• Ability to follow technical procedures and documentation.
• Strong technical and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Initiative and results orientation
• Proficient with MS Professional Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point)
• Project Management knowledge and skill.

The System Protection department is responsible for oversight of protection and control systems installed over a large geographic area of California, and owned by PG&E. The responsibilities include managing all aspects of 35,000 relays of various vintages and ages. PG&E is geographically located in a strategic area of California and WECC(Western Electric Coordinating Council). PG&E has an extensive 500kV network that provides stability to the region. For this reason and many more it is important to maintain a highly skilled staff to provide oversight of the protection systems in PG&E.