Summary
System Protection provides engineering for the design and operation of protective relays and their logic schemes for transmission, distribution, and generation systems to detect abnormal power system conditions and initiates corrective action to return the power system to its normal state. Protection engineering deals with protecting the electrical power system from faults through the isolation of faulted parts from the rest of the electrical network.
Position Summary
As a Senior or Principal Protection Engineer, you will provide engineering for system protection and maintenance/operation support including, but not limited to developing protection requirements, creating relay settings, performing fault studies, and analyzing system events.
*Position available to be filled as either a Principal Protection Engineer or a Senior Protection Engineer. See required determining qualifications below.
Responsibilities
- Maintains currency in state-of-the-art engineering practices and provides guidance and direction on engineering processes and standards to colleagues when requested.
- Provides guidance to team to ensure protection systems meet system requirements, applicable codes, and regulatory requirements; provides review and documentation to establish PGE compliance with WECC and FERC protection criteria; maintains a high level of engineering proficiency within the field of specialization and up-to -date technical knowledge of all current techniques, applicable codes, and regulations.
- Performs complex system fault analysis to determine project relay requirements and protective relay settings and provides relay settings for new relay installations and vintage relay replacements. Provides special fault studies in support of planning, design, maintenance, or operational activities.
- Partners with engineers to implement efficient, reliable distribution automation schemes in support of Smart Grid Initiatives; provides engineering expertise and broad support to Power Supply Engineering Services for generation plant and distributed generation protection design and settings; works with planning engineers to ensure that project plans meet system protection requirements.
- Develops and trains other protection engineers, both regarding technical fundamentals and PGE protection criteria.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering from ABET accredited engineering program or program accredited by an equivalent agency.
- Senior Protection Engineer experience: Five or more years in engineering, or four or more years in related field with PE license.
- Principal Protection Engineer: Eight or more years in related field, Professional Engineering (PE) license strong preferred; may be required based upon role.
- Valid Driver's License required.
Preferred:
- Experience with substation relay protection
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Proficiency in problem solving and analysis.
- Skill and knowledge in specialized protection software.
- Effective at building professional interdepartmental relationships.
- Deal effectively with pressure of real-time problem solving.
Portland General Electric Company
121 SW Salmon St
Portland
Oregon United States
www.portlandgeneral.com
