System Protection Engineer

PHYSICAL OFFICE LOCATION: PEC Headquarters - 201 S Ave F, Johnson City, TX 78636 

 

Hybrid Work Options Available; This position may report in to either our Johnson City Headquarter or at our Cedar Park facility depending on home location. Travel between the two locations will periodically be required.

 

$104,007.20 Minimum Starting Base Pay* + KPI Bonuses + Competitive Benefits

*Qualifications may warrant greater starting base pay within the full pay range.  Individual base pay is determined by experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training.

Position Summary

This position is responsible for the development of engineering standards, guidelines, studies, calculations, and specifications associated with power system protection.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain PEC’s system protection philosophy
• Serve as main point of contact for PEC in the area of system protection with internal and external stakeholders
• Evaluate, maintain, and test transmission and distribution protection schemes as well as design new installations for future projects
• Provide power system protection expertise and closely collaborate with other engineers in the Substation Design, Transmission Development, and Distribution Planning departments
• Scope projects and provide cost estimates
• Oversee contractors and consultants performing system protection work
• Perform short circuit studies and other complex calculations as required to develop relay settings
• Review short circuit ratings for all PEC-owned substation equipment and ensure all ratings are above short circuit fault levels
• Assist substation electricians with troubleshooting system protection schemes
• Perform relay coordination studies
• Serve as administrator for PEC’s relay database software
• Ensure relay documentation and database is up-to-date and properly stored
• Analyze all transmission relay events and provide a written report documenting findings
• Coordinate relay settings with interconnected utilities

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• Review existing relay settings to ensure proper relay coordination margin and recommend setting changes if required
• Utilize communications system including power line carrer and fiber optic technology to develop relay settings
• Develop transmission line relay settings for projects
• Develop temporary relay settings for maintenance projects
• Represent PEC in ERCOT and NERC working groups, meetings, and workshops as appropriate
• Be the subject matter expert for all applicable NERC PRC requirements
• Ensure compliance with all applicable NERC standards, including multiple contingency analysis, relay loadability, and coordination of protection systems
• Provide status updates on projects as needed
• Maintain the security of confidential information
• Stay abreast of advances in technology
• Demonstrate regular and prompt attendance
• Performs other related duties as necessary or assigned

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Supervisory and/or Leadership Responsibilities

None

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of using computer systems, which may include setting up and using hardware and software programs such as AutoCAD and ASPEN, entering data or processing information
• Knowledge of relay protection schemes and control systems, the calculation of relay settings, and the creation of relay control logic
• Knowledge of relay communications principles, testing practices, and the mainte