Electrical Engineer II, Operations Engineering (Protection & Control)
Invenergy LLCAbout the role
Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of power infrastructure. With 25 years of trusted execution, we deliver reliable, affordable energy through a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, we develop, own, and operate large scale projects that power communities and support the energy future.
This position will be open for application for at least 3 calendar days from the posting date. This position will remain open for application based on business need, which may be before or after the 3-day posting window.
Job Description
Position Overview
As an Electrical Engineer 2, you will support protection and control systems for renewable generation, collection systems, substations, and gen tie facilities. This role focuses on protective relays, event analysis and reporting, relay settings and coordination, and protection schemes for inverter-based resources across wind, solar, and battery storage assets.
Responsibilities
Support protection & control systems across high voltage substations, collection systems, and renewable plants, including assisting with outage investigations, abnormal equipment behavior reviews, and reliability improvement efforts
Maintain & support Invenergy’s relay settings database. Develop and implement best practices for relay settings management and updates.
Assist in supporting regulatory and compliance requirements for PRC-028, PRC-029, PRC-030 related to protection systems, including event reporting, evidence preparation, and coordination with compliance, operations, and asset management teams.
Support NERC PRC compliance efforts, including coordination, settings validation, and performance monitoring for standards such as PRC-005, PRC-019, PRC-025, PRC-027, and emerging IBR-focused standards
Review equipment maintenance and testing reports to ensure alignment with industry standards, company policies, and compliance requirements
Support cross-functional initiatives and projects, including fleet-wide procedure development, standardization of practices, and evaluation and onboarding of testing vendors and engineering consultants.
Support the development, review, and maintenance of protection philosophies, relay settings, and coordination strategies.
Requirements
BS in Electrical Engineering or similar major
2-4 years of work experience, with experience in protection & control, power systems, substations, or renewable energy applications
Experience with SEL products and tools
Strong oral and written communication skills
Some travel is required (< 25%)
Valid driver’s license and accept
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