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Duke Energy Engineer III or Senior Engineer - Protection and Controls in Charlotte, North Carolina
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This position maybe filled at the Engineer III level or one level higher as a Senior Engineer dependent upon the selected candidate's experience.
The Engineer III position is the advanced level of the Engineering classification hierarchy. Employees in the Engineer III position solve complex problems in engineering areas of specialization with limited supervision. An Engineer III is expected to develop advanced skills, and the ability to work with greater independence. An Engineer III effectively applies fundamental concepts and procedures to work that is progressively complex and varied.
This incumbent will act as a System Protection and Control Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the development of protection and control standards and templates for relays controlling reclosers and switchgear as a member of the PGO (Power Grid Operations) Distribution System Protection and Control peer team within the DPAC (Distribution Protection Automation Control) Enterprise Standards team.
The position will be focused on development and management of standards for operational technology protective relays, controls, and automation devices. This includes system protection template development and application guidance for relays and controls.
Responsibilities:
Development of standards, application guides, and position statements related to system protection & control reclosers, switchgear, and other distribution protection and control applications.
Development of protection & control standard settings, logic, and control templates
Support the development of control and automation standards related to this equipment
Development of related application guidance documents for standards application
SME input into training and work method related documentation and training artifacts
Hands on testing within relay lab, field lab, factory, and field acceptance testing of new and existing concepts, working with switchgear, relays, and control components
Integration of various sensing, control, communications, and protection capabilities into technical standard solution systems for distribution.
Close working cooperation with peer team lead for PGO Distribution System Protection Team (including overhead and underground systems) and team members within DPAC ES, peers within Equipment and Construction Standards team, stakeholders within PGO Asset Management, and supporting regional Asset Management/DPAC team members.
Support enterprise wide protection and control settings repository.
Mentorship and peer leadership with fellow engineers
Required/Basic Qualifications - Engineer III
Bachelor’s Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program
4 years of minimum required related experience
A Master's degree in Engineering will be considered in lieu of the B.S. Engineering degree.
Required/Basic Qualifications - Senior Engineer
Graduation from a four-year college or university with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program or state registration as a Professional Engineer.
A Master's degree in engineering will be considered in lieu of the B. S. engineering degree.
Minimum of 6 years of engineering experience or 5 years of engineering experience with state registration as a Professional Engineer.
Desired Qualifications
Incumbent should have the knowledge and ability to design, create standards, and evaluate system protection and control for medium voltage systems (4kV-36kV class)
Experience performing system protection and coordination studies
Familiarity/experience with advanced protocols, IEC 61850 GOOSE, DNP3.0, including programming and testing advanced protection and automation systems with peer to peer communications
Familiarity with NESC Electrical Standards
Familiarity with communication control concepts, such as SCADA
Programming and testing advanced protection and automation systems with peer to peer communications.
Experience integrating and testing protection and control systems.
Familiarity/experience with SEL protection automation controls/relays (SEL-651R, SEL-487, SEL-451, SEL 751) and associated configuration software
Familiarity/experience with OMICRON test equipment and associated Test Universe software
Familiarity with SEL Quickset software suites
Experience developing/programming relay and control design templates, including development of system protection relay settings and logic
Experience creating standards, standard settings templates, and application guides.
Experience performing factory acceptance and field acceptance testing of systems
Familiarity with related industry standards, such as ANSI (Associated Electric Systems Interface), IEEE 519 Harmonics; IEC 61850 Communication networks and systems for power utility protection/automation.
Transmission Protection and Control Experience
Distribution Protection Automation Control Experience
Distribution field engineering experience
Experience with Integration of power plant, distributed resources, or major industrial/commercial/government customer load facilities
Registration as a Professional Engineer
Locations: Charlotte (Duke Plaza) NC, Raleigh (NCRH) NC, Lake Mary (Northpoint) Florida, St. Petersburg (Energy Wise Lab) Florida.
Relocation: Yes
Travel: 10-15%
Work Locations: Office, Lab, Field
Driving: Personal or Company Rental Car
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Travel Requirements
5-15%
Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable) Yes
Represented/Union Position No
Visa Sponsored Position No
Posting Expiration Date
Friday, January 10, 2025
All job postings expire at 12:01 AM on the posting expiration date.
Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.
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