What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Electrical Engineer - Protection Applications position at Global Technical Talent, an Inc. 5000 Company?
Job Title: Staff Electrical Engineer - Protection Applications
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Work Type: Onsite
Location: Atlanta, GA
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About the Company:
About GTT
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Work Type: Onsite
Location: Atlanta, GA
Description
- The Staff Electrical Engineer will work on project teams to create world-class designs for new projects, alterations, and redevelopments on a variety of projects including power, process, corporate, healthcare, pipeline airports, institutional, industrial, manufacturing, government, and military facilities.
- The Staff Electrical Engineer will work with the project team throughout the design and construction process, adapting electrical plans according to budget constraints, design factors, or client needs.
- Executes complex assignments requiring the use of advanced electrical engineering techniques, resulting in the development of new or improved processes, equipment, and/or technological methods.
- Coordinate departmental or divisional project studies, reports, or project design assignments.
- Responsible for performing power system studies and system protection settings coordination on various projects (Up to 500-kV voltage level).
- Develop design basis documentation for protective settings and generate native relay configuration files.
- Conduct design reviews and support quality control.
- Assist project manager in developing the scope of work and conceptual design for the projects.
- Train, guide, and mentor less experienced team members.
- Support business development and marketing initiatives
Requirements:
Qualifications
- Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a directly related field plus three (3) years of experience in electrical systems studies in the electric utility or industrial power distribution industry.
- Will accept a Master’s degree plus two (2) years of related experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree plus three (3) years of related experience.
- Ability to obtain a Professional Engineer licensure.
Preferred Experience/Skills:
- Previous experience in the development of protective relay settings in the Transmission, or Distribution industry
- Prior experience in commonly utilized system modeling software programs (ASPEN, CAPE, CYME, ETAP, SKM, etc.)
- Knowledge of protection schemes and philosophies commonly applied at Transmission and Distribution substations.
- Developing native relay setting files using SEL’s AcSELerator and Client’s Enervista software programs
- Ability to read and interpret electrical single lines, three lines, schematics, functional diagrams, etc.
- Designing calculations, including short circuit calculation, current transformer performance and ratio selection, over-current element coordination, zone-distance element selection and coordination, and relay loadability calculation
- The ability to perform Grounding, Arc Flash, and other Power system studies is a plus
- Providing engineering support with construction and commissioning activities for substations
Benefits:
- Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
- 401k Retirement Fund
About the Company:
- Infrastructure Engineering Firm
- We design and build essential infrastructure for cities. Our commitment to safety and quality has driven our success since 1898. Join our team and contribute to building a thriving society.
About GTT
- GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. As a Native American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation, we highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients are Fortune 500 banking, insurance, financial services, and technology companies, along with some of the nation’s largest life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail companies across the US and Canada. We look forward to helping you land your next great career opportunity!
