Principal Protection Engineer

Pay Grade : M10 / M11

POSITION SUMMARY

The Principal Protection Engineer serves as the subject matter expert for all technical aspects of protection, control, and metering systems, including relay coordination and fault mitigation. This role is responsible for providing advanced engineering expertise, directing protection and metering design contractors, and overseeing the work of design engineers. As the owner of the company's protection and metering standards, the Principal Engineer ensures they are maintained, updated, and compliant with industry best practices, standards, and regulations. This position involves acting as a technical leader across the project portfolio, mentoring team members, and driving innovation in protection and metering technologies to support reliable, accurate, and efficient power system operation.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Acts as the subject matter expert for all aspects of protection and control systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards, industry standards, and regulations.
• Coordinates the design and application of relay protection schemes, metering packages, and control systems.
• Serves as a technical leader, providing guidance to design engineers, technologists, and external contractors.
• Owns and maintains the company's protection and metering standards, ensuring they align with best practices and evolving technologies.
• Reviews system protection schemes, relay settings, and energy measurement systems to ensure compatibility and performance.
• Develops and monitors protection and metering systems to ensure they meet required safety, reliability, and operational standards.
• Participates in system fault studies, prepares system coordination reports, and makes recommendations for design improvements.
• Researches and integrates emerging technologies such as advanced relaying devices and smart grid systems.
• Maintains system protection model.
• Collaborates with internal teams and external contractors to ensure the timely delivery of protection and metering projects.
• Represents the protection discipline in cross-departmental meetings, providing expert input on design and operational issues.
• Represents the protection engineering discipline in compliance matters.
• Recommends project for inclusion in the five-year work plan for their discipline.
• Engages with project development and provides project cost estimates upon request.
• Participates in professional organizations such as EPRI and NATF to stay informed on industry innovations.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support the company's mission and goals.

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