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David Careers

Electrical Relay P&C Engineer

Posted 13 days ago

dnd staffingJersey City (NJ)
Electrical EngineersRelay and Industrial Control Manufacturing

SENIORITY

Senior

SALARY

$115 K – $140 K

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About the role

We are hiring Engineers, and Senior Engineers to join a growing Protection & Control (P&C) Standards team supporting major initiatives focused on modernizing and standardizing electric utility relay protection systems. This is an exciting opportunity to work on the future of the electric grid and clean energy infrastructure. The team is focused on developing advanced Protection & Control (P&C) standards, integrating innovative technologies, and improving the reliability and resiliency of critical utility systems.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop, test, implement, and maintain Protection & Control (P&C) standards
  • Support relay protection system modernization and upgrade initiatives
  • Perform engineering analysis, fault studies, relay coordination, and technical evaluations
  • Work with microprocessor relay platforms, configuration software, and protection system applications
  • Support development of:
  • Relay setting guides
  • Calculation templates
  • Configuration files
  • DrawingsTest procedures
  • Research emerging technologies and industry best practices
  • Provide technical support for substation P&C devices, monitoring, and analytics
  • Conduct technical reviews of vendor/contractor work and engineering deliverables
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders, engineering teams, and external vendors
  • Participate in technical presentations, standards development, and engineering initiatives
Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering Experience in relay protection and/or control systems engineering Knowledge of:
  • Transmission, sub-transmission, or distribution protection systems
  • Microprocessor relays
  • Fault study analysis tools such as PSS/E CAPE or AspenRelay settings, coordination, and protection schemes
  • Strong technical, analytical, and communication skills
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
  • Preferred ExperienceIEC61850Protection system modernization initiatives
  • Utility/substation experience
  • Industry involvement with organizations such as EPRI or NATFExperience writing engineering standards and specifications
  • Open Levels
  • Engineer 3+ years of relay protection / control systems experience
Salary Range: $115K – $140KSenior Engineer 6-8+ years of relay protection / control systems experience Leadership and mentoring experience preferred
Salary Range: $125K – $155KKeywordsRelay Protection | Protection & Control (P&C) | PRSI | Transmission | Substation | Microprocessor Relays | PSS/E CAPE | Aspen | IEC61850 | Fault Studies | Relay Coordination | Utility Engineering | Protective Relays | Power Systems | Grid Modernization

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