Siemens Sr Substation Protection Engineer 

United States, North Carolina 

136083938

Role Description:

• Design, implement, and maintain protective relay systems and associated equipment for power systems.
• Prepare and execute (FAT) Factory Acceptance Test procedures & testing environments for customer projects.
• Prepare and execute (SAT) Site Acceptance Test procedures and commissioning scripts for customer projects.
• Prepare Test Set (Omicron, Doble, etc...) routines for various protection applications.
• Configure and test relays for protection and controls schemes of substations systems.
• Collaborate with a team of professionals to develop protection schemes that meet industry standards and customer requirements.
• Be a technical leader in projects or lead other team members in project activities
• Be one of our primary customer interfaces, including trouble shooting and commissioning support.
• Provide technical support throughout the project lifecycle, including design, implementation, and commissioning phases.

You’ll win us over by having the following qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in electrical/electronic/computer science engineering.
• 6+ years of engineering experience preferably in power systems protection engineering field.
• Project Technical Lead experience.
• Ability to read and fully understand DC and AC schematics, three- and one-line diagrams for Medium and/or High Voltage substations systems.
• Advanced knowledge of Siemens, GE, SEL, ABB, and others relay/automation products and associated software.
• Applied knowledge of Medium Voltage Protection
  1. Overcurrent / Over-Undervoltage
  2. Transformer Differential
  3. Motor Protection
  4. High and Low Impedance Busbar Differential
  5. Generator Protection
  6. MV transfer schemes and reverse interlocking schemes.
• Communication protocols such as IEC61850 (MMS/GOOSE/SMV), DNP, Modbus, IEC103, IEC101, IEC104, Profinet, Profibus.
• Control and Protection commissioning experience.
• Factory and Site testing experience in automation and control systems
• Around 75% of travel is expected depending on project assignments and requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Applied knowledge of Medium and High Voltage Protection

1. Line Differential and Distance Protection
2. Generator Protection

• Communication Network Technologies, including Design, Configuration, and troubleshooting of ethernet switches for protection applications such as IEC-61850 Process Bus and GOOSE applications.
• Advanced Programming skills and experience with programming languages used in protection systems.

You’ll benefit from:

• Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here:
• The pay range for this position is $81,130 – $139,080. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications and premium geographic location.