Design Engineer - Protection and Controls

Industry

Utilities

Advert ID

FOX_BBBH199583

Location

Kansas City

Job Type

Contract

Hours

Full-Time

Salary Range

USD40-65/hr

No. of Openings

1

Branch Information

Northern California Engineering - (USA) 3101 Zinfandel Drive Suite 240 CA Rancho Cordova , CA 95670

ContactNumber

916-638-6200

Job Description

Design Engineer - Protection and Controls



Our client in Kansas Cty Missouri 64120 is looking for hardworking, motivated talent to join their team. Benefit included!



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What's in it for you?







* Pay range: $40-$65/hr

* This position is Hybrid, 2 days in office and 3 days remote.

* Contract

* Full time, Monday through Friday 8a-5p

* Benefits include vision, dental, medical, 401K match, among others



Job Description







* Perform design relating to the company's electric substation, transmission line and generation equipment control systems and fault protection systems to ensure reliability and safety.

* Specify substation equipment using substation ratings to ensure reliability and safety.

* Design protective relay systems, metering and SCADA by referencing standards, past projects, new research, regulations and system requirements in order to ensure reliability and safety.

* Gather and analyze system ratings and meet new system requirements.

* Produce detailed system protection and control project scopes and cost estimates

* Prepare and study technical drawings and specifications of electrical systems and equipment to ensure that installation and operations conform to requirements.

* Work with designers and technicians to review work and monitoring progress in order to ensure compliance with safety and regulations.



Qualifications:







* Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

* Preferred experience directly related to electric substation, generation, and transmission line equipment control and fault protection systems.

* Knowledge of and skills in electric power engineering including: Understanding of schematic, wiring, and logic diagrams.

* Knowledge of Generation, Transmission and Distribution system relays and associated protection schemes.

* Ability to develop elementary drawings related to system protection designs.

* Experience with the use of drawing management systems or document management systems (VAULT or other similar)

* Prior experience with the use of AutoCAD (AutoCAD certification, does not need to be Power User)

* Are you Interested?



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