Design Specialist Electric - Distribution Protection

WEC Energy Group - Milwaukee, WI

Full-time

Milwaukee, WI

Utilities

About the position

The Design Specialist - Electric Distribution Protection is responsible for providing design engineering and analysis to maintain the electric distribution protection system. This role involves customer interaction, problem-solving, and the use of computer analysis software to evaluate and set distribution protection devices according to industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance of distribution system models and calculation of fault currents necessary to evaluate protection schemes.
• Specification and setting of protective devices for use on the distribution system including substation: fuses, reclosers, overcurrent and reclosing relays; feeder: reclosers, VFIs, fuses and pad-mount switch-fuse units.
• Review of existing feeder and system changes/additions to ensure proper performance under fault conditions and maintenance of acceptable levels of system reliability.
• Analysis of distribution outages and events to aid in system restoration as well as general operations support for planned and emergency reconfiguration issues.
• Participation in the design and application of system restoration schemes including substation auto-changeover and distributed automation.
• Customer substation interface protection device settings approvals.

Requirements

• A 2-year associate degree in electrical engineering/electronics technology, OR
• A minimum of 60 credits of college coursework from an accredited institution, with a minimum of 35 credits in electrical engineering/electronics.
• A valid driver's license and meet the company's requirements for driving.