Engineer - Electric System Engineering

$76,186 - $95,233/Yr

Avangrid - Vestal, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

Vestal, NY

Utilities

About the position

The Engineer - Electric System Engineering position at Avangrid Service Company is a critical role within the Projects Organization, focusing on the oversight of a portfolio of projects related to electric delivery infrastructure in New York. The primary responsibility of this role is to ensure that all projects comply with regulatory requirements and company standards, maintaining consistency throughout the project lifecycle. The Engineer will be tasked with the design, review, and approval of protection and control equipment designs, ensuring that they meet applicable codes and standards such as NESC, FERC, NERC, NPCC, NYISO, and NY PSC. In this role, the Senior Electrical Engineer will report directly to the Unit Manager and will collaborate closely with cross-functional project teams to support project needs as directed by the Project Manager and Unit Manager. The Engineer will perform engineering design, estimating, and analysis of electric transmission and substation protection systems, contributing to both capital and customer-funded projects. This includes developing conceptual designs for substations and transmission line projects, participating in detailed design reviews, and performing engineering calculations and analyses. Additionally, the Engineer will review and approve detailed protection system designs, including settings developed internally and by engineering consultants. They will oversee the quality aspects of engineering, ensuring compliance with design standards and the accuracy of documentation, field analysis, and reporting. The role also involves leading collaborative analyses and reviews of projects, studies, and best practices with engineering peers, as well as providing engineering support during construction and testing phases when required. The Engineer will also assist during storm restoration efforts and review large customer interconnections and distributed energy resource interconnections to substations and circuits.

Responsibilities

• Perform engineering design, estimating, and analysis of electric transmission and substation protection systems.
• Develop engineering conceptual designs for substations and transmission line projects.
• Participate in detailed design, performing engineering reviews, calculations, and recommending drawings or system improvements.
• Perform engineering calculations and analysis.
• Review and approve detailed protection system designs, including settings, developed both internally and by engineering consultants.
• Review and approve work of engineering contractors to ensure compliance with company standards and specifications.
• Oversee quality aspects of engineering, including compliance with design standards and accuracy of documentation.
• Lead collaborative analysis and review of projects, studies, and best practices with engineering peers.
• Review large customer interconnections and distributed energy resource interconnections to substations and circuits.
• Provide engineering support during construction and testing phases when required.

Requirements

• 4 years of experience in Engineering or 2 years of experience as P&C Electrical Engineer.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering / Technology.
• Professional Engineer or ability to obtain certification preferred.
• Experience with power system protection applications such as ASPEN OneLiner and ASPEN Line Database.
• Knowledge of Interconnection Standards such as IEEE-1547.
• Knowledge of FERC/NERC/NPCC and state regulations such as NERC PRC standards.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of electric substations and transmission systems planning, operations, and/or protection.
• Knowledge of running and analyzing electric power load flows.
• Experience utilizing AutoCAD and other engineering tools.
• Experience working with contractors.