ERS Systems Integration Engineer - Remote - 20241302_43447968828_32-5671

Vertiv - Springfield, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Springfield, IL

1,001-5,000 employees

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About the position

As an Integration Engineer at Vertiv Corporation, you will be tasked with addressing complex and unique challenges in the field of electric power systems. This role requires a substantial amount of specialized expertise, including power system studies, software and hardware engineering, and interface protocols. You will be responsible for integrating various components of power systems, ensuring that they work together seamlessly to meet the specific needs of our clients. The problems you will encounter are often unprecedented, requiring innovative solutions and collaboration with a diverse team of engineers. Your role will be pivotal in pulling together various elements of system design and implementation, making your contributions essential to the success of our projects. In this position, you will develop and maintain an advanced level of technical expertise in electric power system protection and automation. You will work closely with design teams, vendors, utility companies, regulatory agencies, operators, owners, contractors, and protection engineers to create system programming that translates the owner's requirements into concrete technical designs. This will involve developing settings for all layers of control, including protective relaying and communication processors, and simulating power system conditions in a lab environment to test the functionality of integrated Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) and software packages. Additionally, you will be responsible for writing complete and detailed reports, processing job billing accurately, and standardizing logic schemes through documentation using AutoCAD. You will also track, organize, and manage projects using web-based storage solutions, ensuring that all aspects of the project are well-documented and accessible to relevant stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an advanced level of technical expertise in electric power system protection and automation.
• Work closely with design, vendor, utility, regulatory agency, operators, owners, contractors, and protection engineers to create system programming which translates the owner's requirements into concrete technical designs.
• Develop settings for all layers of control including protective relaying and communication processors.
• Simulate power system conditions in a lab environment to test communications and automation functionality of integrated IEDs and software packages.
• Write complete, detailed reports using a computer, and accurately process job billing.
• Standardize logic schemes via documentation using AutoCad.
• Track, organize and manage projects using web based storage.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of the National Electrical Code and various industry standards, such as NERC, IEEE, OSHA and NFPA.
• Requires special skills in a majority of the following: Generation and co-generation start-up - ANSI, NEC, and NEMA specification; - complex control systems - medium and high voltage substation start-up.
• Thorough knowledge of electrical apparatus testing with a strong theoretical understanding of electrical power systems, and good aptitude for problem evaluation.
• Requires a high degree of communication and organizational skills.
• Communicate effectively, in writing and verbally, with clients, peers and management.
• Good judgment, dependable, supervises large-scale projects with technical expertise and good business management skills.
• Strong computer skills including editing, formatting and using templates in Microsoft Office Suite, use of Manufacturer specific software and documentation of design within AutoCad.
• Willing to work flexible hours, weekends, holidays and night work. Must be available for out-of-town and international travel of up to several weeks.

Nice-to-haves

• Registered Engineer in Training or the ability to obtain licensure.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a global leader in a growing industry.
• Stability of a well-established company with a strong customer base and global reach.
• Potential for career growth and development in a startup environment.