Design Application Engineer-Specialist - Electrical Power System

agram, power diagram, control diagram and Bill of Materials, engineering instruction, wiring drawing, wire list, wire tags to fulfill user specifications and requirements using Autocad/Ebase/Oracle

• Take full responsibility to assigned projects with minor support from Senior Lead Application Engineer

• Perform engineering studies and analyses such as short circuit studies, protective device coordination, load flow, motor starting, etc.

• Designing control logic solutions to meet customer requests that may include complex control schemes such as Transfer schemes, Synchronizing schemes and Auto-restoration schemes

• Testing of customized Protection and Control solutions both in house and at customer installations

• Provide field support up to and including commissioning of new applications.

• Analyze and troubleshoot field cases involving GE Multilin Protection and Control products.

• May require travel up to 10% of the time depending on projects assigned.

• Provide training/peer check/design support to other members of the team.

• Have legal authorization to work in Canada and be aware that any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a pre-employment verification.

Qualifications required:

• University degree in Electrical Engineering

• Minimum 3 years working experience in: panel design, analyzing and creation of single line diagram, schematic diagram, control diagram and power diagram related to relay protections and control using Autocad/Ebase with detailed knowledge of design, specifications and implementation in electrical generation, transmission, and distribution systems.

• Knowledge of power systems, protection schemes and communication applications

• Experience in designing power system control schemes (Transfer Schemes, Auto-restoration Schemes)

• Experience in creation of test procedure and maintenance procedure related to factory and site testing and commissioning protection panel.

• Experience in programming the GE Multilin family of relays, specifically the UR Family

• Excellent understanding of theoretical bases for all major protection principles including Distance, Line Differential, Transformer Differential, Bus, Feeder, Generator and Large Motor protection.

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience in turn-key Protection and Control projects

• Ability to apply advanced ideas in the technical engineering field to practical business problems.

• Demonstrated team player, initiative to take the lead and mentoring of other members of the team.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work in a multicultural environment.

• Customer focused

• Demonstrated record in developing protection and control applications

• Familiarity with standard work and documentation procedures of electrical utilities

• Interdisciplinary experience including metering, communications, substation automation and integration

• Ability to present training courses and write technical papers

• Knowledge and experience with GE Digital Energy and 3rd Party Protection Relay products

• Working knowledge with AutoCAD, EPLAN panel design tool

• Strong understanding and experience with CSA, UL and CE requirements

• Lean/6 Sigma Green belt or Black belt certification preferred

• P.Eng Certified is an asset

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No