About the role

Staff Electrical Engineer ensuring continued innovation at S&C Electric Company. Working on diverse projects to advance electrical grid reliability and safety.

Responsibilities

Represent the engineering customer when developing protection software, providing requirements and guidance to software developers
Test the software embodiments of protection algorithms to ensure they meet the needs and expectations of the customer, including the use of real-time hardware-in-the-loop simulators
Build support for developing novel protection solutions by promoting them to stakeholders within S&C and to potential customers of S&C
Author technical papers and present at technical conferences
Participate in and contribute to working groups of professional associations such as IEEE PSRC and CIGRE
Research future customer needs through literature review, conferences, discussions with colleagues and external customers, and participation in industry activities

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, a master’s degree or higher is preferred
10 years of relevant industry or academic experience after earning a Bachelor’s degree
At least 2 years of industry experience planning distribution system protection
Programming experience (any language)
Well versed in concepts such as time-current coordination, ground and negative sequence protection, fuse saving and sequence coordination, fuse-recloser coordination
Proficient in distribution protection software tools such as CYMDIST, CYMTCC, and Synergi Electric
Experienced in configuring protection relays using the relay’s setup software such as acSELerator QuickSet, IntelliLink Setup Software, DIGSI, or EnerVista
Familiar with protection relay testing and event analysis
Proven ability to work independently, take initiative, and collaborate with colleagues
Professional engineer license (preferred but not required)
Contribution to research and development (R&D) activities (preferred but not required)
Product management experience (preferred but not required)
Working with communication networks, to include Ethernet, peer-to-peer and mesh radio, cellular, and fiber (preferred but not required)
Designing and testing configurable logic using DNP3, IEC 61850, or IEC 60870-5-104 (IEC 104) (preferred but not required)

Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical & Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account (HSA), Group Life Insurance, optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance, Wellbeing Resources including Employee Assistance Program and Family Forming Benefits (i.e., Adoption and Fertility support)
Leave Benefits: Vacation Time, Sick Time, Paid Holidays and Company Shutdown days, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves, Paid Parental Time and Military Leave
Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (KSOP) offering traditional and Roth 401(k) options and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) component; KSOP participants can receive annual ESOP company contributions of over 11% of eligible earnings (3% Core, up to 3.5% Match, Variable Periodic).