Associate Engineer Relay
Public global power company that owns and operates electricity generation, regulated utilities, LNG infrastructure, renewable energy, and battery-storage assets.
About The AES Corporation
AES develops, constructs, and operates power-generation and distribution businesses, supplying affordable and sustainable power. Its portfolio includes solar, hydro, wind, natural gas, coal, battery storage, utilities, and LNG infrastructure.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will engineer and design protective relaying systems for transmission and distribution networks. You will prepare relay recommendations and protection-zone designs, perform relay studies, maintain engineering databases, support commissioning and field activities, investigate system events, and help restore service during storms.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline from an ABET-accredited institution
- Power engineering experience
- Knowledge of utility transmission and distribution operations
- Knowledge of power-system short-circuit and impedance calculations
- Knowledge of digital logic or programmable logic controllers
- Willingness to take the FE exam toward a Professional Engineering License
Responsibilities
- Perform relay setting calculations, coordination studies, and short-circuit studies
- Maintain short-circuit models and protection engineering databases
- Support the NERC compliance program
- Evaluate relay performance following system events
- Support commissioning of relay equipment and systems
- Investigate and resolve protection and control system issues
- Support construction and maintenance field staff
- Aid system restoration during storm events
Benefits
- 22 days of starting paid time off each year