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Responsibilities also include development of new engineering processes and tools, evaluating new P&C technologies, and writes industry white papers.\nSystem scope includes transmission, substation, and distribution. Service companies include Central Maine Power, New York State Electric & Gas, Rochester Gas & Electric, and United Illuminating.\nKey Responsibilities\nGeneral responsibilities include assisting in the development of P&C engineering standards, relay setting file templates, and engineering tools.\n\nConducts engineering analysis, researching industry papers and manuals.\n\nAs a senior engineer, this position grants autonomy to propose solutions to open-ended challenges but requires the engineer to work mostly autonomously.\n\nThe senior engineer is expected to lead engineering projects and facilitate meeting with other P&C engineers, other departments, contractors, and vendors.\n\nAuthoring engineering standards and presenting to technical and non-technical audiences.\n\nParticipate in the evaluation of new vendors and technologies.\n\nEngineers in the Philosophy and Standards group often are requested to work on special one-off projects. Past examples include overhauling arc flash calculation methods, evaluating the feasibility of distribution switching stations, evaluating new substation designs.\n\nActive projects include engineering AVANGRID’s first IEC 61850 Process Bus Substation, evaluating Virtualized Protection Relays, expanding relaying laboratories (including use of an RTDS), conducting studies, updating engineering standards, creating internal engineering training courses, and writing conference papers.\n\nRequired Qualifications\n5 years of experience in Electrical Engineering. 2 years of experience specifically in P&C, substation engineering, substation testing and commissioning, or similar engineering.\n\nBachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.\n\nDue to the open-ended nature of the department’s responsibilities, an intuitive understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals is required. This includes sequential components, per unit, harmonics, transformers, and fault analysis.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nMaster’s degree in electrical engineering preferred.\n\nProfessional Engineering (PE) license preferred.\n\nExperience with SEL, GE, and Siemens relays.\n\nExperience or knowledge in the following areas is preferred: IEC 61850 (GOOSE Data Models, Sampled Values, MMS), networking, real time digital simulators (RTDS), virtualized protection relays, and centralized substation protection.\n\nCompetencies\nGrowth & Continuous Improvement\n\nInitiative & Change\n\nFocused on Results\n\nCustomer Centric (internal and/or external)\n\nCommunication\n\nCollaboration\n\nLeadership (people managers/leaders)\n\nCompany:\nROCHESTER GAS & ELEC CORPMobility Information\nPlease note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.\nAt Avangrid we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.\nIf you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who is unable to use our online tool to search for or to apply for jobs, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting our People and Organization department at .\nAvangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. 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