Sr. Protection & Control Engineer at MKEC Engineering

MKEC is seeking a qualified Sr. Protection & Control (P&C) Engineer to join our team in our Wichita office.

Requirements:

Electrical Engineering bachelor’s degree from an ABET accredited program.
Professional Engineer (PE) license in the State of Kansas preferred.
Minimum of 7-10 years in Relay Protection & Control design experience.
Skilled at developing protection philosophies and schemes/zones of protection.
Must be able to develop design packages for various protection schemes.
Skilled at using industry-specific software including AutoCAD, MathCAD, ETAP, Aspen One-Liner, etc.
Knowledge of various vendor software including SEL, ABB, and GE relay programming software.
Ability to learn and efficiently use new software as required.
Awareness of industry codes and standards for P&C design/requirements including IEEE, IEC, NESC, RUS standards, and other industry standards.
Experience in developing protection settings and schemes for various equipment typical in the Electric Utility industry including Substation, Distribution, Generation and Transmission systems is required.
Able to manage multiple projects within deadlines.
Ability to use office administrative and collaboration software (MS Office, Teams, etc.).
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Able to work in a collaborative environment.
Occasional travel for site visits and client meetings may be required.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for relay protection and control engineering associated with medium to high voltage projects – 2.4kV thru 345kV
Perform analysis and calculations necessary to develop protection & control design packages successfully.
Create design criteria and material specifications appropriate for the designs, integrating client supplied standards and requirements.
Develop one-lines, three-lines, schematic diagrams, wiring and connection diagrams.
Use relay protection principles and practices for the development of relay protection philosophies and establishing zones of protection utilizing electro-mechanical, solid-state and microprocessor relays.
Routinely develop relaying setting files using vendor specific software packages for various types of microprocessor-based relays.
Develop conceptual/feasibility studies, cost estimating, development of design drawings, material specifications, bill of materials, bid documents, relay settings, coordination studies, etc.
Continual interaction with internal team members as well as external facing vendors and/or Clients

MKEC offers a competitive compensation package in addition to the following benefits:

MKEC is an Equal Opportunity Employer