Senior Power Systems Controls Engineer

Job Description

Job Req ID

28385

Work Type

Hybrid

Department

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Senior Power Systems Controls Engineer.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $80250.03 - $117700.04 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

This position will be based out of one of the following locations : : Pittsburgh, PA / Rochester, NY / Clifton Park, NY / Mountainside, NJ / Philadelphia, PA /  Baltimore, MD / Manassas, VA / Richmond, VA / Boston, MA. Position requires up to 50% travel.A company vehicle will be provided.

What you’ll do :

The Senior Power System Controls Engineer will provide field service systems integration engineering and technical consultation for customers and fellow PSC Engineers in the areas of system design, programming, installation, start up, maintenance, repair, training and modification of automated control systems and power management systems.

The Power Systems Controls (PSC) group is a full-service systems integrator with the capabilities to integrate the necessary equipment and technologies to provide a complete power automation solution. This team of engineers and technicians bring extensive skills and experiences with a variety of leading HMI software packages enabling us to design graphically rich, easy-to-use operator interfaces that take advantage of the latest standalone or web-based technologies. Our experience transcends a multitude of equipment manufacturers, software packages, and network architectures, including all major OEMs HMI, PLCs, and components. We offer single point responsibility, a high level of engineering and systems integration expertise, and a unified focus on cost effective solutions, seamless integration, HMI development, energy management tools, and professional turnkey system design and implementation.

In this function, you will :

• Follow customers specifications and internal specifications for project implementation.
• Prepare submittal documentation for projects and meet with customers to discuss project requirements and review submittals.
• Select components and create bill of materials.
• Provide sketches, mark-ups and direction to Electrical Designers to develop project drawings. Review and approve project drawings. You may also be responsible for completing the CAD drawings.
• Ensure projects have proper controls, metering and monitoring. Controls include Power meters, automation equipment (PLC / HMI), protective relays, load sharing, synchronization, etc.
• Write operating sequences and instruction manuals.
• Write and deploy custom power and control schemes including load shedding / peak shaving schemes utilizing multiple distributed energy resources, Microgrid operations, breaker control schemes, SCADA system development.
• Simple Automatic Transfer Controls between two sources (e.g. Main-Tie-Main, Main-Gen)
• Complex Automatic Transfer controls between multiple sources (e.g. Main-Tie-Gen-Tie-Main, Main-Gen-Tie-Gen-Main)
• Paralleling Switchgear Applications
• Assist with factory testing and field start-ups as required.
• Be responsible for working with test equipment and diagnostic instruments for automation and power management systems.
• Be able to troubleshoot systems that are not functioning properly.
• Be expected to work with relay logic.
• Knowledge of digital multifunction relays for genset protection and utility requirements.
• Programmable Logic Controller experience

Qualifications :

Required (Basic) Qualifications :

Preferred qualifications :

LI-CM1

Skills :