Engineering Technician III - Protection & Control

Power your future with Qualus as a Protection & Control Engineering Technician. Our P&C Technicians play a crucial role in the design and development of utility substation Protection and Control (P&C) engineering design packages.  This position involves collaboration with senior-level engineers, managers, and clients, requiring the ability to confidently present technical solutions and respond to concerns in real time. 

• Work on project teams supporting all quality and project management goals.
• Meet all project deadlines and support the processes and procedures to meet deadlines.
• Maintain up-to-date technical skills related to the design of electrical substations for the electric utility power grid through on-the-job work and formal training.
• Develop physical layouts for protection & control equipment, protection & control logic, elementary, and wiring.
• Develop drawings and assist in the preparation of design packages using CAD/drafting skills; Drawings include:
• Wiring Diagrams
• AC/DC Elementary Diagrams
• Circuit Schedules
• Logic Diagrams
• Panel Arrangements
• Z-Block Tables
• One-Line Diagrams
• Main One Line Diagram
• RMOL's
• Operating Diagrams
• Prepare additional support documentation as needed to assist procurement, construction, and operation/maintenance of systems being designed.
• Assist in determining schedule and budget requirements.
• Consistently following established design standards and CAD drafting standards while assuring quality, accuracy, and completeness.
• Identifying process improvement ideas and commuting ideas through appropriate management channels.

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• High School diploma.
• AS Degree or 2 years of formal post-high school specialized trade (technical school/certifications).
• 5+ years’ experience in P&C substation design using AutoCAD and/or MicroStation.
• Experience directly related to working with electricity, preferably in utilities.
• Strong knowledge of AutoCAD.
• Strong knowledge of MicroStation.
• Microsoft Office product application.

Qualus is a leading pure-play power services firm and innovator at the forefront of the energy transition, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, renewable developers, and government clients, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled solutions and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry issues such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has over 1,000 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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