Engineer, Electrical Planning and Design

About us

National Grid is hiring an Electrical Engineer for our Protection Controls & Telco Engineering division in Northborough, Mass. This is a hybrid role (not remote) with approximately 1-2 days a week in the office. (Valid driver's license with clean driving record required).

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

Job Purpose

Perform engineering functions within the Control and Integration group. Participate in project teams tasked with building or modifying electrical utility substations focusing on engineering and design of control, SCADA, dc system and protection circuits & data networks within substations. To support the development and implementation of strategic initiatives of the enterprise wide electricity distribution and transmission.

Key Accountabilities

ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION CONTROL:  

• -Provide a Design Brief detailing the philosophy, design, equipment details, RTU and annunciator point lists required for a substation project.
• Review, approve, and develop electrical schematics for RTU control, breaker control, protective relays, annunciators, networks, equipment power, load transfer/shedding and capacitor control schemes.
• Provide engineering support during electrical switchboard design, construction and commissioning.
• Provide conceptual front view sketches to locate placement of major switchboard equipment. Review front view drawings and associated material lists.

ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION DATA INTEGRATION

• Design and configure communications systems within substations.
• Develop and maintain software points list for substation digital network.
• Participate in the commissioning of complex digital substation network components such as communications processors, PLCs, HMIs and smart annunciators.
• Provide engineering support for digital substation network field problems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an accredited engineering school
• 2+years of related experience (1+ with Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree)
• Ability to read electrical schematics and a working knowledge of the devices represented on typical utility substation schematics.
• Knowledge of 3 phase electrical utility high and low voltage AC circuits.
• Knowledge of electric utility DC control & protection systems.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with PC, abilities include Microsoft Office suite or equivalent.

Capability Requirements:

• Ability to prioritize work and be a team member on multiple projects at one time.
• Work in a Project Management team environment.
• Work on special projects and additional duties as directed.

More Information

Salary: $101,000 - $119,000 a year

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise.  We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver  performance to the communities we serve.  National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team. 

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