Sr. Protection & Control Engineer - 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:

• Group Health Plan
• Dental Plan
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Holiday Pay
• Disability Insurance – Short & Long-Term
• Life Insurance / AD&D
• Flex Spending Account
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Profit Sharing Pension
• YMCA Reduced Membership
• YMCA Wellness Coach

MKEC is an Equal Opportunity Employer