# Temporary Early Career Electrical Engineer

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Syracuse, NY, NY
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: $60,600 - $100,000
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking a Temporary Early Career Electrical Engineer to join their Power & Energy Team in Syracuse, NY; Freeport, MI; or Ann Arbor, MI. The successful applicant will perform electrical studies and develop and troubleshoot supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems for utility and industrial/commercial clients.

Responsibilities:

- Perform protective relaying, including short circuit and symmetrical component analysis, time-current coordination, and relay settings calculation.

- Conduct power system planning studies, including steady-state real and reactive power flow, generation interconnect feasibility, and NERC compliance.

- Design and configure network and communication paths for Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), protective relays, meters, and other SCADA system equipment.

- Develop and implement logic and control schemes for remote and local operation of power system equipment.

- Prepare point lists of all data to be transferred between control centers and controlled apparatus, assign and program data addressing and routing information.

- Support senior engineers with research and recommendations, write technical reports, and assist with risk identification and assessment.

Requirements:

- Recent Engineering Graduate (Bachelor's Degree) or currently enrolled in a university pursuing a degree in Engineering.

- Analytical mindset with sound judgment, strong interpersonal and communication skills.

- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation software, and mathematical principles.

- Commitment to workplace safety and compliance with WSP's health, safety, and harassment policies.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Within one year of graduation, GPA above 3.0/4.0.

- Power system coursework covering topics such as three-phase power, load flow and reactive compensation, and protective relaying.

- Internship experience and/or familiarity with technical areas and software listed in the job description.

- Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification.

Benefits:

- Medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, retirement savings plans, paid sick leave, paid vacation, paid parental leave, and paid time off for bereavement, voting, and attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:

- Expected Salary: $60,600 - $100,000

## Skills

### Required
- Electrical Engineering
- Power Systems
- SCADA systems
- Protective Relaying
- Power System Planning
- Network and Communication Paths
- Logic and Control Systems
- Data Acquisition

### Nice to have
- Power system coursework
- Internship experience
- Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification
- Python Scripting
- PSS/E
- PSLF
- PowerWorld

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