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Early Career Electrical Engineer (ESSP)

WSP Freeport, ME entry full-time

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Description

We are seeking an Early Career Electrical Engineer (ESSP) to join our Power Delivery ESSP department in Freeport, Maine. As an ESSP, you 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 studies, 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 P-V and Q-V analysis.
  • 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 points 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 of fundamental components identified in design requirements.
  • Write technical reports summarizing research with findings and conclusions.
  • Assist technical staff and project managers with risk identification and assessment.
  • Work with cross-functional teams in executing project work.

Requirements:

  • Recent engineering graduate (Bachelor's Degree) or enrolled in a university pursuing a degree in engineering.
  • Analytical mindset with an ability to exercise sound judgement.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Within one (1) year of graduation.
  • GPA above 3.0/4.0.
  • Power system courses covering topics such as three-phase power, load flow and reactive compensation, protective relaying, symmetrical components, transmission line theory, power system transients, dynamic stability, and power system electromagnetics.
  • Internships and experience in technical areas and software listed in the Job Description section.
  • Engineer In Training (EIT) certification.

Skills

Required

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Power Systems
  • SCADA Systems
  • Protective Relaying
  • Power System Planning
  • Network and Communication Systems
  • Logic and Control Systems
  • Data Acquisition

Nice to have

  • Power system courses
  • Internships
  • Engineer In Training (EIT) certification
  • Python Scripting
  • AcSELerator Quickset
  • AcSELerator Architect
  • GE Enervista
  • ASPEN Oneliner
  • SKM-PTW
  • ETAP
  • RSCAD/RTDS

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