Design Basis Engineer II - Sr. (Trans)(Protection & Control)

Job title: Design Basis Engineer II - Sr. (Trans)(Protection & Control)

About the Role This position resides within the Transmission Design Basis department and focuses on the development, governance, and continuous improvement of Transmission Engineering Standards related to protective relaying, relay settings methodologies, and substation protection system design. The role collaborates with Design Engineering, Asset Management, Relay Settings Engineering, construction, procurement, and configuration management to ensure standards meet reliability, regulatory, and operational requirements.

What You'll Do

• Develop, review, and maintain standard relay protection schemes, application philosophies, and relay settings methodologies for transmission and substation facilities.
• Evaluate existing protective relaying standards and identify improvements in fault analysis methods, device coordination, settings criteria, and design templates.
• Perform technical reviews of protection-related engineering submittals, including vendor relay drawings, logic diagrams, and protection & control (P&C) packages.
• Support relay settings engineers by providing design basis clarification, standard updates, philosophy intent, and technical guidance.
• Review and ensure consistency of relay schematics, wiring diagrams, and equipment application drawings.
• Standards Development & Governance: Serve as a subject matter expert for a portfolio of standard drawings, templates, relay equipment applications, and design basis documents.
• Create and revise Transmission Engineering (TE) Standard Documents, catalog IDs/stock codes, and standard protection drawings.
• Lead or participate in cross-functional teams to evaluate issues identified by internal stakeholders and drive consensus-based solutions.
• Maintain and enhance the Design Basis department’s SharePoint site and document repositories.
• Compliance, Quality, and Industry Alignment: Ensure protection-related standards align with applicable industry standards and regulations (e.g., NERC, SERC, IEEE, IEC) and with internal governance requirements.
• Support audits or inquiries related to protection system applications, standard compliance, and revisions.
• Collaborate with external technical consortia, industry groups, and universities to stay current with evolving protection engineering practices.
• Engineering Support & Lifecycle Responsibilities: Provide engineering support throughout the design, construction, commissioning, and maintenance phases of protection systems.
• Apply engineering judgment and protection principles to evaluate alternatives, propose solutions, and interpret applicable codes, standards, and utility practices.
• Lead or support change management efforts for standard updates, including training and lessons learned sessions.
• Assist with storm/emergency restoration activities as required.