Principal Electrical Engineer (PSA)

Role overview

Duties and responsibilities

• Lead 5 to 8 electrical engineers and designers.
• Develop and review PSA philosophy, system architecture, functional design specifications, network architecture, and interface requirements.
• Define integration of protection relays, intelligent electronic devices, meters, switchgear, transformers, motor control centers, UPS systems, battery chargers, and other electrical equipment with PSA.
• Review PSA panels, workstations, servers, gateways, managed switches, GPS time-synchronization systems, and associated network components.
• Coordinate interfaces with SCADA, SAS, RTU, DCS, ESD, PMS, load-shedding systems, electrical control systems, and remote-control centers as applicable.
• Provide technical leadership on PSA design, I/O engineering, protection interfaces, automation architecture, and system integration.
• Prepare or review material requisitions and technical bid evaluations, and conduct detailed vendor NMR reviews for PSA/SCADA interfaces and related electrical equipment.
• Maintain electrical design integrity and oversee assigned staff performance and delivery to schedule and budget.
• Lead technical presentations to clients and their representatives.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering required.
• At least 12 years of experience in oil and gas, hydrocarbon, petroleum refinery, or infrastructure industries.
• Experience in conceptual, FEED, and detailed engineering for medium- to large-scale projects.

Technical competencies

• Expert protection engineering knowledge, including protection philosophy, scheme development, relay application and settings, protection and metering drawings, AC/DC schematics, tripping logic, interlocking, CT/VT selection, and protection interfaces up to 115 kV.
• Broad knowledge of IEEE, NFPA, API, IEC, and ANSI/NEMA codes and standards, electrical power systems, protection philosophy, and protection device coordination.
• Knowledge of Saudi Aramco and SABIC standards and procedures is an added advantage.

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