Principal Protection & Control Design Engineer
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You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
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Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
- Excellent knowledge of protection schemes for Transmission and Distribution substations.
- Strong experience with protection relays from manufacturers such as Siemens, GE, ABB/Hitachi Energy, Schneider Electric, or SEL.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.
- Experience in UK, Middle East, Europe, or international utility projects.
- Ability to independently deliver complete Protection & Control engineering packages
- Knowledge of IEC 61850 and substation automation systems.
- Excellent communication and coordination skills.
- Familiarity with SCADA, RTU, SAS, and communication protocols.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
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