Protection and Control Relay Engineer

Dow•Plaquemine, LA

About The Position

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet. Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place. About You and this Role Dow has an opportunity available for a Protection and Control Relay Engineer to join our team in Plaquemine, LA! In this role, you will provide electrical support for Dow’s Gulf Coast Sites in Louisiana, Sabine River Operations in Texas, and occasionally other locations requiring protective relay and metering system design, operation, setting, programming, commissioning, and maintenance. You will support sites that are large privately owned and operated industrial power systems that have thousands of protective relays in service on transmission, distribution, and generation assets

Requirements

A minimum of bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
Must be willing to work flexible schedules as necessary to meet project deadlines.
Must be willing and able to travel up to 20% annually.
Must possess a TWIC card or be eligible to obtain a TWIC card. For information on TWIC eligibility requirements, please see: https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic (If unable to access link, copy and paste in your browser.
A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Nice To Haves

Proficient using ETAP.
Knowledge of PSS/E and Aspen Oneliner.
Power Systems: Understanding of power systems and their protection and coordination.
Protection Relays: Experience in designing, setting, programming, commissioning, and maintaining protective relays.
Relay Settings: Ability to develop protection settings and logic or review settings developed by others.
System Studies: Utilization of system studies to evaluate or design protective relay and substation control systems.

Responsibilities

Provide protective relay designs including development of one line diagrams, three liine diagrams, interconnect and wiring diagrams, DC schematics, and control logic for medium and high voltage substations. Projects will include both new installations and modifications to existing installations and are often executed in energized substations.
Develop protection settings and logic or perform reviews of protection settings and logic developed by others.
Perform complex electrical calculations as required to set and program protective relays.
Implement relay-to-relay and relay-to-SCADA communication using a variety of communication protocols and network topologies.
Develop electrical models (fault, load flow, stability) as required for protective relay studies on new or existing facilities.
Utilize system studies in order to evaluate or design protective relay and substation control systems for appropriate protection and coordination.
Access, utilize, and in some cases develop or improve Dow Most Effective Technology (MET) related to protective relay systems. Interface with Dow Electrical Discipline Teams and Protection & Control Technical Solutions Team as necessary to accomplish this.
Serve as a technical resource for day-to-day operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and safety investigations associated with protective relaying systems.
Interface with third-party electrical suppliers and influence their protection designs and settings at Supplier/Dow interconnection points to meet Dow’s needs.
Analyze post-fault data, including metering and transient recorder data and aid in investigating electrical events and provide system restoration recommendations.

Benefits

Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only). Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.
Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)