Protection & Control Applications Engineer 1 4PC- 305

Location- Forest Park- GA

Client - Southern Company

Contract- 5 months

- Entry-level Protection & Control Applications Engineer role requiring 0-5 years of related experience and a bachelor's degree in engineering. - Learns technical concepts and company practices under close supervision. - Focuses on individual engineering projects. - Applies basic engineering principles, specifications, policies, and procedures. - Implements standard philosophies and settings for distribution substation capital projects. - Applies requested settings changes from Distribution Reliability work groups. - Reviews distribution substation prints and protection schemes for dependability, reliability, and security. - Analyzes protection zones and P&C equipment applications. - Performs power system modeling and fault studies for requests, customer support, and capital projects. - Manages relay asset information using CAPE and STOMP repositories. - Ensures deliverables comply with NERC, SERC, and other applicable industry standards. - Utilizes introductory engineering knowledge and basic problem-solving skills. - Makes limited independent decisions based on procedures, with supervisory review. - Demonstrates basic proficiency with business unit software (CAPE, STOMP, Vault). - Exhibits strong work ethic, positive attitude, and ability to build effective relationships with field staff, design engineering staff, and/or vendors.