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08-21-2025

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Engineer – Protection & Control

Work Designation: Onsite

The power of AEP comes from our valued team of unique employees….the best in the business! We’re proud to be one of the largest electric energy companies in the U.S., powering over 5 million homes and businesses, spanning across 11 states. We’re passionate about making an innovative difference in the communities we serve. We’re powering the future – today!

Job Description

What You'll Do

+ Perform transmission protection and control (P&C) engineering activities for 4kV thru 765KV electrical substation projects.

+ Prepare or review P&C engineering and designs, review project scopes and cost estimates, and participate in project scheduling, resource planning, and cost control for assigned projects.

+ Provide engineering support for project installation, commissioning, checkout and troubleshooting.

+ Model transmission system impedances and perform short circuit relay coordination analysis.

+ Perform area protection studies and develop relay settings for existing and new transmission line and station protection schemes.

+ Perform activities related to NERC P&C standards. Contribute to development of system-wide protection standards for transmission and distribution station protection, metering and control applications.

+ 5% of time spent on domestic travel, occasional overnight.

What We're Looking For:

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in an ABET* accredited electrical engineering program and 3 years of experience as an engineer must include:

+ Station protective settings, including circuit breaker control, distribution transformers, and capacitor banks.

+ Protection and Control project construction and commissioning support for projects ranging up to 4.16kV or 115kV.

+ Developing P&C and Station OneLine Diagrams, schematics, wiring and logic diagrams utilizing MicroStation, AutoCAD, or similar software.

+ Line settings for implementation on microprocessor relays, electromechanical relays and solid-state relays for systems up to 345kV, settings work to include communication aided schemes, step distance, overcurrent, mutually coupled lines and misoperations and event analysis experience.

+ P&C project scope development for projects ranging from 4.16kV to 345kV.

+ Applying NERC Reliability Standards for system protection.

+ Applying ANSI and IEEE standards pertaining to electrical power systems.

Alternatively, a master’s degree from a university with an ABET* accredited bachelor’s degree program in electrical engineering and 1 year of experience as specified above is acceptable.

*ABET - Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. Non-ABET accredited bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering must be accompanied by a master’s degree or PhD in electrical engineering from a university with an ABET accredited bachelor degree program in electrical engineering. Non-ABET accredited advanced degrees in electrical engineering must be from a university with an ABET accredited bachelor degree program in electrical engineering.

What you’ll get:

Compensation Range: $115,330 to $134,551 annually

In addition to a competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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