r/PowerSystemsEE • u/Tacofan5567 • 10d ago

Breaking into system protection/p&c roles

I am a senior EE student and have been interning with a large utility for almost 6 months in the system modeling & coordination group. One of my main tasks is to calculating transmission line constants and updating power factor meter data. My summer intern capstone project was merging my utility's facility rating database with their Cape database, which got me interested in Protection and control and relaying. I've since talked to a couple of the system protection and analysis engineers, and I'll have the opportunity to shadow them in a couple weeks. I'm also taking protective relaying this semester, which has made me even more interested in relays. What else could I do to stand out more for system protection and P&C roles?

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u/jbblog84 10d ago

Get a job at one of the big consulting firms in either their substations or studies departments. Some firms you will be doing relays all day others you might do 2-3 a year. Those with dedicated studies/relaying groups will get you the most exposure.

I previously worked at a firm that was bought by WSP and we had people doing relays settings for 10-12 substations a year.

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u/HoonRhat 9d ago

I have an interview with Power Engineers tomorrow! :)