About the company
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Protection Engineer based in the United States.
As a Protection Engineer, you'll take ownership of protection and control engineering activities for high-voltage power transformers, substations, and related equipment. You'll design and review protective relay schemes, perform system studies, and develop accurate relay settings. The role combines engineering analysis with hands-on support for field testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and root-cause investigations. This is a fully remote U.S.-based role, with approximately 30–40% travel to project and client sites.
Responsibilities
- Design, specify, and review protective relay schemes for high-voltage power transformers, substations, and associated electrical equipment
- Perform protective relay coordination studies, short-circuit analyses, and arc-flash hazard studies
- Calculate, develop, and document relay settings for transformer differential, overcurrent, and other protection functions
- Review one-line diagrams, relay logic, SCADA/control schematics, and protection and control drawings for technical accuracy and compliance
- Support field commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting of protection and control systems
- Investigate relay misoperations and equipment failures, leading root-cause analysis and developing corrective-action recommendations
- Maintain and improve protection engineering standards, relay-setting templates, procedures, and technical documentation
- Ensure protection designs align with NERC PRC standards, IEEE/ANSI guidelines, and client- or utility-specific requirements
- Provide technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and mentorship to field technicians and junior engineering staff
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent hands-on engineering experience
- Approximately 3–5 years of experience in high-voltage transformer protection, protective relaying, or power system protection engineering
- Hands-on experience with protective relay platforms such as SEL, GE Multilin, Siemens, or ABB
- Proficiency with relay-setting, coordination, or power-system analysis software such as AcSELerator, ETAP, Aspen OneLiner, CAPE, or SKM
- Strong working knowledge of protection and control drawings, one-line diagrams, SCADA systems, and relay logic
- Familiarity with NERC PRC standards, IEEE C37 series standards, and utility protection practices
- EIT certification or a Professional Engineer (PE) license is advantageous
Conditions
- Annual salary of approximately $95,000–$135,000, depending on experience
- Fully remote, U.S.-based work arrangement
- Approximately 30–40% travel to project and client sites nationwide
- Medical insurance with employer-paid premiums after a 60-day waiting period
- Dental and vision insurance, with employer-paid premiums after a 60-day waiting period
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match after a 90-day waiting period
- Paid time off
- Safety training and standard PPE provided for applicable site visits