Lead system protection engineering for transmission and substation projects, including relay settings, protection philosophies, and power system studies.
Compensation
$100,019 - $152,807
Responsibilities
Lead development and application of protection philosophies and settings
Perform system protection studies such as short‑circuit analysis and relay coordination
Configure and troubleshoot microprocessor‑based protective relays
Use Powerbase to manage relay records and settings
Support event analysis and misoperation investigations
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET‑accredited program
Nice to have: Professional Engineer (P.E.) license or ability to obtain
Nice to have: experience with voltage levels 69 kV–230 kV and above
Nice to have: consulting and utility engineering experience
Lead protection and controls engineering across EPC and private-client projects, managing design, coordination, and execution of protection and control solutions.
Locations (2)
Austin, Texas, United States
United States
Responsibilities
Lead P&C engineering and design for EPC and private-client projects
Develop and review P&C drawing packages
Develop and review protection philosophies and schemes
Develop and review protective relay settings and coordination
Perform and review short-circuit, equipment-duty and protection coordination studies
Develop/review P&C engineering and design packages for EPC and private-client projects, including substations, data centers, generation, BESS and other large-load facilities, including one-lines, three-lines, AC/DC schematics, relay logic, wiring diagrams, interconnection diagrams and panel drawings.
Develop and review protection philosophies and schemes for transformers, buses, feeders, transmission lines, capacitor/reactor banks, generators and other electrical equipment.
Develop and review protective relay settings and coordination, including overcurrent, differential, distance, breaker-failure and communications assisted protection.
Perform and review short-circuit, equipment-duty and protection coordination studies required to support the design.
Coordinate P&C design with substation physical, electrical studies, SCADA/communications, metering, civil/structural and other engineering disciplines.
Lead System Protection Engineer responsible for protection engineering, relay settings, studies, and substation design for high‑voltage transmission projects.
Compensation
$134,546 - $205,557
Responsibilities
Lead the development and application of protection philosophies and settings
Perform system protection studies including short‑circuit analysis and relay coordination
Configure, set, and troubleshoot microprocessor‑based protective relays
Use Powerbase to manage relay records and settings
Support event analysis and misoperation investigations
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET‑accredited program
Nice to have: Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
Nice to have: experience with voltage levels 69 kV–230 kV and above
Nice to have: consulting and utility engineering experience
Lead system protection engineering including relay settings, philosophies, and power system studies for high-voltage transmission and substation projects.
Compensation
$100,019 - $152,807
Responsibilities
Lead development and application of protection philosophies and settings for transmission lines, power transformers, buses, breakers, capacitor/reactor banks, and auxiliary systems.
Perform system protection studies including short-circuit analysis, relay coordination, and time-current curve development.
Configure, set, and troubleshoot microprocessor-based protective relays using SEL AcSELerator and EnerVista.
Manage relay records, settings, and configuration data using Powerbase.
Support event analysis and misoperation investigations.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program
Nice to have: Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
Nice to have: 69 kV–230 kV voltage experience
Nice to have: consulting or utility engineering experience
Nice to have: field commissioning and relay testing
Primary responsibility for system protection engineering—including relay settings, protection philosophies, and power system studies—while supporting substation protection & control (P&C) design for high-voltage projects.
Compensation
Compensation Range $100,019 - $152,807
Responsibilities
Lead the development and application of protection philosophies and settings for transmission lines, power transformers, buses, breakers, capacitor/reactor banks, and auxiliary systems.
Perform system protection studies including short-circuit analysis, relay coordination, and time-current curve development.
Develop and verify protection settings using CAPE and/or ASPEN.
Configure, set, and troubleshoot microprocessor-based protective relays using vendor software like SEL AcSELerator and EnerVista.
Manage relay records, settings, and configuration data using Powerbase.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program
Nice to have: Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
Nice to have: protection and control design for 69 kV–230 kV
Nice to have: consulting or utility engineering experience
Lead system protection engineering for transmission and substation projects, including relay settings, studies, and design reviews.
Compensation
Compensation Range $100,019 - $152,807
Responsibilities
Lead development of protection philosophies and settings for transmission lines, transformers, buses, breakers, capacitors, reactors, and station service systems
Perform short‑circuit analysis, relay coordination, and time‑current curve development
Configure and troubleshoot microprocessor‑based protective relays using vendor software
Manage relay records and settings in Powerbase or similar databases
Align settings with client standards and change‑management processes
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET‑accredited program
Nice to have: Professional Engineer (P.E.) license or ability to obtain
Nice to have: experience with 69 kV–230 kV and above
Nice to have: consulting and utility engineering experience
Lead role focused on system protection engineering, relay settings, protection philosophies, and power system studies, while supporting P&C design for high-voltage projects.
Compensation
$134,546 - $205,557
Responsibilities
Lead the development and application of protection philosophies and settings for transmission lines, power transformers, buses, breakers, capacitor banks, and station service systems.
Perform system protection studies including short-circuit analysis, relay coordination, and time-current curve development.
Develop and verify protection settings using CAPE and/or ASPEN tools.
Configure, set, and troubleshoot microprocessor-based protective relays using SEL AcSELerator, EnerVista, and other OEM platforms.
Manage relay records and settings using Powerbase or similar databases.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
Nice to have: Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
Nice to have: Experience with 69 kV–230 kV voltage levels
Nice to have: Consulting or utility engineering experience
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