Substation Engineer
Location: United States
Employment Type: Permanent
Overview
An opportunity is available for a Substation Protection & Control Engineer to join a utility-focused engineering team delivering high-voltage transmission and substation projects. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer with strong expertise in protection and control design across medium to extra-high voltage systems.
You will be responsible for delivering detailed engineering design packages and supporting project execution from concept through construction.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform protection and control (P&C) engineering design for utility substations and transmission systems (69kV-500kV)
- Develop detailed engineering deliverables including single-line and three-line diagrams
- Produce AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, and protection panel layouts
- Prepare relay logic diagrams, cable schedules, conduit layouts, and bills of materials
- Support design of protection schemes including line, transformer, bus, and breaker failure protection
- Coordinate P&C designs with physical substation and transmission engineering teams
- Review client specifications, standards, and industry codes for compliance
- Participate in design reviews, project planning, and engineering execution activities
- Provide technical input during client and internal project meetings
- Support site walkdowns, constructability reviews, and field engineering activities
- Assist with quality assurance and technical review of engineering deliverables
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
- Minimum 6 years of experience in protection and control engineering for utilities
- Strong experience producing substation protection and control design documentation
- Solid understanding of protection schemes and relay applications
- Familiarity with industry standards including NESC, IEEE, ANSI, and NEC
- Proficiency in design tools such as AutoCAD or MicroStation
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or working towards licensure preferred
- Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Good communication and coordination abilities within multidisciplinary teams