Electrical Protection Engineer
Location: On-site with travel to power plant sites (U.S. and occasional international)
Travel:~25%
About the Opportunity
We are seeking a hands-on Electrical Protection Engineer to support utility-scale power generation assets. This role is highly technical and focused on protective relaying, system protection studies, and real-time troubleshooting across generation, transmission, and distribution systems.
This is not a project management role, this is for an engineer who enjoys working directly with relays, settings, and power system performance in the field and in studies.
What You’ll Do
- Develop and calculate protection settings for generators, transformers, transmission lines, and distribution systems
- Perform relay coordination and protection studies using tools like ETAP
- Analyze relay event reports and trip data to determine root cause of system disturbances
- Support commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting of protection and control systems
- Create and execute relay test plans and validate system performance
- Ensure compliance with NERC standards, including testing, modeling, and documentation
- Provide technical support for plant electrical systems and power distribution
- Collaborate with operations and engineering teams to improve system reliability and performance
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, power systems focus preferred
- 5+ years of experience in power system protection within generation, utility, or EPC environments
- Hands-on experience with protective relays and setting development
- Strong understanding of generator protection, transmission protection, and transformer protection
- Experience with relay event analysis and root cause investigations
- Proficiency with power system modeling software, ETAP preferred
- Working knowledge of NERC standards, NEC, and NFPA 70E
- Ability to read and develop electrical drawings and protection schemes
- PE license preferred, but not required
Why This Role
- Highly technical, hands-on engineering work, not a documentation-heavy role
- Direct impact on grid reliability and power system performance
- Exposure to utility-scale generation and complex protection systems
- Opportunity to work across multiple plants and technologies
Additional Details
- Must be comfortable working in plant environments and traveling to field sites
- Strong troubleshooting mindset and ability to work independently required
- Valid driver’s license required
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