Senior Protection Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent power systems protection experience.
• 10+ years of experience in protection engineering, relay settings, power system studies, and commissioning support.
• Experience developing relay standards, settings templates, commissioning procedures, or protection philosophy documents.
• Experience creating short circuit studies for industrial, generation, utility, or medium voltage distribution systems.
• Hands-on experience with SEL relays and relay settings software.
• Experience designing and implementing protection schemes using IEC 61850 standards and familiarity with the data model concept.
• Experience supporting site commissioning and/or factory acceptance testing for protection, controls, or power system equipment.
• Strong understanding of power system protection principles, relay coordination, single-line diagrams, control schematics, and field testing practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability and willingness to travel 25% to 50% of the time, at least initially, based on project and commissioning needs.
• 15+ years of experience in protection engineering, relay settings, power system studies, and commissioning support.
• Experience creating short circuit studies in ETAP.
• Experience with Siemens and ABB relays.
• System modeling experience with PSS/E, PSCAD, and/or hardware-in-the-loop testing with RTDS.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain licensure in Texas.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to translate protection requirements into practical relay settings, logic, studies, and test procedures.
• Self-motivated, safety-focused, and comfortable supporting fast-paced project execution and field commissioning activities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

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