Engineer – Protection & Control

Job Title: Engineer - Protection & Control

Reports to: Manager - Projects Unit

Reports in office, Orange CT

The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from: $90,000 TO $107,375

Job Summary

The Protection and Control Engineer in Projects organization is an engineer position with responsibilities over the portfolio of projects, ensuring each project is engineered in compliance with regulations, company standards, and consistently across the board.

Responsible for substation Protection and Control designs for major capital projects.Engineering activities for electric transmission and substation system protection projects to ensure safe, timely and cost-effective completion. Conduct analysis, develop estimates and apply engineering standards and criteria to drive the completion of projects. Coordinate with other departments, vendors, and consultants in order to complete projects in a timely and cost-effective manner. Ensure all protection system designs meet applicable company, local, state, and national codes and standards (NESC, FERC, NERC, NPCC, ISO-NE, PURA, etc.).

Key Responsibilities

• Perform engineering design, estimating, and analysis of the electric transmission and substation protection systems in support of the substation capital construction projects. Conduct engineering calculations and analysis. Review and approve detailed protection system designs, developed both internally and by engineering consultants.

• Review and approve work of engineering contractors providing substation P&C engineering and design services.  Develop project requirements, specify equipment, assemble required documents.  Ensure compliance with company standards, specifications, and contract requirements. Develop technical specifications, standards, contracts and purchase orders. Direct engineering contractors and consultants performing substation P&C engineering and design roles.
• Maintain and understand project drawings including schematics, one-line and three-line diagrams, wiring and interconnection diagrams, panel layouts, cable schedules and cable sheets.
• Ensure the timely delivery of all engineering design packages and documentation in alignment with project schedules, whether performing the design directly or overseeing external engineering firms. This includes maintaining quality, compliance, and effective coordination across disciplines.
• Provide technical support during construction and commissioning activities, including responding to field inquiries, attending site meetings, and assisting with testing of protection systems.
• Collaborate with civil, structural, and electrical engineering teams to ensure integrated and coordinated substation designs.
• Participate in design reviews and quality checks to ensure consistency, accuracy, and compliance across all engineering deliverables.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation such as engineering reports, specifications, and as-built drawings.

• Travel to worksites on an as-needed basis.

Required Qualifications

• Education & Experience Required:
  • 2-5 years of experience in Engineering or 1 year min of experience in Protection & Control and 1 year min of engineering experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering / Technology.

Knowledge of:

• Power system analysis and fundamentals of equipment protection
• Project Scoping and Estimating
• National and international standards, regulations, and compliance requirements associated with power system protection.
• Project design: schematics, wiring, panel layout, relay logic diagram
• System Protection requirements
• AC/DC Loading Calculations and CT performance and short circuit analysis
• Construction and Outage Sequencing
• Substation Equipment Commissioning
• Lightning Analysis and Lighting Analysis as they relate to protection system design
• Transient Analysis as they relate to protection system design
• Relay application and coordination principles
• Insulation Coordination
• IEC-61850 design-level standards
• FERC/NERC/NPCC and state regulations
• Familiarity with power system protection applications such as ASPEN OneLiner, ASPEN Line Database.

• Technical Skills/Competencies
  • Theoretical Engineering knowledge: planning, operations, and protection system design; ability to apply analytics, modeling, and calculations (e.g., symmetrical components, per-unit systems) to support design and review activities.
  • Practical Engineering Experience/Application: Strong experience in substation protection and control design, including schematics, wiring diagrams, and panel layouts. Practical experience in engineering design and construction, including the ability to develop business cases and present or defend them to stakeholders.
  • Engineering documentation: Ability to adequately document and, interpret engineering documentation, review, and approve engineering work done by others
  • Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment: Local, State and Federal Regulatory Standards and Requirements (NERC, NPCC, ISO, PUC, etc.) as well as internal company engineering standards.

• Functional/job/business specific Competencies:
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, and communication skills.
  • Strong experience in substation protection and control design, including schematics, wiring diagrams, and panel layouts.
  • Able to interpret protection coordination studies and apply findings to design reviews and documentation.
  • Proficiency in power system protection theory, standards, and design principles, with experience supporting testing, commissioning, and analysis of protection systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS in Engineering

• Successful Completion of Fundamentals of Engineering Exam

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Job Posting End Date:

October-31-2025