Lead Substation Engineer 2 - Grid
$134,546–$205,557 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Conduct design and analysis for HV and EHV substation modifications, including creating calculations, document designs, and specifications for protective relaying and controls systems. Lead the preparation of relaying philosophies, SCADA configurations, and connection diagrams while performing independent reviews of engineering work and single-line diagrams. Guide junior and senior engineers through detailed design phases, coordinate with clients and suppliers, and troubleshoot complex engineering issues. Present findings on facility upgrades to clients and peers, and support automation and process-improvement initiatives using modern tools.
Required Qualifications
- This position requires a Bachelor of Science Engineering degree.
- 12 or more years experience designing substations at 138kV and above.
- PE license.
- Experience with serving as firm/client liaison in a support or lead engineering role.
- Experience in writing and providing support documentation for relay calculations.
- Experience with the design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- Proficiency with any of the following programs: SKM, ETAP, ASPEN, CDEGS, or vendor software.
- Familiarity with design codes and standards, such as NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI.
- Experience with various vendor protective relay equipment typically used in substation protection, including SEL, ABB, GE, Areva, and Basler.
- Proficiency with MS Office applications.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.
Desired Qualifications
- A Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering degree is preferrable.
- A degree from an ABET accredited engineering program.
- Prior experience is desirable to include in-line, bus and equipment protection, breaker, transformer and similar equipment control, RTU and data concentrator based SCADA systems, telemetering and communications (fiber optics, microwave, power line carrier, etc.).
- AutoCAD or MicroStation experience.
- Construction and start-up experience.
- Testing or commissioning experience.
- Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs, is valued but not required.
- We also value additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows.
Hiring someone like this?
Get your role in front of qualified candidates on Sorce.