Senior System Protection Engineer 2 - Grid
$100,019–$152,807 year
HybridTampa, Florida, United States
Job Summary
Lead system protection engineering for high-voltage transmission and substation projects, developing relay settings, protection philosophies, and performing short-circuit and relay coordination studies using CAPE and ASPEN. Configure, troubleshoot, and verify microprocessor-based protective relays via SEL AcSELerator and EnerVista while managing relay records in Powerbase to ensure compliance with NERC PRC and IEEE standards. Review and markup P&C design documents, including one-lines, schematics, and logic diagrams, to guide substation design teams. Support commissioning by analyzing event records, responding to RFIs, and resolving protection issues during construction. This hybrid role requires three days in-office and offers a relocation package.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program (or equivalent)
- 7 or more years of experience in system protection engineering for transmission and/or substation projects
- Significant hands-on responsibility for relay settings and protection studies
- Strong background in system protection and relay logic, including line, transformer, bus, breaker failure, and capacitor/reactor protection philosophies
- Proven experience performing fault studies and relay coordination using CAPE and/or ASPEN (or equivalent protection analysis tools)
- Proficiency with at least some of the following relay configuration and settings tools: SEL AcSELerator, EnerVista, Other major OEM relay software
- Experience working with Powerbase or similar relay/asset databases for managing settings and protection data
- Demonstrated ability to check and interpret P&C drawings: One-lines, three-lines, schematics, wiring diagrams, logic diagrams, and panel layouts
- Familiarity with applicable IEEE, ANSI, and NERC/PRC standards related to protection and control
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work directly with Utility clients, Equipment manufacturers, Construction and commissioning teams
- Proven experience leading portions of projects, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, and meeting schedule and quality requirements
- This role offers a hybrid work arrangement, with the expectation of spending three days a week in the office, giving you the flexibility to work remotely for two days
- Dependent upon your location, this opportunity offers a generous relocation package
Desired Qualifications
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) license or the ability to obtain a P.E. within a reasonable timeframe
- Experience with protection and control design and settings for a range of voltage levels (e.g., 69 kV–230 kV and above)
- Experience developing and reviewing P&C design documents in coordination with substation design teams
- Prior consulting and utility engineering experience supporting utility or ISO/RTO clients
- Experience supporting field commissioning, relay testing, and troubleshooting of in-service protection systems
- Familiarity with utility standards and practices for documentation, settings management, and change control
- Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs
- 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
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