Electrical Engineer, Protection and Controls R&D

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. Engineer protection and controls for campus power, including relaying schemes from generation through distribution .

Posted 10/25/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $203,000 - $232,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in protection engineering, focusing on relay settings and coordination for MV and HV systems, along with hands-on experience in commissioning protection schemes and investigating relay operations. Proficient in managing safety-critical code and integrating communications for effective protection and controls architecture.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Protection Engineering ExperienceRelay Settings DevelopmentCommissioning Protection SchemesInvestigating Relay OperationsIEC 61850 Experience

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Hard Skills

Relay SettingsCoordination StudiesProtection SchemesGenerator ProtectionArc-Flash MitigationSafety-Critical Code ManagementEvent Record AnalysisConfiguration ManagementTesting FunctionsRoot-Cause Analysis

Tools & Technologies

SEL PlatformsSCADA IntegrationCommunications-Assisted Schemes

Industry Keywords

MV SystemsHV SystemsNERC PRCProtection MisoperationsCommissioning

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Flash

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Engineer protection and controls for campus power, including relaying schemes from generation through distribution
Own settings, including coordination studies and relay files
Develop, verify, and configuration-manage relay settings
Design protection and controls architecture covering relays, communications, and SCADA integration
Support commissioning by loading settings and testing functions
Investigate and root-cause protection misoperations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Protection engineering experience with relay settings and coordination for MV and HV systems
Hands-on experience developing settings for SEL or equivalent platforms
Experience commissioning protection schemes in the field
Experience investigating relay operations using event records
Settings files managed as safety-critical code
Generator protection experience (bonus)
IEC 61850 and communications-assisted schemes experience (bonus)
NERC PRC exposure (bonus)
Arc-flash mitigation schemes experience (bonus)
Must be authorized to work in the United States

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity for all full time roles
Benefits
Meaningful equity / restricted stock units may be included in total compensation
Compensation discussions welcomed
Adjusted terms may be available for outstanding candidates