Senior Substation P&C Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +4 more states.

📋 Description

• Oversee the engineering design and technical implementation of Protection and Control (P&C) systems for substations, typically ranging from 4kV to 500kV.

• Create and evaluate protection schemes for lines, buses, transformers, and feeders.

• Design one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, and wiring diagrams.

• Collaborate with project managers, clients, and internal teams to ensure the achievement of project milestones.

• Assist in project lifecycle activities from initial concept through to commissioning.

• Execute equipment selection and specification for relays, current transformers/ potential transformers (CTs/PTs), breakers, and SCADA integration.

• Perform peer reviews and quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC), ensuring adherence to NERC, IEEE, NEC, and client standards.

• Offer technical support during the construction and commissioning phases, including troubleshooting assistance.

• Guide junior engineers and engage in initiatives aimed at continuous improvement.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in substation engineering, particularly in P&C.

• Practical experience with relay protection schemes from manufacturers such as SEL, GE, Siemens, and ABB.

• Familiarity with substation design packages, including drawings and specifications.

• Strong foundational knowledge of power system principles.

• Experience collaborating with utilities, Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) firms, or consulting engineering companies.

• Knowledge of NERC/PRC standards and IEEE guidelines.

• Experience managing designs through interdisciplinary reviews.

• Possession of a Professional Engineer (PE) license or the capability to obtain one.

• Proficiency with software tools such as AutoCAD or MicroStation, and Bluebeam.

• Experience leading project designs for both greenfield and brownfield projects.

🏝️ Benefits

• Generous paid time off and comprehensive benefits package.

• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions.

• Opportunities for career development and advancement.

• Tuition reimbursement support for continued education.

• Flexible work schedule to promote work-life balance.

• Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) plan with matching contributions.

• Voluntary life insurance, disability coverage, critical illness, accident, and hospitalization plans.

• Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for medical expenses, as well as FSA for dependent care and transportation/parking expenses.