Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Vallum Associates; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for a Senior Protection and Control Design Engineer to join their power systems team. The role involves designing secondary systems focusing on protection schemes for transmission and distribution networks, requiring strong analytical skills and extensive experience in the field. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and at least five years of relevant experience, driving innovative solutions in line with regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Electrical or Power Systems Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in P&C engineering within the transmission/distribution sector.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of protection and control systems.
• Perform analysis using industry-standard software.
• Calculate and validate protection relay settings.

Skills

Protection and Control Design

Power System Studies

Relay Coordination

Load Flow Analysis

Harmonic Studies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

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Role Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Protection and Control Design Engineer to join our growing power systems team. The successful candidate will play a key role in the design and analysis of secondary systems, with a strong focus on power system studies and protection scheme development for transmission and distribution networks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and development of protection and control systems for substations (HV/MV/LV).
• Perform sequence network analysis, load flow, fault level, and harmonic studies using industry-standard software.
• Calculate and validate protection relay settings and coordination (e.g., distance, differential, overcurrent, earth fault).
• Develop plug setting calculations and protection philosophies in line with client and regulatory requirements.
• Design and review schematics, wiring diagrams, logic diagrams, and secondary system layouts.
• Prepare and review detailed SLDs, protection panel layouts, and interlocking schemes.
• Ensure compliance with IEC, IEEE, NERC, and local utility standards.
• Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) when required.
• Provide technical mentorship and oversight to junior engineers and review deliverables.
• Liaise with clients, OEMs, and internal teams to ensure accurate and timely delivery of engineering packages.
• Contribute to proposal writing, estimation, and scoping of new protection design projects.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Electrical or Power Systems Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in P&C engineering within the transmission/distribution sector.
• Sequence networks and symmetrical components
• Load flow and short circuit analysis
• Harmonic studies
• Relay coordination and plug setting calculations

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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