Electrical Protection & Controls Engineer Substation Expert

Stanford University; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory seeks a Facilities Electrical Protection & Controls Engineer to design, construct, operate, and maintain electrical protection and controls for power distribution across the campus electrical infrastructure.

The role requires five years of experience in protection & controls, strong ETAP proficiency, and collaboration across engineering and operations teams, with safety and reliability as top priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• Minimum five years of directly related experience in electrical protection & controls.
• Professional Electrical Engineer license in CA preferred or eligible within one year.
• Proficient in ETAP or similar software.
• Knowledge of protection & control equipment lifecycle cost analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design, construct, operate, and maintain electrical protection and controls for power distribution.
• Perform power system studies: short circuit, coordination, arc flash analyses using ETAP.
• Develop one-line and three-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, and logic diagrams.
• Collaborate with electrical design, project, plant, and operations engineers.
• Analyze faults and relay mis-operations; determine root causes and provide mitigations.
• Design substation protection schemes and setpoints for AES/SEL relays; review as-left files.
• Conduct arc flash risk assessments and develop mitigation plans.
• Prepare technical plans, review ICEs, and scope P&C upgrades.
• Design power monitoring, communication, and SCADA systems.
• Represent department on project teams and review committees.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Electrical Engineer license (CA)

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

ETAP

EMTP

PSCAD

DNP3

Modbus

IEC 61850/GOOSE

Job description

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory seeks a Facilities Electrical Protection & Controls Engineer to design, construct, operate, and maintain electrical protection and controls for power distribution across the campus electrical infrastructure.

The role requires five years of experience in protection & controls, strong ETAP proficiency, and collaboration across engineering and operations teams, with safety and reliability as top priorities.