Lead Engineer - Protection & Control

Iberdrola; Orange (CT); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits and growth opportunities

Bonuses 12%

401(k) match

Health, dental, vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Job summary

The Philosophy and Standards group within The United Illuminating Company supports the Protection & Control Department by researching industry best practices to create P&C standards and new engineering processes. The role covers transmission, substation, and distribution engineering work with autonomy to propose solutions.

Active projects include IEC 61850 process bus substation work, GOOSE/SV trials, vendor evaluations, and ongoing development of engineering tools and standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of Power System Electrical Engineering experience, with at least 4 years in Protection & Control, Substation Automation, or Substation Testing/Commissioning.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; Master’s preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop P&C engineering standards and relay setting templates.
• Evaluate new vendors and technologies; conduct engineering analyses and document findings.
• Collaborate with other P&C engineers and departments; mentor junior engineers.
• Lead open-ended projects with autonomy to propose practical solutions.

Skills

Power system engineering

Protection & control

Relay coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

IEC 61850

GOOSE

Real‑time simulators

Job description

Job Title: Lead Engineer - Protection & Control

Location: Orange, CT

Reports to: Supervisor - Protection & Control - Philosophy and Standards

Work Type: Office

The base salary for this position is dependent upon experience and location ranging from $ 130,000-160,400

What We Offer

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
• Generous performance‑based bonuses 12%
• 401(k) match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development and clear career advancement pathways

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Summary

The Philosophy and Standards group is a support function for the Protection and Control (P&C) Department. The Philosophy and Standards group is responsible for researching industry best practices to create P&C standards. This group also develops new engineering processes and tools. System scope includes transmission, substation, and distribution. Service companies include Central Maine Power, New York State Electric & Gas, Rochester Gas & Electric, and United Illuminating.

Responsibilities

General responsibilities include assisting in the development of P&C engineering standards, relay setting file templates, record keeping processes, and engineering tools. The engineer will also participate in the evaluation of new vendors and technologies. The position requires conducting engineering analysis, researching white papers and manuals, organizing and facilitating meeting, presenting to technical and non-technical audiences, and documenting assignments. This position requires collaboration with other P&C engineers, other departments, contractors, and vendors. As a lead engineer, this position grants autonomy to propose solutions to open-ended challenges but requires the engineer to work mostly autonomously. The lead engineer is expected to provide informal mentorship to junior engineers.

Active projects include engineering a pilot IEC 61850 process bus substation using GOOSE and SV, evaluating Virtualized Protection Relays (VPR) and Centralized Substation Protection (CSP), evaluating new relay vendors, updating engineering standards, and writing conference papers.

Education and Experience

Minimum 7 years of Power System Electrical Engineering experience of which minimum 4 years of Protection & Control, Substation Automation, or Substation Testing and Commissioning experience. Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering preferred.

Due to the open-ended nature of the department’s responsibilities, a strong understanding of power system fundamentals is required. This includes sequential components, per unit, harmonics, Internal Use transformers, and fault analysis. An understanding of traditional generation and inverter-based generation is preferred. Experience or knowledge in the following areas is preferred: IEC 61850 (GOOSE Data Models, Sampled Values, MMS), networking, real time simulators, virtualized protection relays, and centralized substation protection.

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Company: THE UNITED ILLUMINATING COMPANY

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Job Posting End Date: November-6-2026

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