Power Systems Protection & Control Engineer

American Transmission Co.; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 96,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

American Transmission Co. is seeking a Protection and Control Engineer to design and support protective relaying schemes, relay settings, and automation solutions for the transmission grid. You will work from concept through commissioning, collaborating with field teams and vendors.

The role emphasizes power systems expertise, careful documentation, and operating in substation environments. A Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and related experience are required, with PE licensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Knowledge in power systems, protective relaying, substation controls, metering, or data acquisition.
• Ability to read, develop, and review schematics, logic diagrams, wiring diagrams, and construction documentation.
• Coursework in power systems, protection and control systems, communications, or computer systems preferred.
• Professional Engineer licensure may be preferred for senior-level positions.

Responsibilities

• Design and support protective relaying schemes that detect and isolate system failures, limit equipment damage, and strengthen grid reliability.
• Develop relay settings, short-circuit and fault-duty calculations, coordination studies, and supporting engineering records.
• Design substation control, automation, and metering solutions, including digital and hybrid substation architectures.
• Analyze disturbances, event records, and protection or control operations to identify root causes and recommend corrective actions.
• Support installation, testing, commissioning, operations, and maintenance activities in electrical substations.
• Evaluate emerging hardware, software, communication protocols, and technology platforms, then improve standards, drawings, point lists, manuals, and procedures.
• Partner with contractors and external vendors to support onboarding, establish deliverable expectations, and facilitate completion of assigned work.
• Provides operational support as part of a rotating on-call schedule, including occasional after-hours response as business needs require.

Skills

Power systems

Protective relaying

Substation controls

Metering

Data acquisition

Schematics reading

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

PE licensure preferred

Job description

American Transmission Co. is seeking a Protection and Control Engineer to design and support protective relaying schemes, relay settings, and automation solutions for the transmission grid. You will work from concept through commissioning, collaborating with field teams and vendors.

The role emphasizes power systems expertise, careful documentation, and operating in substation environments. A Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and related experience are required, with PE licensure