Protection & Control Engineer (Substation & Automation)

American Transmission Co.; City of Pewaukee (WI); Presencial; USD 77.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

American Transmission Co. is seeking an engineer to design and support protective relaying schemes, substation controls, metering, and coordination studies to keep the grid safe and reliable. You will analyze disturbances, support commissioning, and collaborate with contractors and vendors.

You will contribute to digital protection and automation initiatives while maintaining thorough documentation and cross‑functional partnerships across offices and substations.

Formación

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Knowledge or experience 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 or emphasis in power systems, protection and control systems, communications, or computer systems is preferred.
• Professional Engineer licensure may be preferred for senior-level positions.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

Power systems

Protective relaying

Substation controls

Metering

Data acquisition

Schematic reading

Documentation

Educación

BS in Electrical Engineering or EE Technology

Descripción del empleo

American Transmission Co. is seeking an engineer to design and support protective relaying schemes, substation controls, metering, and coordination studies to keep the grid safe and reliable. You will analyze disturbances, support commissioning, and collaborate with contractors and vendors.

You will contribute to digital protection and automation initiatives while maintaining thorough documentation and cross‑functional partnerships across offices and substations.