Protection & Control Standards Engineer III - Hybrid

Duke Energy; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke Energy is seeking an Engineer III/Senior Engineer to serve as the System Protection and Control SME within the Distribution Protection Automation Control team. You will develop standards, templates, and application guides for relays, reclosers, and switchgear, while supporting enterprise standards and related artifacts.

The role combines engineering depth with field testing and mentorship. The position emphasizes hands-on testing in relay labs, field commissioning, and collaboration across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program or equivalent.
• Professional Engineer registration or PE-equivalent experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Develop standards, guides, and templates for system protection and control.
• Create protection settings, logic, and control templates.
• Support protective equipment standards and related artifacts.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to training materials.
• Perform lab testing, field commissioning, and factory acceptance testing.

Skills

System protection

Protection settings

Relay testing

SCADA programming

Communication protocols

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Professional Engineer (PE)

Tools

SEL protection software

Omicron/Doble test equipment

Relay test software

Job description

Duke Energy is seeking an Engineer III/Senior Engineer to serve as the System Protection and Control SME within the Distribution Protection Automation Control team. You will develop standards, templates, and application guides for relays, reclosers, and switchgear, while supporting enterprise standards and related artifacts.

The role combines engineering depth with field testing and mentorship. The position emphasizes hands-on testing in relay labs, field commissioning, and collaboration across