Protection & Control Systems Engineer for Substations

Con Edison; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Con Edison seeks an electrical engineer to join the Protective Relay Strategy Implementation (PRSI) team. You will help redesign P&C systems, develop standards, and test protective schemes across the network.

The role requires hands-on experience in relay protection, P&C engineering, and familiarity with fault analysis tools, along with strong communication and presentation skills. Travel and emergency response duties may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with 3+ years of engineering work experience; or 4+ years if Electrical Engineering specialty.
• Relevant experience in relay protection and/or control systems engineering disciplines is required.
• Proficiency with MS Office and industry-standard fault analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop, test, implement, and maintain protection and control system standards.
• Research industry best practices to support continuous improvement of P&C standards.
• Perform engineering analyses and evaluate hardware/software solutions for protection system upgrades.
• Support PRSI initiatives to enhance design, operation, and reliability of P&C systems.
• Provide technical support to PRSI functions including asset management and remote monitoring.
• Oversee vendor activities and conduct technical reviews to ensure engineering standards are met.
• Communicate with stakeholders to implement relay protection standards and manage expectations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written & verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Presentations

MS Office proficiency

Education

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PSS/E CAPE

Aspen

Fault study tools

Relay platforms

Job description

Con Edison seeks an electrical engineer to join the Protective Relay Strategy Implementation (PRSI) team. You will help redesign P&C systems, develop standards, and test protective schemes across the network.

The role requires hands-on experience in relay protection, P&C engineering, and familiarity with fault analysis tools, along with strong communication and presentation skills. Travel and emergency response duties may be required.