Protection & Controls Engineer - Hybrid & NERC-Driven Reliability

Leeward Energy; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid on-site work

Job summary

Leeward Renewable Energy seeks a P&C Engineer (P3) to provide electrical engineering support for our operating plants. You will lead protection coordination, perform studies, validate relay settings, and ensure regulatory compliance with NERC PRC standards.

Strong communication with operations and external utilities is essential. The role requires on-site presence three days per week with two days of hybrid remote work, reporting to the Engineering Manager - Electrical.

Qualifications

• 4-Year Bachelors Electrical Engineering Degree.
• Master Engineering degree is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain NERC PRC deliverables for regulatory compliance.
• Perform protection system coordination studies and validate relay settings.
• Design and review protection schemes for transmission, distribution, and generation assets.
• Conduct fault studies and short-circuit analyses.
• Monitor compliance with NERC PRC standards and prepare audit-ready documentation.
• Investigate protection system misoperations and implement corrective actions per PRC-004.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external utilities for inter-entity studies.
• Prepare technical reports and evidence packages for NERC audits.
• Maintain accurate records of relay settings and studies.
• Participate in continuous improvement to optimize protective coordination and system performance.
• Create detailed reports for internal and regulatory review.

Skills

NERC PRC standards knowledge

Protection coordination studies

Relay settings validation

Reading electrical drawings

Project management

Strong communication

Education

Bachelors Electrical Engineering

Master's degree a plus

Tools

SEL relays

Job description

Leeward Renewable Energy seeks a P&C Engineer (P3) to provide electrical engineering support for our operating plants. You will lead protection coordination, perform studies, validate relay settings, and ensure regulatory compliance with NERC PRC standards.

Strong communication with operations and external utilities is essential. The role requires on-site presence three days per week with two days of hybrid remote work, reporting to the Engineering Manager - Electrical.