Protection Systems Engineer

Cleco; Pineville (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleco in Louisiana is seeking an Engineer II – Protection Analyst to monitor and improve protection systems for generation and transmission. You will analyze fault data, support protective relays, and collaborate with teams to ensure reliability and safety.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, regulatory readiness, fault studies, and incident analysis, with duties spanning system modeling, compliance reporting, restoration support, and optimization of protection schemes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering; FE eligibility or NCEES certification preferred.
• 3–5+ years of related experience.
• Strong business acumen in the Utility industry.
• Strong knowledge of leading practices for protection systems.
• Strong planning and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Champions safety, integrity, and operational excellence.
• SME during regulatory audits in generation and transmission protection.
• Administer disturbance reporting systems and maintain configurations.
• Design, procure, and field protection system changes.
• Develop and maintain the transmission short circuit model.
• Conduct fault studies and share results with clients and internal teams.
• Analyze disturbance records to locate faults and aid restoration.
• Maintain operational records and system performance metrics.
• Identify and implement compliance reports for fault detection.
• Support restoration after catastrophic events and maintain situational awareness.
• Design monitoring systems to meet objectives.

Skills

Protection systems knowledge

Fault modeling

Regulatory audits experience

Project management

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET) or FE eligibility

Job description

Cleco in Louisiana is seeking an Engineer II – Protection Analyst to monitor and improve protection systems for generation and transmission. You will analyze fault data, support protective relays, and collaborate with teams to ensure reliability and safety.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, regulatory readiness, fault studies, and incident analysis, with duties spanning system modeling, compliance reporting, restoration support, and optimization of protection schemes.