Remote Lead Protection & Control Engineer – HV Substations

MeshGrid HR; United States; A distancia; USD 110.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

MeshGrid HR is seeking an experienced Lead Protection & Control Engineer to guide design, testing, and commissioning for HV/EHV substations and related power systems. You will lead protection philosophies, relay settings, and interoperability with SCADA and cybersecurity teams across complex projects.

The role requires deep P&C expertise, strong communication, and the ability to mentor engineers while delivering high-quality engineering solutions for utilities or industrial power applications.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of electrical engineering experience.
• 5+ years of direct protection and control engineering experience within substations, transmission and distribution, or power generation.
• Strong knowledge of protective relaying principles, coordination, and substation control systems.
• Experience developing complete P&C design packages for utility or industrial power applications.
• Ability to coordinate engineering activities across multidisciplinary project teams.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the design of protection and control systems for HV/EHV substations and other critical power infrastructure.
• Develop and review:Single-line and three-line diagrams
• AC and DC schematics
• Protection logic and relay settings
• Panel layouts and elevations
• Define protection philosophies and schemes for transformers, buses, feeders, reactors, capacitor banks, and other substation equipment.
• Evaluate protective relays and intelligent electronic devices for interoperability, communications, control functionality, and system integration.
• Support IEC 61850-based digital substation architectures, including process bus and station bus applications.
• Coordinate P&C requirements with SCADA, telecom, cybersecurity, physical design, and other engineering disciplines.
• Review load flow, short-circuit, coordination, and transient studies relevant to protection system design.
• Lead or support Factory Acceptance Testing, site testing, commissioning, and system troubleshooting.
• Develop outage, cutover, testing, and commissioning procedures.
• Provide technical guidance to customers, field teams, and end users on protection and control systems.
• Support proposals by reviewing specifications, estimating engineering effort, evaluating vendor quotations, and developing technical clarifications.
• Lead technical issue resolution, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and engineering quality improvements.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers and designers on assigned projects.

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Descripción del empleo

MeshGrid HR is seeking an experienced Lead Protection & Control Engineer to guide design, testing, and commissioning for HV/EHV substations and related power systems. You will lead protection philosophies, relay settings, and interoperability with SCADA and cybersecurity teams across complex projects.

The role requires deep P&C expertise, strong communication, and the ability to mentor engineers while delivering high-quality engineering solutions for utilities or industrial power applications.