Remote Protection & Control Engineer — Substation Systems

ABB Inc.; Minnesota; On-site; USD 83,300 - 133,280; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Life & Disability

401(k) with company contributions

Paid holidays

Employee stock plan

Job summary

ABB Inc. seeks a Protection & Control Engineer to lead electrical design for substation protection and automation systems. This full-remote role prefers candidates in Northern California and requires 5+ years of utility experience, with CA PE licensure and strong schematics skills. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and deliver compliant engineering docs.

Join ABB to work on critical infrastructure projects and advance safety, reliability, and efficiency across power systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering required; Master's preferred.
• 5+ years of protection & control project experience for utility customers.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical one-lines, schematics, and manuals.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead for engineering activities in protection & control projects.
• Develop engineering documentation, analyses, and design calculations.
• Manage project materials, design packages, and issue resolution with stakeholders.
• Ensure safety, standards compliance, and cross‑disciplinary collaboration.

Skills

Read and interpret electrical schem at

Interpret instruction manuals

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's Degree preferred

PE License in California

Tools

Easy Power

SKM Powertools

ETAP

Aspen

EMTP

Job description

ABB Inc. seeks a Protection & Control Engineer to lead electrical design for substation protection and automation systems. This full-remote role prefers candidates in Northern California and requires 5+ years of utility experience, with CA PE licensure and strong schematics skills. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and deliver compliant engineering docs.

Join ABB to work on critical infrastructure projects and advance safety, reliability, and efficiency across power systems.