Senior Electrical Engineer - Remote

Asplundh Engineering Services; Lewiston (ME); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Engineer to lead and collaborate on engineering tasks and custom solutions. This role emphasizes leadership and organizational skills while delivering high-quality engineering designs and ensuring compliance with industry standards. The successful candidate will have a strong background in relay/protection engineering and experience with substation equipment. Join a company committed to providing world-class engineering services across various infrastructure markets, where your expertise will contribute to innovative projects and customer success.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience in relay/protection engineering or related industry required.
• Registered PE (Professional Engineer) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Creating and reviewing Protection & Control settings designs.
• Leading, planning, and coordinating projects with limited supervision.
• Training and developing junior personnel.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Organizational Skills

Planning Skills

Detail-oriented

Programming knowledge with protection relays

Strong knowledge of engineering theory

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology

Tools

SEL relays

GE relays

Beckwith relays

Ruggedcom switches

Cimplicity HMIs

Job description

A Senior Engineer with Asplundh Engineering Services (AES) will lead a team or work on a team to complete engineering tasks and create custom engineering solutions to meet customer needs. The candidate should also demonstrate the ability to adapt in a fast-paced and evolving industry.

An ideal candidate will possess strong leadership, organizational, and planning skills while excelling in a team-based environment. The candidate should approach all tasks in a detail-oriented manner, with a strong sense of ownership over all deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Creating and reviewing Protection & Control settings designs
• Event Analysis
• Creating and reviewing HMI (Human-Machine Interface) settings
• Creating and reviewing RTU settings designs
• Designing and configuring operating characteristics of managed switches and LANs
• Reviewing current industry best practices to ensure compliance with cyber security requirements
• Leading, planning, and coordinating projects with limited supervision
• Understanding and delivering results based on client-specific standards and requirements
• Training and developing junior personnel
• Leading project teams and interfacing with the customer to deliver a quality product by the scheduled delivery date
• Field support including troubleshooting, testing, and setup
• Act as the OE (Owner’s Engineer) responsible for reviewing designs and supplying the design team with the requested information to complete a project

Education & Experience

• 8-12 years of experience in relay/protection engineering or related industry required.
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Programming knowledge or experience with protection relays and other substation equipment
• Strong knowledge of engineering theory, practices, and procedures
• Registered PE (Professional Engineer) preferred
• IEC 61850/Goose experience is preferred
• Experience in power protection, relay design, and planning, or substation design and telecom integration
• Experience with substation relays and equipment such as SEL, GE, Beckwith, electromechanical relays, Ruggedcom switches, and Cimplicity HMIs

About Us

Asplundh Engineering Services (AES) provides safe, reliable and world-class engineering, design, planning, systems integration and testing services to transmission, distribution, substation, commercial, industrial and renewable infrastructure markets across the U.S.

As part of One Asplundh, AES customers can take advantage of the full range of resources Asplundh has to offer through a single point of contact. From design to construction and testing to emergency storm restoration and utility vegetation management, our customers count on us for consistently safe and effective service.

Our Commitment

At AES, we believe in tackling challenges in partnership with our customers, leveraging our collective experience and resources to achieve success in every project.