Senior Engineer - Protection & Control

NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP; Gates Center (NY); On-site; USD 96,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP is seeking a Senior Engineer – Protection & Control to design and configure protection and control equipment subsystems for AVANGRID's electric delivery infrastructure. You will ensure safe, timely, and cost-efficient project completion across transmission and substations.

Responsibilities include leading protection system settings work, coordinating with contractors, and delivering clear fault analyses to management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• At least 5 years of engineering experience.
• Professional Engineer license or eligibility.
• Experience with protection systems: relay coordination and IEC61850.
• FERC, NERC, NPCC and state regulatory familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Design relay settings and perform relay coordination analysis for transmission and substation protection.
• Lead engineering contractors performing protection system settings for capital projects.
• Analyze disturbance events to ensure protection schemes perform reliably.
• Develop fault analysis reports with corrective actions and lessons learned.
• Lead NERC compliance programs for substation assets and assist audits.
• Collaborate with project teams to resolve protection and control issues.
• Represent AVANGRID on regional and national committees.

Skills

ASPEN OneLiner

Relay programming (SEL)

Relay programming (GE)

IEC61850 Standard

Protection coordination analysis

Power system analysis

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or technology

Tools

ASPEN OneLiner

SEL/GE Relay Programming tools

Job description

Job Title

Senior Engineer – Protection & Control

Location

Rochester, NY; Binghamton, NY

Work Type

Office (on-site)

Salary

The salary range for this position is dependent upon experience, ranging from $96,400 to $120,500.

Job Summary

As part of AVANGRID's engineering team, you will be responsible for the design and configuration of automation, data collection, protection, and control equipment subsystems. You will work on our extensive electric delivery infrastructure, ensuring safe, timely, and cost-effective completion of projects.

Responsibilities

• Perform relay settings design and relay coordination analysis for electric transmission and substation protection systems in support of capital construction programs.
• Lead engineering contractors and consultants performing protection system settings for capital projects.
• Analyze disturbance event operations, ensuring protection schemes perform flawlessly.
• Develop and deliver clear, impactful fault analysis reports to management, highlighting corrective actions and valuable lessons learned.
• Lead NERC compliance programs applicable to substation assets and act as a subject matter expert during audits.
• Collaborate with project teams to resolve issues related to protection and control systems
• Represent AVANGRID on regional and national committees.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or technology and a minimum of 5 years of engineering experience.
• Registered Professional Engineer or eligibility for certification.
• Experience with ASPEN OneLiner, SEL & GE Relay Programming, IEC61850 Standard, and protection coordination analysis.
• Familiar with FERC, NERC, NPCC, and state regulations.
• Strong knowledge of power system analysis, protection fundamentals, and compliance standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 3 years in Protection & Control along with the minimum qualifications required.

Behavioral Competencies

• Growth & Continuous Improvement Initiative & Change Focused on Results Customer Centric (internal and/or external) Communication Collaboration Leadership (people managers/leaders)

Company

Company: NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP Mobility Information

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Additional Employee Policies

Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee’s management.

Job Posting End Date

October-31-2026