Senior Engineer - Protection & Control

Iberdrola; New York (NY); On-site; USD 96,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

12% bonus

401(k) match

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Career advancement

Job summary

Avangrid is seeking an experienced engineer to design and configure automation, data collection, protection, and control subsystems for its electric delivery network in Kirkwood, NY. You will work as part of the engineering team to ensure safe, timely, and cost-effective project delivery.

The role requires a strong background in protection systems, relay programming, and coordination analysis, with regulatory knowledge and PE eligibility.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Design relay settings and perform coordination analysis for transmission and substation protection.
• Lead engineering contractors and consultants on protection settings for capital projects.
• Analyze disturbance events and verify protection schemes operate correctly.
• Prepare fault analysis reports with actionable recommendations.
• Support NERC compliance programs and participate in audits.
• Review large interconnections and DER interconnections to networks.
• Represent AVANGRID on regional and national committees.

Skills

Relay programming

Protection coordination

Power system analysis

Regulatory compliance (FERC/NERC)

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

ASPEN OneLiner

SEL

GE Relay Programming

IEC 61850

Protection coordination analysis

Job description

Position Details

Reports to: Supervisor - Protection & Control

Location: In Office, (5 Days) Kirkwood NY

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.

Key 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.
• Review of large customer interconnections and distributed energy resource interconnections to substations, transmission circuits and distribution circuits.
• Represent AVANGRID on regional and national committees.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of engineering experience
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or technology.
• 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.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
• Generous performance‑based bonuses 12%
• 401(k) match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development and clear career‑advancement pathways

Salary

• $96,400 - $120,500

Company

We are one of the main energy companies in the world, a leader in renewables, which champions the energy transition towards a low‑emissions economy. We supply energy to nearly 100 million people in dozens of countries and develops its renewable, network and commercial activities in Europe (Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and Greece), the United States, Brazil and Australia and maintains markets such as Japan and Poland, among others, as growth platforms.

Equal Opportunity

At Avangrid we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Disability Accommodations

If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who is unable to use our online tool to search for or to apply for jobs, you may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting our People and Organization department at [e-mail].

Employment Conditions

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. 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

November-30-2026