Senior Engineer - Protection & Control

United Illuminating; Orange (CT); On-site; USD 106,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Bonuses

401(k) match

Health Insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Career development

Job summary

The United Illuminating Company in Orange, CT is seeking a Senior Engineer for Protection & Control to design and configure protection hardware and automation subsystems for our electric delivery infrastructure.

You will lead protection system settings for capital projects, coordinate with contractors, and ensure compliance with NERC policies while driving continuous improvement and cost-effective project delivery.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Perform relay settings design and relay coordination analysis for electric transmission and substation protection systems.
• Lead engineering contractors and consultants performing protection system settings for capital projects.
• Analyze disturbance event operations and develop fault analysis reports with actionable recommendations.
• Lead NERC compliance programs applicable to substation assets and support audits.
• Collaborate with project teams to resolve protection and control system issues.
• Represent AVANGRID on regional and national committees.

Skills

Relay settings design

Relay coordination

Protection systems

NERC compliance

Project leadership

Audits

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

PE eligibility

Tools

ASPEN OneLiner

SEL Relays

GE Relay Programming

Job description

Job Title: Senior Engineer - Protection & Control

Location: Orange, CT (100 Marsh Hill Road)

Work type: Office (on-site)

The salary range for this position is dependent upon experience, ranging from $106,000 to $132,500.

What We Offer

• 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

For more information, please visit: Benefits - Avangrid

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

THE UNITED ILLUMINATING COMPANY

Mobility Information

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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

December-31-2026