Senior Grid Protection Engineer – Hybrid (3 in, 2 remote)

Sargent & Lundy; Farmington Hills (MI); Hybride; USD 100 000 - 153 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health plans: Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with match

Paid time off and holidays

Relocation assistance

Résumé du poste

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Senior System Protection Engineer to join our Grid Services team. You’ll lead protection philosophies, settings, and power system studies for high‑voltage transmission and substation projects, while supporting P&C design and field commissioning.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in system protection, strong relay knowledge, and hands‑on experience with CAPE/ASPEN, SEL AcSELerator, EnerVista, and Powerbase, with clear communication to utility clients and

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited electrical engineering degree required.
• 7+ years in system protection engineering for transmission/substation projects.
• Hands-on relay settings, protection studies, and fault analysis experience.
• Familiarity with CAPE/ASPEN and relay configuration tools.
• Experience with P&C drawings and standards (IEEE/ANSI/NERC).
• Strong written/verbal communication and cross-team collaboration.

Responsabilités

• Lead development of protection philosophies and settings for lines, transformers, buses, and capacitor banks.
• Conduct fault studies, relay coordination, and time-current analysis.
• Configure protective relays using SEL AcSELerator and EnerVista; maintain Powerbase data.
• Review and generate P&C design documents (one-lines, schematics, wiring diagrams).
• Support commissioning, field questions, and align with client standards and NERC/IEEE rules.

Connaissances

Relay settings

Protection philosophies

Fault studies

CAPE/ASPEN

Power system studies

P&C drawings

IEEE/ANSI/NERC standards

Communication skills

Project leadership

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET-accredited)

Outils

SEL AcSELerator

EnerVista

CAPE/ASPEN

Powerbase

Description du poste

Sargent & Lundy is seeking a Senior System Protection Engineer to join our Grid Services team. You’ll lead protection philosophies, settings, and power system studies for high‑voltage transmission and substation projects, while supporting P&C design and field commissioning.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in system protection, strong relay knowledge, and hands‑on experience with CAPE/ASPEN, SEL AcSELerator, EnerVista, and Powerbase, with clear communication to utility clients and