Senior Power System Protection Engineer — Grid Reliability

Electric Power Engineers, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

PTO and paid holidays

401K with up to 4% match

MyShare Employee Ownership Program

Job summary

Electric Power Engineers is seeking a Power Systems Engineer to lead protection studies and reliability assessments. You will perform short-circuit analysis and protection coordination using ETAP and ASPEN OneLiner, while evaluating DFR/SCADA systems for regulatory compliance and monitoring capabilities.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a Power Systems focus and 4–5 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on power systems.
• Strong understanding of protection principles, protective relays, and short-circuit analysis.
• Experience with inverter-based resources, NERC standards, and power system analysis software.

Responsibilities

• Perform power system protection studies using ETAP and ASPEN OneLiner, including short-circuit analysis and protection coordination.
• Evaluate Digital Fault Recorder (DFR), SCADA, and substation monitoring systems for regulatory compliance.
• Conduct gap assessments and recommend improvements for disturbance monitoring systems.

Skills

Protection principles

Protective relays

Short-circuit analysis

NERC standards

Inverter-based resources

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (power systems focus)

Tools

ETAP

ASPEN OneLiner

Power system analysis software

Job description

Electric Power Engineers is seeking a Power Systems Engineer to lead protection studies and reliability assessments. You will perform short-circuit analysis and protection coordination using ETAP and ASPEN OneLiner, while evaluating DFR/SCADA systems for regulatory compliance and monitoring capabilities.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a Power Systems focus and 4–5 years of relevant experience.