Senior Protection and Control Engineer

Siemens Energy

Orlando (FL)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

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Company-paid health and wellness

Paid Time Off and holidays

401K with company match

Family building benefits

Parental leave

Job summary

Siemens Energy in Orlando seeks a Senior Protection & Control Commissioning Engineer to lead high-voltage substation commissioning, relay testing, and control system validation, coordinating with engineering, construction, OEM, and customers. You will ensure safe, compliant energization and handover of protection relays and SCADA interfaces.

Ideal candidates have 5–10 years in HV protection and commissioning, strong knowledge of protection schemes and relays (SEL, Siemens, GE, ABB/Hitachi), and

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
5–10 years of experience in protection and control commissioning.
Experience with high-voltage substations and protection schemes.
Experience testing microprocessor-based relays (SEL, Siemens, GE, ABB/Hitachi Energy).
Strong safety, communication, and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute commissioning plans, schedules, procedures, and test programs for protection and control systems in HV substations.
Lead testing and commissioning of protection relays, control systems, metering equipment, SCADA interfaces, and substation panels.
Perform relay testing, end-to-end testing, functional checks, and control system validation for energization readiness.
Supervise and mentor commissioning teams while ensuring safety, quality, and project requirements.
Coordinate with project managers, OEMs, engineering teams, and customers to resolve technical issues and manage risks.
Maintain commissioning documentation, test reports, relay settings, NCRs, RAMS, and as-built docs.

Skills

Protection & Control commissioning

High-voltage substations

Relay testing

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SEL relays

Siemens relays

GE relays

ABB/Hitachi Energy

SCADA interfaces

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

As a Senior Protection & Control (P&C) Commissioning Engineer, you will serve as the technical authority for protection and control commissioning activities on high-voltage substation EPC and turnkey projects. Your day will involve leading relay testing, functional checks, control system validation, end-to-end testing, and energization activities while coordinating closely with engineering, construction, OEM, and customer teams. You will ensure protection relays, control systems, metering equipment, SCADA interfaces, and secondary systems are safely tested, integrated, and ready for energization and handover. Through technical leadership and a strong commitment to safety and precision, you will help deliver reliable grid infrastructure while meeting project schedules and customer requirements.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Develop and execute commissioning plans, schedules, procedures, and test programs for protection and control systems within high-voltage substations, including support for isolation and Permit-to-Work (PTW) processes.
Lead and oversee testing and commissioning of protection relays, control systems, metering equipment, SCADA interfaces, communication systems, and substation control panels.
Perform and supervise relay testing, end-to-end testing, functional checks, logic verification, point-to-point testing, and control system validation to ensure system readiness for energization.
Supervise, coordinate, and mentor commissioning teams while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and project requirements.
Coordinate with project managers, OEMs, engineering teams, and customer representatives to resolve technical issues, manage risks, and meet project milestones and budgets.
Ensure compliance with IEC, IEEE, NERC, OSHA, and customer-specific standards while maintaining commissioning documentation, test reports, relay settings verification records, NCRs, RAMS, and as-built documentation.

What You Bring

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
5–10 years of experience in protection and control commissioning, with required experience in high-voltage substations.
Strong knowledge of transmission and distribution protection schemes, digital relays, substation automation systems, grid operations, and protection applications; experience with BESS is preferred.
Experience testing and commissioning microprocessor-based protection relays, including SEL, Siemens, GE, ABB/Hitachi Energy , or equivalent platforms, with the ability to interpret single-line diagrams, protection schematics, wiring diagrams, relay logic drawings, and test procedures.
Strong understanding of OSHA requirements, environmental compliance, high-voltage safety practices, and commissioning documentation, with excellent communication and troubleshooting skills.
Willingness to travel a minimum of 50% for field commissioning work , including travel to customer and project sites as required.

About the Team

Grid Technologies

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

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