Senior Protection & Control Engineer – Substations

Avangrid; Town of Vestal (NY); On-site; USD 96,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP is seeking a Senior Engineer - Protection & Control to join the Rochester/Lancaster/Vestal, NY team. You will design and configure automation, data collection, protection and control systems to support our electric delivery infrastructure.

Responsibilities include relay settings design, protection coordination, NERC compliance, and field testing. A BSEE and 5+ years in substations or protection are required; PE/FE are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years in substations, transmission/distribution operations, or protection design.
• Familiar with Brownfield electromechanical relay substations.
• Knowledge of OSHA, IEEE, IEC, NFPA, NETA, and NERC standards.
• Strong fault calculations, short-circuit analysis, and ARC flash studies.
• Experience with word processing, spreadsheets, and reporting systems.
• Ability to interpret instructions and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Perform relay settings design and coordination analysis for protection systems.
• Lead contractors and consultants on protection system settings for projects.
• Analyze disturbance events and prepare fault analysis reports with corrective actions.
• Lead NERC compliance programs and participate in audits.

Skills

Relay design

Protection coordination

Fault analysis

NERC compliance

SCADA protocols

AutoCAD

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

PE/FE certification

Tools

AutoCAD

Manta MTS-5100

ArcPro

SEL ASELerator

Job description

NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP is seeking a Senior Engineer - Protection & Control to join the Rochester/Lancaster/Vestal, NY team. You will design and configure automation, data collection, protection and control systems to support our electric delivery infrastructure.

Responsibilities include relay settings design, protection coordination, NERC compliance, and field testing. A BSEE and 5+ years in substations or protection are required; PE/FE are preferred.