Senior Protection & Controls Substation Engineer

Amped I Llc.; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid PTO

Company holidays

Family support

Life and disability insurance

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Amped I LLC is seeking a Senior Protection & Controls Substation Engineer to join our fully remote, full-time team. You will design protection and control systems for substations, mentor junior engineers, and coordinate with project managers.

Ideal candidates have a BE in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program, EIT, PE preferred, and at least five years of relay protection and control design for HV substations (15–500 kV). We offer competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET-accredited)
• EIT designation required; PE preferred but not required
• Minimum 5 years experience in relay protection and control design for high voltage substations (15-500 kV)

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering projects and coordinate with design engineers and drafters to meet milestones.
• Create/modify design documents and drawings (one-lines, three-lines, schematics, relay panels, wiring diagrams, BOM).
• Design auxiliary AC and DC power systems and develop SCADA interfaces.
• Coordinate system integration of protection, control, automation and monitoring across projects.
• Perform calculations (relay burden, voltage drop, short circuit, battery sizing) as needed.
• Perform relay coordination studies and set relay parameters.
• Communicate with Project Managers, clients, and drafters to ensure alignment.
• Review packages for technical quality and conduct site walk-downs to scope requirements.

Skills

Substation design

Relay protection & control

Project coordination

Technical communication

Mentoring

Education

ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Description

Amped I LLC was founded in 2010 as a design and engineering firm specializing in power infrastructure projects ranging from transmission to distribution for power utility, industry, government and commercial facilities. Amped I is a small, certified Women’s Business Enterprise with the goal to provide exceptional value, integrity, and client satisfaction to all of our clients’ needs. Amped I is also committed to both career growth and job satisfaction for each individual team member. We are proud and stand behind our core values of accountability, collaboration, positive energy, problem solving, and continuous improvement.

Job Summary

The Senior Protection & Controls Substation Engineer role is a mid-level, full-time, permanent position. This position is fully-remote, allowing you to work from home Monday - Friday each week. While working alongside a team of experienced electrical engineers and providing guidance to entry-level electrical engineers, this position assists in designing protection and control systems for substations. This position is an excellent launchpad if your long-term career goal is to work as a Licensed Professional Engineer on the transmission side of the power industry. If you’re looking for an exciting opportunity where your contributions and career growth is valued from day one, we invite you to apply!

Duties/Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are limited to the following:

• Leads engineering projects and works with design engineers and drafters to ensure project milestones are submitted on-time and are high-quality
• Create/modify design documents and drawings for a project, including one-lines, three-lines, control schematics and wiring diagrams, relay panel arrangements and specifications, conduit and cable sizing/routing, and generating bills of material
• Design auxiliary AC and DC power systems
• Develop SCADA system and communications interfaces
• Work with various project teams to fully develop system integration of protection, control, automation and monitoring systems
• Perform basic engineering calculations such as relay burden, voltage drop, short circuit calculations, battery sizing calculations, auxiliary AC and DC load tabulations, and others as needed to support successful projects
• Perform relay coordination studies and prepare relay settings
• Effectively communicate and coordinate project activities with Project Managers, clients, designers and drafters as needed
• Perform engineering and technical quality reviews of packages created by other engineers and designers
• Perform site walk-downs independently to scope project requirements
• Coordination of material delivery to the project site
• Supports Project Manager’s needs for the project
• Joins Project Manager on all calls and meetings for the project

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Strong understanding of a substation project lifecycle at the utility level
• Excellent technical communication and detail-oriented work practices
• High comfort level with teaching, training, and mentoring team members

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an ABET-accredited university in Electrical Engineering
• EIT designation required, Professional Engineering License (PE) strongly preferred, but not required
• Minimum 5 years experience in relay protection and control design of high voltage 15-500 kV substations

Compensation and Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary along with a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as access to telemedicine.
• Retirement Plans: 401(k) with a company match.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Vacation days, sick leave, and personal time off.
• Paid Company Holidays: Company paid holidays and one floating holiday.
• Family Support: Paid leave policies for maternity, paternity, adoption, and foster care placement.
• Life and Disability Insurance: Basic and supplemental life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Flexible Scheduling: Remote work and flexible work hours.

In order to be considered for this position, please also complete the Culture Index assessment, linked here.

Our company embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.