Senior Protection Engineer — Microgrid & SST Systems

Delta Electronics Americas; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Delta Electronics Americas is seeking a Protection Engineer to lead the design, analysis, and validation of protection systems for microgrids and SST-based power systems. This role plays a crucial part in ensuring safe and reliable operations under various conditions.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and over 5 years of experience in protection engineering, focusing on protection schemes, fault analysis, and collaboration across teams. A Master's degree and familiarity with relevant tools is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in power system protection engineering.
• Strong understanding of circuit breaker selection and operation.
• Ability to interpret system one-line diagrams and develop protection schemes.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop protection schemes for microgrid systems.
• Perform circuit breaker sizing and specification.
• Conduct protection coordination and selectivity studies.

Skills

Protection engineering

Fault analysis

Circuit breaker selection

Microgrid systems

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or related field

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems

Tools

ETAP

SKM

PSCAD

MATLAB/Simulink

RTDS

Job description

Delta Electronics Americas is seeking a Protection Engineer to lead the design, analysis, and validation of protection systems for microgrids and SST-based power systems. This role plays a crucial part in ensuring safe and reliable operations under various conditions.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and over 5 years of experience in protection engineering, focusing on protection schemes, fault analysis, and collaboration across teams. A Master's degree and familiarity with relevant tools is preferred.