Senior Substation Protection & Automation Engineer

Hitachi Energy; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Flexible work

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Senior Secondary Engineer to lead Control & Protection activities for AIS and GIS substations from 69kV to 765kV. You will craft protection philosophies, schematics, and communication architectures while coordinating cross-functional teams across proposals and projects.

You will ensure compliance with NERC, NEC, and IEEE standards, support commissioning, and contribute to continuous improvement of protection systems in high-voltage substations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in electromechanical engineering.
• Experience developing protection single-line diagrams, protection philosophies, and AC/DC schematic designs for substations.
• Knowledge of substation protection relays, relay configurations, load flow and fault studies.
• Understanding of substation automation, NERC/cybersecurity requirements, NEC/IEEE standards, and AIS/GIS technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead Secondary Engineering activities across AIS and GIS projects from 69kV to 765kV.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and external partners for project delivery.
• Develop control/protection scope documents and design packages.
• Serve as the primary technical contact for Secondary Engineering in proposals and projects.
• Create protective single-line diagrams, philosophies, and AC/DC schematics.

Skills

Protection design

Substation engineering

Substation automation

NERC requirements

High voltage AIS/GIS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

E3

Job description

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Senior Secondary Engineer to lead Control & Protection activities for AIS and GIS substations from 69kV to 765kV. You will craft protection philosophies, schematics, and communication architectures while coordinating cross-functional teams across proposals and projects.

You will ensure compliance with NERC, NEC, and IEEE standards, support commissioning, and contribute to continuous improvement of protection systems in high-voltage substations.