Senior Substation Protection & Control Lead

Meade; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Meade, a full-service design firm in Texas, is seeking a Senior Protection & Control (P&C) Engineer to lead high-voltage substation projects (15kV–500kV). You will produce P&C design packages, one-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, and relay settings, coordinating with SCADA, civil, and field teams.

Requires 7+ years in substation protection and control, a B.E. in Electrical Engineering, a PE license, and strong CAD skills.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in substation protection and control design for utilities, EPCs, or engineering firms.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Valid Electrical Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Proficient in developing protection one-lines, AC/DC schematics, and panel wiring diagrams.
• Familiarity with protection relay applications—especially SEL (351, 451, 735, 487).
• Proficient with CAD tools such as AutoCAD or MicroStation.
• Strong understanding of control schemes, relay logic, and SCADA integration.
• Knowledge of IEEE, NESC, and utility-specific requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support detailed Protection & Control designs for greenfield and brownfield substation projects.
• Develop complete P&C design deliverables: one-lines, diagrams, panel layouts, BOMs, cable schedules, control logic, I/O mapping.
• Specify and apply protection relays (SEL, GE, ABB) and settings.
• Apply industry and utility standards (IEEE, NESC).
• Coordinate with SCADA/RTU, communications, physical, and civil teams.
• Perform drawing QA/QC and mentor junior P&C designers/engineers.
• Interface with clients, relay settings engineers, and field teams during reviews.
• Provide technical support for relay testing, FAT/SAT, and energization.

Skills

Protection & Control design

Substation design

SCADA integration

Relay settings

CAD tools

Team coordination

QA/QC mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Job description

Meade, a full-service design firm in Texas, is seeking a Senior Protection & Control (P&C) Engineer to lead high-voltage substation projects (15kV–500kV). You will produce P&C design packages, one-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, and relay settings, coordinating with SCADA, civil, and field teams.

Requires 7+ years in substation protection and control, a B.E. in Electrical Engineering, a PE license, and strong CAD skills.