Senior Substation Protection & Relay Engineer

AES Indiana; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AES Indiana is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our power transmission and substation teams in Indiana. This role emphasizes relay protection, RTU/SCADA configurations, and ensuring reliable operation of 345 kV systems for observant grid reliability.

You will perform relay setting coordination studies, develop configurations, evaluate performance after events, and provide field engineering support for maintenance, testing and commissioning across projects.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited B.S. in Electrical Engineering required.
• 5–8 years engineering experience with 3–5 years in protective relaying or SCADA on power systems.
• Professional Engineering License preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform relay setting coordination studies
• Develop RTU/SCADA configurations
• Evaluate relay performance after system events
• Investigate and resolve protection and control issues
• Create and revise substation control schemes and wiring diagrams
• Provide field engineering support for maintenance, construction, testing, and commissioning up to 345kV

Skills

Relay setting development

Relay coordination studies

SCADA configurations

DNP3 Protocols

SEL relay awareness

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (ABET accredited)

Tools

ASPEN OneLiner

DNP3

ModBus

SEL protocols

Job description

AES Indiana is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our power transmission and substation teams in Indiana. This role emphasizes relay protection, RTU/SCADA configurations, and ensuring reliable operation of 345 kV systems for observant grid reliability.

You will perform relay setting coordination studies, develop configurations, evaluate performance after events, and provide field engineering support for maintenance, testing and commissioning across projects.