Senior Substation System Protection Engineer

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.; Raleigh, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. seeks a Substation Engineer – System Protection to lead design efforts for high-voltage substation projects and renewable interconnection studies.

You will develop protection schemes, relay settings, event analyses, and support QA/QC across one-line and diagrammatic deliverables. Ideal candidates have 4+ years in HV substations, experience with relay coordination and NERC requirements, and strong collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams during testing and

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years related work experience in high voltage substation design focusing on relay settings.
• Familiarity with protection scheme functionality and relay settings development is required.
• Knowledge of NERC System Protection Coordination requirements and NEC/NESC codes.

Responsibilities

• Develop protection and control specifications for HV substation projects (4kV–230kV).
• Create relay settings and perform studies such as Short Circuit and Relay Coordination.
• Provide QA/QC for diagrams and schematics and support field testing and commissioning.

Skills

Protection coordination

Relay protection knowledge

Tools

ASPEN One Liner

ETAP

PowerFactory

CYME Dist.

Job description

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. seeks a Substation Engineer – System Protection to lead design efforts for high-voltage substation projects and renewable interconnection studies.

You will develop protection schemes, relay settings, event analyses, and support QA/QC across one-line and diagrammatic deliverables. Ideal candidates have 4+ years in HV substations, experience with relay coordination and NERC requirements, and strong collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams during testing and