Substation Protection & Control Engineer I

Socket.dev; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Pike Engineering is seeking a Substation Protection & Control Engineer to support a transmission substation design team. You will contribute to protection scheme design, SCADA interfaces, and coordination studies for high voltage projects up to 500 kV.

Successful candidates have an engineering degree, 0–2 years of experience, and the ability to collaborate across disciplines, visit project sites, and communicate findings clearly. EOE/Non-Union.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent with ABET credentials.
• Understanding of protection and control fundamentals for substations.
• Experience or familiarity with SCADA interfaces and coordination studies.

Responsibilities

• Understand protection and control fundamentals for substation and transmission line equipment.
• Design protection schemes for bus, line, capacitor and transformer protection schemes and settings.
• Understand SCADA communication design.
• Develop understanding of protection and control design up to 500kV including drawings and wiring.
• Perform studies and create reports for coordination, voltage drop, fault current, insulation coordination.
• Perform calculations using client software and standards.
• Interpret specifications and implement on engineering drawings.
• Check designs for accuracy and adherence to customer standards.
• Collaborate with other design disciplines.
• Visit sites to advise on P&C engineering issues and modify designs during construction.

Skills

Self-Motivated

Work independently

Team-Oriented

Customer Oriented

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Master's/PhD in Engineering

Tools

SCADA software

Job description

Pike Engineering is seeking a Substation Protection & Control Engineer to support a transmission substation design team. You will contribute to protection scheme design, SCADA interfaces, and coordination studies for high voltage projects up to 500 kV.

Successful candidates have an engineering degree, 0–2 years of experience, and the ability to collaborate across disciplines, visit project sites, and communicate findings clearly. EOE/Non-Union.