Substation Protection & HVDC Field Engineer

Hunt International Energy Svc; McAllen (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

PTO and holidays

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

Education Assistance

Free parking

Job summary

Hunt Utility Services seeks an experienced Field Engineer to lead protection, control, commissioning, and diagnostics for district substation assets. The role emphasizes NERC-compliant testing, fault analysis, and relay programming in outdoor substation and HVDC environments; travel across districts is required with on-call rotations.

The ideal candidate has ABET-accredited electrical engineering training, 7+ years of field experience, a valid Texas driver’s license, and proven proficiency with

Qualifications

• Proficiency with protective relay test equipment (OMICRON, Doble F6150, or equivalent).
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, protection one-lines, and relay settings files.
• Relay configuration and event-analysis software experience (SEL AcSELerator, SEL-5030, or equivalent).
• Excellent field documentation, organizational, and communication skills.
• Self-directed, professionally mature, and capable of working independently in field environments.
• Valid Texas driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an ABET-accredited program or a program with recognized equivalency.
• 7+ years of progressive field experience in protection, control, and relay-systems commissioning, testing, and maintenance.
• Demonstrated proficiency with protective relay platforms.

Responsibilities

• Execute protection-system maintenance, testing, and data collection required by NERC PRC, CIP, and IRO standards.
• Execute testing, calibration, and commissioning for protection platforms, SEL RTAC SCADA devices, and DFR equipment; analyze relay event reports and coordinate protection schemes with transmission operations.
• Maintain the District relay lab and validate firmware, relay settings, and Doble RTS test routines before changes are applied in-service.
• Commission new and modified substation equipment, including relay panels, control buildings, and protection and communications infrastructure.
• Diagnose complex protection-system faults, determine root cause, and direct corrective actions.
• Coordinate maintenance scheduling under ERCOT seasonal restriction windows; plan and execute outage work within approved windows.
• Provide protection, control, and automation support for the Sharyland HVDC converter station (Hitachi MACH 2/3 platform).
• Document OEM maintenance activities and support insourcing HVDC maintenance.
• Build proficiency on the HVDC platform and document OEM procedures to support evaluation of insourcing HVDC maintenance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Relay testing equipment

Engineering drawings

Event-analysis software

Field documentation

Independent work

Texas driver’s license

Electrical engineering degree

Field experience

Protective relay platforms

Education

ABET-accredited EE degree

Tools

OMICRON

Doble F6150

SEL AcSELerator

SEL-5030

Doble RTS

Microsoft 365

Job description

Hunt Utility Services seeks an experienced Field Engineer to lead protection, control, commissioning, and diagnostics for district substation assets. The role emphasizes NERC-compliant testing, fault analysis, and relay programming in outdoor substation and HVDC environments; travel across districts is required with on-call rotations.

The ideal candidate has ABET-accredited electrical engineering training, 7+ years of field experience, a valid Texas driver’s license, and proven proficiency with