System Protection Engineer: Protect the Grid & Reliability

Brazos-Electric-Power-Cooperative,-Inc.-1; Waco (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Days

Paid Holidays

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

401K/403b Plan

Educational Assistance

Job summary

Brazos Electric Power Cooperative in Texas is seeking a System Protection Engineer to join our Engineering team. You will design and coordinate protective relay settings, analyze system performance, and support reliable operation of our transmission grid while collaborating with member cooperatives, engineers, and field personnel.

This role offers meaningful technical challenges, growth opportunities, and a chance to contribute to grid reliability and compliance with NERC, ERCOT, and PUCT

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, preferably ABET-accredited.
• Experience in power systems, protective relaying, transmission, substations, protection and control or related disciplines.
• Knowledge of protective relay coordination, programming, fault analysis, and electrical system studies is desirable.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills; ability to collaborate with technical teams and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Protect system reliability by developing, analyzing, and coordinating protective relay settings, programming, and protection schemes for transmission facilities and interconnections.
• Perform engineering studies including short-circuit, fault-current, breaker-rating, and other system protection analyses.
• Analyze relay operations, fault records, and disturbances to identify issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Engineering, SCADA/EMS, Communications, field personnel, Member Cooperatives, and other utilities to coordinate protection systems.
• Support regulatory compliance with NERC, TRE, ERCOT, and PUCT protection standards, reporting, audits, and compliance requirements.
• Evaluate emerging relay technologies, communications systems, and engineering tools to improve protection system performance.
• Provide technical expertise during installation, commissioning, testing, maintenance, and emergency restoration activities.
• Drive continuous improvement through engineering standards, technical projects, and system reliability initiatives.

Skills

Protective relay coordination

Fault analysis

Electrical system studies

Transmission protection

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Brazos Electric Power Cooperative in Texas is seeking a System Protection Engineer to join our Engineering team. You will design and coordinate protective relay settings, analyze system performance, and support reliable operation of our transmission grid while collaborating with member cooperatives, engineers, and field personnel.

This role offers meaningful technical challenges, growth opportunities, and a chance to contribute to grid reliability and compliance with NERC, ERCOT, and PUCT