Substation Protection & Controls Engineer

Amped I LLC is a design and engineering firm specializing in power infrastructure projects. The Substation Protection & Controls Engineer role involves leading engineering projects, designing protection and control systems for substations, and collaborating with project teams to ensure successful project execution.

Responsibilities:

• Lead substation protection and control engineering projects, partnering with design engineers and drafters to ensure high-quality deliverables are submitted on time
• Create and modify design documents and drawings, including electric substation one-lines, three-lines, control schematics, wiring diagrams, relay panel arrangements and specifications, conduit and cable sizing/routing, and bills of material
• Design auxiliary AC and DC power systems
• Develop SCADA systems and communications interfaces
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams to fully integrate protection, control, automation, and monitoring systems
• Perform engineering calculations such as relay burden, voltage drop, short circuit studies, battery sizing, auxiliary AC and DC load tabulations, and other analyses required to support project success
• Perform relay coordination studies and prepare relay settings
• Conduct engineering and technical quality reviews of deliverables prepared by other engineers and designers
• Perform site walk-downs to independently scope project requirements as needed
• Coordinate material procurement and delivery to project sites
• Support Project Managers throughout the project lifecycle, including participating in client calls and meetings and assisting with project execution needs
• Contribute to the development of project cost estimates for substation protection and control projects, including planning, engineering/design, construction, and testing components

Requirements:

• Strong understanding of a substation project lifecycle at the utility level
• Excellent technical communication and detail-oriented work practices
• High comfort level with teaching, training, and mentoring team members
• Bachelor's degree from an ABET-accredited university in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum 3 years of experience in relay protection and control design of high voltage 12-500 kV substations
• Engineer in Training (EIT) designation required
• Professional Engineer (PE) License preferred