Protection Engineer

ENTRUST Solutions Group is an industry leader in engineering, consulting, and automation services, known for its technical excellence and commitment to grid reliability. In this role, you will be at the forefront of protection and control engineering—leading relay settings, coordination studies, system modeling, and compliance efforts to meet rigorous NERC PRC standards and strengthen system integrity.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the analysis, documentation, and implementation of protection strategies for generation and transmission systems
• Review and analyze protective relay settings to ensure proper coordination margins in accordance with NERC PRC standards and recommend setting changes as needed
• Document relay coordination in compliance reports
• Model primary and secondary systems using industry-leading tools such as ASPEN, PSS®E, and PSLF
• Perform system disturbance analysis to recommend protection system improvements
• Utilize advanced microprocessor-based digital transient recorders and sequence-of-event recorders to support detailed system performance analysis
• Conduct special short-circuit studies and perform complex calculations to establish relay settings
• Interface with manufacturers, regulatory bodies, and professional organizations such as IEEE and NPCC to remain current on evolving protection and control requirements

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution
• 5+ years of experience in protection and control engineering for generation and/or transmission systems
• Demonstrated expertise in protective relay and control system engineering, relay settings calculations, relay logic development, and analysis of relay operations for transmission and distribution substations
• Strong knowledge of relay communications theory, testing practices, and the maintenance of relay communications network infrastructure
• Experience with advanced system modeling and short‑circuit studies using ASPEN, PSS®E, PSLF, or similar tools
• Hands‑on experience with digital fault recorders and sequence‑of‑event recording systems
• Active engagement with industry standards and organizations related to protection and control