Lead Substation Engineer 2 - Grid

This position offers the opportunity to directly apply your knowledge of protective relaying and control systems for HV and EHV substations.

About the Role

As a Lead Substation Engineer, you will work on a wide range of substation modifications and upgrades to support client requirements, including creating calculations, document designs, and specifications. You will prepare relaying philosophies, select relay, control, and communications equipment, develop SCADA and telecommunication concepts and configurations, and oversee the preparation of I/O assignments and connection diagrams.

You will guide junior and senior-level engineers and designers in protection and controls engineering design efforts, coordinate detailed design phases, and support challenging assignments involving investigating, troubleshooting, and solving engineering issues.

Responsibilities

• Perform analysis and design of single line diagrams, substation relaying & metering diagrams (e.g., A.C. schematic diagrams), and D.C. schematic diagrams.
• Prepare engineering studies for client and peer review.
• Perform independent reviews of work performed by others, including calculations and drawing preparation.
• Coordinate and provide guidance to engineers, project managers, client personnel, and suppliers to ensure complete and timely design.
• Review existing facilities to propose upgrades and replacements, and present findings and recommendations to clients and peers.
• Mentor and develop less experienced engineers.
• Travel to client and vendor offices for design reviews and to plant site locations for construction coordination and field verification of designs.
• Lead teams in using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs.
• Oversee engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Electrical Engineering preferred).
• 12 or more years of experience designing substations at 138kV and above.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience serving as a firm/client liaison in a support or lead engineering role.
• Experience writing and providing support documentation for relay calculations.
• Proficiency with design techniques, tools, and principles involved in producing technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Proficiency with any of the following programs: SKM, ETAP, ASPEN, CDEGS, or vendor software.
• Familiarity with design codes and standards, such as NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE, and ANSI.
• Experience with various vendor protective relay equipment typically used in substation protection, including SEL, ABB, GE, Areva, and Basler.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
• Experience with in-line, bus, and equipment protection, breaker, transformer, and similar equipment control.
• Experience with RTU and data concentrator-based SCADA systems, telemetering, and communications (fiber optics, microwave, power line carrier, etc.).
• AutoCAD or MicroStation experience.
• Construction and start-up experience.
• Testing or commissioning experience.
• Additional learning or experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields.

Schedule

This role offers a hybrid work arrangement, with the expectation of spending three days a week in the office and two days working remotely.

Benefits

• Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision plans; life & accident insurance; disability coverage; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); back-up daycare; FSA & HSA.
• Financial Benefits: 401(k); pre-tax commuter account; merit scholarship program; employee discount program; corporate charitable giving program; tuition assistance; first professional licensure bonus; employee referral bonus.
• Work-Life Balance: Paid annual personal/sick time (PST); paid vacation; paid holidays; paid parental leave; paid bereavement leave; flexible work arrangements.

Pay

Compensation range: $134,546 – $205,557. The total compensation package includes a base salary and a comprehensive benefits package. Individuals may also be eligible to participate in a yearly discretionary bonus.