Protection and Control Engineer – Transmission

Protection and Control Engineer – Transmission

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Your impact

The energy industry, particularly transmission grids, is undergoing major changes to accommodate regional and global decarbonization and energy transition targets. Underground and subsea cable technology are increasingly becoming a major player in this energy paradigm shift to enable large‑scale renewable energy generation, such as offshore wind, green hydrogen or large interconnectors.

As a P&C Engineer – Transmission, you will closely work with regional and global transmission and studies teams to support and / or lead ongoing projects as well as business development and proposal support with a variety of clients including renewable developers, transmission owner / developers and utilities.

The successful candidate shall demonstrate related experience and technical knowledge in the area of protection and control applied to transmission and substations from planning / protection philosophy phase to detailed design studies. Experience with software packages such as ASPEN OneLiner is required. Prior knowledge of protection related to renewable generation interconnection and / or HVDC is preferred.

Responsibilities Include

• Advanced knowledge of various protection relaying functions including line protection, transformer protection, breaker failure, cap bank protection, communication‑based schemes, differential protection, etc.
• Perform conceptual planning phase protection and control studies including protection philosophy, basis of design, and fault studies.
• Perform P&C related studies such as protection coordination, PT / CT sizing, TCC curves, relay coordinations etc.
• Familiarity with P&C related standards such as IEEE and NERC.
• Familiarity with ASPEN OneLiner, PSS CAPE, or similar software packages.
• Contribute to the delivery of projects, delivering on time and to budget.
• Work closely with the team members across North America and globally.
• Work with different types of customers including renewable developers, utilities, and ISOs / RTOs.
• Participate in related technical committees such as IEEE or CIGRE.

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Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

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