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🌟 Senior Relay Protection & Studies Engineer
(Remote Eligible)
⚡ Energize Your Career. Ignite Your Impact. ⚡
Join a company that's driving the future of energy with innovation, diversity, and purpose. We specialize in power generation and delivery for power, defense, aerospace, industrial, commercial, and municipal sectors.
🌍 Your Impactful Role
As a Senior Relay Protection & Studies Engineer, you will play a critical role in enhancing electric grid infrastructure and supporting renewable energy initiatives, such as connecting utility-scale solar farms, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and wind farms to utilities via substations.
💻 What You'll Do
- Design & Development: Create protection schemes using microprocessor-based relays for transmission and distribution assets.
- Advanced Studies: Conduct transmission power system protection studies, including load flow, short circuit, arc flash, and insulation coordination.
- Relay Settings: Develop logic settings for relay schemes and ensure protective device coordination for critical assets (e.g., transformers, buses, capacitor banks).
- Collaborative Leadership: Mentor junior associates, manage tasks, and act as Lead Engineer on complex studies.
- Client Partnerships: Work closely with clients to meet compliance requirements and deliver outstanding results.
🏆 Why Join Us?
Be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to building a sustainable future.
🌟 Remote Work, Nationwide Impact
This is a remote role in the U.S., offering flexibility to work from your home. Candidates in the Denver Metro Area may enjoy a hybrid schedule preference.
⚡ Ready to Transform Tomorrow's Energy?
Join a company where your work shapes infrastructure, supports renewable energy, and impacts countless lives. Apply today to spark your next career milestone!
📚 Must-Have Expertise
- Engineering Studies Tools: PSS/E, PSLF, ETAP, ASPEN, SKM, CYME.
- Power Equipment Knowledge: Transformers, switchgear, protective relays, capacitor banks, breakers, reactors.
- Technical Mastery: NEC, IEEE/ANSI standards, short circuit, AC/DC voltage drop calculations.
Enjoy incredible benefits:
- Work-Life Balance: 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.
- Generous PTO & Holidays: 10 paid holidays annually.
- Comprehensive Insurance: Medical, dental, life, and disability coverage.
- Financial Growth: 401(K) plan with matching contributions and annual performance bonuses.
- Wellness Perks: Tuition and fitness reimbursements.
