Senior Protection & Controls Engineer
Full-time
US
Nov 5, 2026
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About the Role
Overview We are designing the grid of the future! The Senior Protection & Controls Engineer will provide technical expertise for protection and control engineering across EPC and private-client projects, including substations, generation facilities, BESS, data centers, industrial facilities and other large-load interconnections. The role will lead the development and review of P&C designs from conceptual engineering through detailed design, construction and commissioning. You will work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, EPC contractors, equipment vendors, clients and interconnecting utilities to deliver practical, constructible and reliable protection and control solutions. The successful candidate will have a strong background in protection and control design, protective relaying, substation engineering and system studies, with the ability to lead technical execution in a fast-paced consulting and EPC environment. Responsibilities How you can make an impact: Develop/review P&C engineering and design packages for EPC and private-client projects, including substations, data centers, generation, BESS and other large-load facilities, including one-lines, three-lines, AC/DC schematics, relay logic, wiring diagrams, interconnection diagrams and panel drawings. Develop and review protection philosophies and schemes for transformers, buses, feeders, transmission lines, capacitor/reactor banks, generators and other electrical equipment. Develop and review p