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Protection & Control Engineer

SA · Expat US💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-24

Core

Provide specialized technical support for power system protection design, relay settings, system modeling, and studies to ensure safe and reliable operation of electrical transmission and distribution networks.

Role type

Senior Protection & Control Engineer (Power Systems)

Builds

Power system models, protection settings, and engineering deliverables for oil & gas and industrial facilities

Domain

Oil & Gas / Power Systems Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Protection relay settings calculation, power system disturbance investigation, system modeling, load flow analysis, short-circuit analysis, arc flash analysis, transient stability studies, electromagnetic transient analysis, fault reconstruction, root cause analysis, technical standards development, vendor interface management

Preferred skills

Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Professional Engineering (PE) certification

Technologies

ETAP, PSCAD

Responsibilities

Conduct protection relay settings calculations and coordination reviews; lead power system disturbance and interruption investigations; perform load flow, short-circuit, arc flash, and transient stability studies; develop and maintain power system models; provide technical consultation to operations teams; interface with vendors and consultants; represent the organization in industry forums.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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