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Lead Engineer - Protection & Control

United States Of America, New York, Rochester💼 Full-time💰 $116,640–$116,640🗓 2026-08-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead engineering for electric system protection technology platforms, ensuring system reliability and safety across transmission lines and substations in Maine and New York.

Role type

Senior IC protection engineering lead

Builds

Electric transmission and substation protection systems, settings, testing, and commissioning plans

Domain

Power grid infrastructure / Electrical engineering

Deliverable

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

Required skills

Protection engineering design, engineering standards compliance (IEC, IEEE, NESC, FERC, NERC), fault analysis, system reliability analysis, technical leadership, budget estimation, regulatory compliance

Preferred skills

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Professional engineering license, project management, cost estimating, safety leadership, complex protection coordination analysis

Technologies

Power system protection platforms, engineering analysis tools, Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

Guide engineering design and analysis of protection systems; oversee development of system protection platforms and integration; lead engineering studies to evaluate equipment performance; analyze transmission fault events; represent the company on regional and national committees; lead technical development of the Protection Engineering group

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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