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Electrical Engineer II, Operations Engineering (Protection & Control)

Chicago, IL💼 Full-time💰 $105,000–$125,000🗓 2026-08-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Support protection and control systems for renewable generation, collection systems, substations, and gen tie facilities, focusing on protective relays, event analysis, and relay settings.

Role type

Electrical Engineer II (Protection & Control)

Builds

Protection schemes and settings for wind, solar, and battery storage assets

Domain

Renewable energy, power systems, high voltage substations

Deliverable

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

Required skills

Protective relaying, event analysis, relay settings management, NERC PRC compliance, outage investigation, regulatory compliance (PRC-028/029/030), vendor evaluation

Preferred skills

HV system protection, three-phase power systems, IBR systems (solar/storage/wind), NETA-aligned testing, ASPEN/ETAP, GE Relays, power system modeling

Technologies

SEL products, ASPEN, ETAP, GE Relays

Responsibilities

Support protection & control systems across high voltage substations and renewable plants; Maintain relay settings database; Assist in regulatory compliance for PRC-028/029/030; Support NERC PRC compliance efforts; Review equipment maintenance and testing reports; Support cross-functional initiatives for procedure development and vendor onboarding; Develop and maintain protection philosophies and coordination strategies

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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