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Senior Operations Electrical Engineer (Protection & Control)

Chicago, IL💼 Full-time💰 $140,000–$165,000🗓 2026-08-25 → 2026-09-26

Core

Provide technical leadership for protection and control systems supporting renewable generation, collection systems, substations, and gen tie facilities.

Role type

Senior IC electrical engineer (protection & control)

Builds

Protective relaying schemes, relay settings, coordination strategies, and compliance reports for wind, solar, and battery storage assets.

Domain

Renewable energy / Power systems / High voltage infrastructure

Deliverable

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

Required skills

Protection & control of HV systems, SEL products & tools, NERC PRC standards compliance, Relay settings and coordination, Event analysis and reporting, Fleet-wide procedure development, Vendor management, Technical mentorship

Preferred skills

Power systems modeling (ASPEN/ETAP), GE Relays, IBR systems (solar, storage, wind) controls interaction, NETA-aligned testing, Three-phase power systems expertise

Technologies

SEL, GE Relays, ASPEN, ETAP

Responsibilities

Lead technical resource for protection & control issues across high voltage substations and renewable plants; Provide technical support for regulatory compliance (PRC-028, PRC-029, PRC-030); Lead NERC PRC compliance efforts including settings validation and performance monitoring; Lead protection coordination and relay settings strategy across the fleet; Develop and maintain protection philosophies and coordination strategies; Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers; Represent company in external forums and regulatory engagements

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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