Senior Protection and Control Engineer, Power and Utilities

Job overview

The Senior Protection and Control Engineer, Power and Utilities role is an onsite, full-time position in Austin, TX. Compensation is not specified in the structural listing. Meade is an engineering design firm serving data centers, cloud providers, and large-scale construction projects. The engineer leads and executes medium- to high-voltage substation protection and control design, producing code-compliant, constructible packages and coordinating with related engineering disciplines. The role also supports design reviews, mentoring, and commissioning or testing activities when needed.

What you'll do

• Lead or support protection and control designs for greenfield and brownfield substations
• develop diagrams, schematics, layouts, bills of materials, cable schedules, control logic, and I/O mapping
• specify protection relays and settings
• apply industry and utility standards
• coordinate with SCADA/RTU, communications, physical, and civil teams
• perform drawing QA/QC and mentor junior staff
• interface with clients and field teams
• provide relay testing, FAT/SAT, and energization support as needed.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior engineer

protection and control

power and utilities

full-time

onsite

austin tx

meade

substation design

high voltage

relay protection

scada coordination

professional engineer

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Eligible employees may receive medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, 401(k), paid time off, paid holidays, and other company-sponsored benefits.

Why this role

Requires 7+ years of substation protection and control design experience, a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, and a valid Electrical Professional Engineer license.

About the employer

Meade is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.