Senior Protection and Control Settings Engineer

Job overview

The Senior Protection and Control Settings Engineer role can be based in Houston, Dallas, or Austin, TX; the posting describes office-based work with flexible arrangements and some work outside the office. The Houston hiring range is $150,000 to $175,000 per year; ranges for work outside Houston differ. Arup's stated purpose is to shape a better world through collaborative engineering and design.

What you'll do

• Lead protection setting calculations, relay logic development, and protection coordination for substation projects up to 500 kV. Develop and review design basis documents, relay settings, and configuration files
• perform and review power system modeling and relay coordination analyses
• prepare and review design calculations and drawings
• lead designers and bill-of-materials development
• support construction and commissioning
• perform quality reviews and support bids and project execution.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior protection and control settings engineer

substation protection

relay settings

power systems

high voltage

transmission substations

aspen oneliner

nerc

ferc

houston tx

dallas tx

austin tx

$150,000-$175,000/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Health and welfare benefits, paid time off, global profit share opportunity, and a 401(k) plan with up to 10% company match.

Why this role

Requires a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and nine or more years of transmission substation protection relay settings experience. A Professional Engineer license is preferred. The posting describes flexible scheduling and work outside the office for part of the workweek as available options.

About the employer

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