Electrical Engineer

Job Title: Electrical Engineer - Protection & Controls
Job Description
We are seeking a skilled Electrical Engineer to join our team, specializing in Protection & Controls for electrical substation projects. The role requires onsite work five days a week and involves occasional travel for site visits to substations within Indiana and Michigan.
Responsibilities

• Perform and review relay protection and control activities for 4kV through 765KV electrical substation projects.
• Prepare and review PC scopes for electric substation projects.
• Prepare and/or review PC engineering settings and designs for electrical substation projects.
• Prepare and review relay setting calculation sheets, setting files, and other relay setting deliverables for substation projects.
• Conduct area protection studies and recommend settings for existing and new transmission line and station protection schemes.
• Model transmission system impedances and perform short circuit fault studies.
• Perform activities related to NERC PC standards, including preparation and review of PRC-023, FAC-008, and other NERC required documents.
• Review, evaluate, and provide PC comments and recommendations on transmission system planning proposals.
• Coordinate with transmission customers and interconnected companies on protection-related issues.
• Provide engineering support for project installation, commissioning, checkout, and troubleshooting.
• Offer general PC technical support, including interfacing with Telecomm Operations, Transmission Region Operations, Station Engineering, Transmission Planning, and Project Management.
• Identify, clarify, resolve, and initiate solutions to protection and control problems through analysis of interruption reports and fault recorder records.
• Contribute to the development of system-wide protection standards for transmission and distribution station protection, metering, and control applications.
• Participate in project scheduling, resource planning, and cost control for assigned projects.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• 2 or more years of related engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of protection and control systems, relay settings, and fault analysis.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Professional Engineers (PE) license in any state of the U.S. is an acceptable alternative for non-ABET accredited degree holders.
• A Master's or Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering may be considered for entry.

Work Environment
The position is based in an office work environment with standard working hours from Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM. No overtime is expected. The role also includes occasional travel for site visits to substations within Indiana and Michigan.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Johnstown, OH.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $45.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Johnstown,OH.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jul 23, 2026.
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