Engineering Manager - Protection and Controls

Electric Power Engineers • Austin, TX

2d • Remote

About The Position

Electric Power Engineers, LLC (EPE) is seeking a Protection & Controls Engineering Manager to provide power systems engineering expertise in transmission system protection design and coordination analyses. The role covers protection systems such as overcurrent, distance, differential, communication-aided, and wide-area protection, as well as system protection schemes and studies involving generation interconnection and NERC PRC compliance. The manager will lead and supervise a team while working in a fast-paced environment to support the safety and reliability of the bulk electric system.

This is a remote U.S. position with travel of 20% or more. EPE offers hybrid and remote work possibilities based on position. The role also supports client work and business development, including preparing RFP responses and scopes of work.

Requirements

• Licensed Professional Engineer in Texas, Illinois, or California.
• At least 8 years of experience in system protection and control.
• Strong technical foundation in transmission power systems protection and planning.
• Experience with ASPEN, CAPE, ETAP, Powerbase, SEL Quickset, and GE Enervista UR Setup.
• Experience working with SEL equipment and software, and/or developing programming files using SEL Quickset.
• Experience leveraging AI and automation tools responsibly to improve quality, productivity, and innovation.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team.
• Versatility and ability to adapt to changing priorities.

Nice To Haves

• Substation and transmission line design experience.
• Experience with CYME, Synergi, Windmil/LightTable, or other distribution power-flow software.
• Experience with inverter-based power plants.
• Exposure to transmission protection design guidelines and philosophies.
• Familiarity with ANSI/IEEE guidelines for transmission system protection design and studies.

Responsibilities

• Perform system protection and coordination studies involving transmission and generation interconnection protection schemes.
• Provide guidance and recommendations to clients and stakeholders on system protection philosophies and standards.
• Apply protection engineering practices to transmission lines and buses, transformers, capacitor and reactor banks, grounding transformers, generators, and communication-assisted protection schemes.
• Perform system modeling and fault analysis for short circuits, equipment duty, relay coordination, and root cause analysis.
• Verify NERC PRC compliance, including PRC-005, PRC-019, PRC-023, PRC-024, PRC-025, PRC-026, and PRC-027.
• Develop protective relay and device settings for transmission and sub-transmission systems from 69 kV to 500 kV.
• Review protective relay operations and system outages, identify disturbances, and resolve operational control problems.
• Assess data and model quality to support coordination between protective devices and identify necessary corrections or enhancements.
• Guide clients in operating equipment or modifying settings to improve system reliability.
• Model transmission system elements in planning and operational software to identify expected impacts under different scenarios.
• Communicate challenges, lessons learned, and critical information to team members and coordinate with work groups to support project success.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and develop modification plans and supporting justification.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, flow charts, whitepapers, working papers, and other project materials.
• Prepare communication materials and provide status updates to technical leaders, project teams, and affected stakeholders.
• Lead process improvement efforts to improve organizational efficiency, team capacity, and the quality and timeliness of client deliverables.
• Support business development by developing RFP responses and client scopes of work, including deliverables and projected completion dates.
• Manage and supervise a team.
• Use AI and automation tools responsibly to improve quality, productivity, and innovation.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% premium coverage for the employee.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays.
• 401(k) with up to a 4% match, 100% vested from day one.
• Flexible work, including hybrid and remote possibilities based on position.
• Opportunity to work with industry leaders.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed