Lead Engineer - Protection & Control

Iberdrola•Rochester, NY

3d•$116,640 - $145,800•Onsite

About The Position

As part of AVANGRID's engineering team, the Lead Engineer - Protection & Control designs and configures automation, data collection, protection, and control equipment subsystems. The role supports electric delivery infrastructure and helps ensure projects are completed safely, on time, and cost-effectively. The position is based in the office five days a week in Rochester, New York, and reports to the Supervisor - Protection & Control. The position leads protection and control engineering work for transmission and substation systems, including relay settings and coordination analysis, contractor and consultant oversight, disturbance-event analysis, NERC compliance, and review of customer and distributed-energy-resource interconnections. The engineer also represents AVANGRID on regional and national committees. The stated base salary range is $116,640–$145,800, depending on experience and location. Employees may be assigned system-emergency duties requiring work outside their regular schedule or job duties. Certain employees in applicable electric transmission, operations, and cybersecurity areas may also be assigned NERC Reliability Standards compliance responsibilities, which can involve additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and evidence retention.

Requirements

At least 7 years of engineering experience.
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or technology.
Registered Professional Engineer or eligible for certification.
Experience with ASPEN OneLiner, SEL and GE relay programming, the IEC 61850 standard, and protection coordination analysis.
Familiarity with FERC, NERC, NPCC, and state regulations.
Strong knowledge of power-system analysis, protection fundamentals, and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

Design relay settings and perform relay coordination analysis for electric transmission and substation protection systems supporting capital construction programs.
Lead engineering contractors and consultants performing protection-system settings for capital projects.
Analyze disturbance-event operations to ensure protection schemes perform as intended.
Develop and deliver fault-analysis reports to management, including corrective actions and lessons learned.
Lead NERC compliance programs applicable to substation assets and serve as a subject matter expert during audits.
Review large-customer and distributed-energy-resource interconnections to substations, transmission circuits, and distribution circuits.
Represent AVANGRID on regional and national committees.