Senior P&C Engineer

ECHO Power•Clarksville, TN

53d•$99,000 - $146,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Electrical Engineer (Protection & Controls) About Echo Power Echo Power is a Professional Engineering and Project Services company that operates in accordance with our core values of integrity, commitment to team, customer-focus, technical excellence, and optimism. We are a primarily remote company with a family-friendly culture, striving to serve our customers with excellence while creating opportunities for our people. What You’ll Get to Do Echo Power is seeking a skilled Electrical Engineer (Protection & Controls) to support the design and implementation of complex electrical upgrade projects in power plants and medium- to high-voltage substations. This role provides a well-rounded engineering experience spanning the full project lifecycle—from initial data collection and design through installation, commissioning, and functional testing. This is a hybrid position, with design work performed primarily from home and travel required approximately 25% of the time to project sites across the United States.

Requirements

Strong working knowledge of power generation and transmission equipment, including metering and controls, instrument transformer circuits, relays and relay logic, generator excitation systems, transformers, and protective principles.
Experience installing and commissioning equipment in power plants and substations.
Ability to develop and execute commissioning work plans for electrical projects.
Self-motivated engineer with a strong work ethic who is equally comfortable working in the field or performing detailed design work.
Strong communication skills with the ability to work day-to-day with electricians and project teams.
Strong computer proficiency across Microsoft platforms, AutoCAD, and MathCAD.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE).
3+ years of recent and relevant experience supporting electrical design, installation, and commissioning for power plants or substations.
Candidate should live within one hour of a commercial airport.

Responsibilities

Protection System Design: Perform field data collection to support protection and control system design.
Develop DC schematic drawings, AC elementary drawings, physical layouts, bills of materials, and relay settings.
Develop and review wiring diagrams, cable and conduit schedules, and front panel layouts.
Develop and review as-built drawings.
Participate in design review meetings.
Control System Programming & Design: Develop control system architecture, including points lists, PLC ladder logic, and HMI screen configurations.
Develop and review interconnect and wiring diagrams.
Develop and review as-built drawings.
Field Installation & Commissioning Support: Assist with development of lockout/tagout (LOTO) requirements.
Support project schedule development and coordination.
Provide field support to electricians during installation activities.
Perform functional testing, startup checks, and commissioning activities.
Provide daily field updates and maintain project redlines.