Substation Protection & Controls Engineer

Amped I LLC • Chicago, IL

1d • Remote

About The Position

Amped I LLC was founded in 2010 as a design and engineering firm specializing in power infrastructure projects ranging from transmission to distribution for power utility, industry, government and commercial facilities. Amped I is a small, certified Women’s Business Enterprise with the goal to provide exceptional value, integrity, and client satisfaction to all of our clients’ needs. Amped I is also committed to both career growth and job satisfaction for each individual team member. We are proud and stand behind our core values of accountability, collaboration, positive energy, problem solving, and continuous improvement.

The Substation Protection & Controls Engineer role is a mid-level, full-time, permanent position. This position is fully-remote, allowing you to work from home Monday - Friday each week. While working alongside a team of experienced electrical engineers and providing guidance to entry-level electrical engineers, this position assists in designing protection and control systems for substations. This position is an excellent launchpad if your long-term career goal is to work as a Licensed Professional Engineer on the transmission side of the power industry. If you’re looking for an exciting opportunity where your contributions and career growth is valued from day one, we invite you to apply!

Requirements

• Strong understanding of a substation project lifecycle at the utility level
• Excellent technical communication and detail-oriented work practices
• High comfort level with teaching, training, and mentoring team members
• Bachelor's degree from an ABET-accredited university in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum 3 years of experience in relay protection and control design of high voltage 12-500 kV substations
• Engineer in Training (EIT) designation required, Professional Engineer (PE) License preferred. EIT designation is required to progress towards Professional Engineering (PE) Licensure, which is needed to progress in your career at Amped I.

Responsibilities

• Lead substation protection and control engineering projects, partnering with design engineers and drafters to ensure high-quality deliverables are submitted on time.
• Create and modify design documents and drawings, including electric substation one-lines, three-lines, control schematics, wiring diagrams, relay panel arrangements and specifications, conduit and cable sizing/routing, and bills of material.
• Design auxiliary AC and DC power systems.
• Develop SCADA systems and communications interfaces.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams to fully integrate protection, control, automation, and monitoring systems.
• Perform engineering calculations such as relay burden, voltage drop, short circuit studies, battery sizing, auxiliary AC and DC load tabulations, and other analyses required to support project success.
• Perform relay coordination studies and prepare relay settings.
• Conduct engineering and technical quality reviews of deliverables prepared by other engineers and designers.
• Perform site walk-downs to independently scope project requirements as needed.
• Coordinate material procurement and delivery to project sites.
• Support Project Managers throughout the project lifecycle, including participating in client calls and meetings and assisting with project execution needs.
• Contribute to the development of project cost estimates for substation protection and control projects, including planning, engineering/design, construction, and testing components.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as access to telemedicine.
• Retirement Plans: 401(k) with a company match.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Vacation days, sick leave, and personal time off.
• Paid Company Holidays: Company paid holidays and one floating holiday.
• Family Support: Paid leave policies for maternity, paternity, adoption, and foster care placement.
• Life and Disability Insurance: Basic and supplemental life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Flexible Scheduling: Remote work options and flexible work hours.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level