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Protection And Control Engineer

  2025-11-05     Actalent     Roanoke,VA  
Description:

Protection And Control Engineer

The position falls within the Protection and Controls Department of the organization. The engineer will be completing protection and control projects that support our customer with minimum direction. They will work with in-house and client engineers and designers.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Work on green-field and brown-field (retrofit) Protection and Controls Projects in substations
  • Set relays and conduct relay setting calculations utilizing ASPEN, AcSELerator 5010 (SEL), and GE URPC Software
  • Design settings in the appropriate format then pass on to assigned field Protection and Controls supervisor using IPS
  • Mark-up and review protection schematics and elementaries
  • Utilize MOB to review equipment and materials established by substation engineers for Protection Designers
  • Work with the following equipment: transformers, circuit breakers, buses, reactors, line disconnects, protective relays systems (SEL, ABB, etc.), and SCADA systems
  • Perform all engineering and design activities with minimum direction from higher level engineers
  • Coordinate work activities of others within the work group and department to complete protection and control projects
  • Provide training and guidance to lower level employees
  • Initiate corrective action when protection and control project objectives are not being met

Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET)
  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET) will count toward years' experience

Pay and Benefits:

The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $55.00/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 remote position.


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