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Electrical Engineer II, Operations Engineering (Protection & Control)
Invenergy
Chicago, USA
Full-time
Junior · 2–4 years experience
Onsite
USD 105000-125000 / year
Discovered 2 weeks ago
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Responsibilities
- Support protection & control systems across high voltage substations, collection systems, and renewable plants, including assisting with outage investigations, abnormal equipment behavior reviews, and reliability improvement efforts
- Maintain & support Invenergy’s relay settings database. Develop and implement best practices for relay settings management and updates.
- Assist in supporting regulatory and compliance requirements for PRC-028, PRC-029, PRC-030 related to protection systems, including event reporting, evidence preparation, and coordination with compliance, operations, and asset management teams.
- Support NERC PRC compliance efforts, including coordination, settings validation, and performance monitoring for standards such as PRC-005, PRC-019, PRC-025, PRC-027, and emerging IBR-focused standards
- Review equipment maintenance and testing reports to ensure alignment with industry standards, company policies, and compliance requirements
- Support cross-functional initiatives and projects, including fleet-wide procedure development, standardization of practices, and evaluation and onboarding of testing vendors and engineering consultants.
- Support the development, review, and maintenance of protection philosophies, relay settings, and coordination strategies.
Requirements
- BS in Electrical Engineering or similar major
- 2-4 years of work experience, with experience in protection & control, power systems, substations, or renewable energy applications
- Experience with SEL products and tools
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Some travel is required (< 25%)
- Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
- Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Preferred Skills
- Masters in Electrical Engineering, with a Power Systems focus.
- Experience in protection & control of HV systems
- Advanced knowledge of three-phase power systems, substations, and high voltage electrical equipment.
- Experience with protective relaying schemes and coordination, including settings development, relay event analysis, and misoperation investigations
- Experience with IBR systems (solar, storage, wind), including ride-through performance, controls interaction, and disturbance/event analysis
- Knowledge and practical field experience of protection system testing and maintenance practices, including NETA-aligned testing, relay maintenance strategies, and data tracking systems
- Familiarity with ASPEN /ETAP for relay coordination, protection studies, and short-circuit analysis
- Experience with GE Relays
- Working knowledge of NERC PRC standards
- Understanding of power system modeling, study interpretation, and coordination with modeling teams or consultants
- Base Pay
- $105,000.00 - 125,000.00 USD Annual Bonus: 15%
- The base pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for the position. Invenergy considers a number of factors when determining base pay offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education and skills. In addition to base pay, the total annual compensation package may also include eligibility to participate in our bonus program(s) which are designed to reward individual and company performance. Your recruiter can share more about bonus eligibility for this position during the hiring process. Invenergy offers a variety of other benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k, paid time off, etc.
- Invenergy LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.
- $105,000.00 - 125,000.00 USD Annual
- Bonus: 15%
- The base pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for the position. Invenergy considers a number of factors when determining base pay offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education and skills.
- In addition to base pay, the total annual compensation package may also include eligibility to participate in our bonus program(s) which are designed to reward individual and company performance. Your recruiter can share more about bonus eligibility for this position during the hiring process.
- Invenergy offers a variety of other benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k, paid time off, etc.
About Invenergy
Renewable Energy2800 employeesFounded 2001
Developer, owner, and operator of sustainable energy infrastructure.
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