Sr. Electrical Engineer (Protection & Controls)

Your Job

As a Senior Protection & Controls (P&C) Engineer at DEPCOM Power, you will lead the design, specification, and implementation of protection and control systems for high-voltage substations supporting utility-scale Solar and Battery Energy Storage (BESS) projects.

You will be responsible for developing detailed relay protection schemes, SCADA integration, logic diagrams, and communication architectures and associated studies and calculations .

This is a technical leadership position that plays a critical role in enabling DEPCOM's in -house engineering model by delivering high-quality, cost-effective, and constructible substation control and protection systems.

This position will act as a senior level member of the team by engineering, creating scalable processes, mentoring and collaborating to complete project designs and ensure successful project execution.

Our Team

As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, DEPCOM Power is a leading energy solutions partner for the utility solar and broader energy industries, providing project development support, engineering, procurement and construction, energy storage, repowering and operations and maintenance services.

Our highly skilled team of conventional and renewable power industry experts work to deliver the lowest cost of energy and the highest rate of return.

What You Will Do

Protection System Design



* Design protection schemes for high-voltage substations including line, transformer, bus, breaker failure, and overcurrent protection.


* Develop one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, and relay logic.


* Specify and program protection relays (e.g., SEL, GE, ABB) in coordination with system studies.


* Perform calculations and coordination studies using software such as ETAP, SKM or ASPEN.


* Perform substation studies and calculations: ac/dc sizing, load flow analysis, short circuit analysis, reactive compensation analysis, system protection coordination, arc flash hazard analysis, harmonic resonance analysis, insulation coordination, transient over voltage studies, and emt studies.

Control System and SCADA Integration



* Develop substation control systems including breaker control, status indication , alarms, and interlocking.


* Interface with SCADA/RTU/PLC systems and develop point lists, logic diagrams, and communication schemes.


* Coordinate with SCADA team and utilities to ensure integration meets communication and cybersecurity standards.

Standards and Quality Assurance



* Ensure compliance with IEEE, NERC, NEC, NESC, and utility-specific standards for protection and control systems.


* Review vendor submittals, perform quality assurance on I&C devices, and validate relay settings.


* Develop and maintain P&C engineering standards, design templates, and internal QA/QC processes.

Collaboration and Field Support



* Support field installation and commissioning of protection and control systems...