Protection and Control Design Engineer

Location: Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico

Company

hirify.global is an energy technology company working on power generation, grid technologies, decarbonization, and energy transformation across more than 90 countries.

What you will do

• Perform detailed protection and control engineering for high-voltage AIS and GIS substations.
• Develop and review protection single-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, control circuits, interlocking schemes, CT/VT secondary circuits, breaker circuits, alarms, and protection interfaces.
• Integrate numerical protection relays, bay control units, secondary equipment, Substation Automation Systems, SCADA, and primary equipment interfaces.
• Develop signal lists and I/O assignments and apply IEC 61850-based engineering and applicable technical standards.
• Prepare Bills of Materials and project engineering documentation while coordinating with customers, suppliers, panel manufacturing, and primary engineering teams.
• Support Factory Acceptance Testing, Site Acceptance Testing, and commissioning phases.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Automation, or a comparable discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in Protection and Control engineering for electrical substations is preferred.
• Experience with substation Protection and Control design, AC/DC schematics, and control circuits.
• Knowledge of numerical protection relays, including SIPROTEC, SEL, and GE.
• Knowledge of IEC 61850 protocol and architecture.
• Experience with high-voltage AIS and GIS substation engineering.
• Knowledge of CFE Protection and Control requirements and IEEE/ANSI and IEC electrical standards.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary projects, prepare technical documentation and BOMs, and support factory and site acceptance testing.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent full-time position within the Grid Automation Engineering division in Mexico.
• Career growth and development opportunities.
• Supportive work culture.
• Company-paid health and wellness benefits.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, savings fund, and parental leave and family-building benefits.
• Inclusive workplace focused on diversity, sustainability, reliable energy, and decarbonization.