Testing and Protection Engineer

Location: Remote, based in the United States; Indianapolis, Indiana

Company

hirify.global is a US-based global power company operating across 12 countries and providing renewable and electric power.

What you will do

• Perform relay setting coordination studies and develop RTU/SCADA configurations.
• Evaluate relay performance after system events and resolve protection and control system issues.
• Create and revise substation control schemes and wiring diagrams.
• Provide field engineering support for the maintenance, construction, testing, and commissioning of substation equipment up to 345kV.
• Develop commissioning guides, review test results and isolation plans, and create energization plans that minimize system risk.
• Lead NERC O&P and CIP testing, documentation improvements, emergency technical support, and cross-disciplinary project coordination.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline from an ABET-accredited college or university.
• Five to eight years of progressively responsible engineering experience, including three to five years with protective relaying or SCADA systems on electric utility transmission and distribution systems and at power plants.
• Experience supporting relay and SCADA systems, substation equipment testing, maintenance, construction, commissioning, and field engineering services up to 345kV.
• Strong skills in reading engineering drawings and specifications, understanding protection schemes, and troubleshooting substation protection, control, and power equipment.
• Ability to provide field support, switch between tasks, participate in after-hours callouts, and support emergency system operations.
• Ability to maintain safe and reliable operations and communicate across multidisciplinary teams.

Nice to have

• Relay setting development for transmission and distribution systems and relay coordination study experience.
• Short-circuit modeling software experience, such as ASPEN OneLiner.
• Substation RTU/SCADA configuration experience and knowledge of DNP3, ModBus, and SEL protocols.
• Experience with SEL and GE relays and associated software.
• Electric utility transmission and distribution engineering or operations experience.
• Knowledge of NERC PRC and CIP reliability standards.
• Professional Engineering License.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work arrangement for a US-based position supporting AES Indiana’s Relay/SCADA team.
• Work focuses on safe, reliable electric power operations and community safety.
• May require after-hours technical support during system emergencies.
• Inclusive workplace committed to diversity, equal opportunity, and integrity.