Senior Engineer – Protection & Control

Iberdrola

Senior Engineer responsible for researching industry best practices and creating standards for Protection and Control at Avangrid. Leading projects and facilitating collaboration with various stakeholders.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeRochester • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $106,000 - $132,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Researching industry best practices to create Protection and Control standards.
Development of new engineering processes and tools, evaluating new P&C technologies.
Writing industry white papers.
Assisting in the development of P&C engineering standards, relay setting file templates, and engineering tools.
Conducting engineering analysis, researching industry papers and manuals.
Proposing solutions to open-ended challenges autonomously.
Leading engineering projects and facilitating meetings with other P&C engineers, departments, contractors, and vendors.
Authoring engineering standards and presenting to technical and non-technical audiences.
Participating in the evaluation of new vendors and technologies.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 years of experience in Electrical Engineering
2 years of experience specifically in P&C, substation engineering, substation testing and commissioning, or similar engineering.
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
Due to the open-ended nature of the department’s responsibilities, an intuitive understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals is required.
Master’s degree in electrical engineering preferred.
Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred.
Experience with SEL, GE, and Siemens relays.
IEC 61850 (GOOSE Data Models, Sampled Values, MMS) experience or knowledge preferred.
Networking, real time digital simulators (RTDS), virtualized protection relays, and centralized substation protection knowledge preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

Engineering AnalysisRelay Setting File TemplatesEngineering Standards DevelopmentP&C Technologies EvaluationSubstation TestingSubstation CommissioningIntuitive Understanding Of Electrical Engineering FundamentalsReal Time Digital SimulatorsVirtualized Protection RelaysCentralized Substation Protection

Soft Skills

Autonomous Problem SolvingFacilitation SkillsTechnical Presentation Skills

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree In Electrical EngineeringMaster’s Degree In Electrical Engineering (Preferred)Professional Engineering License (Preferred)