Senior Engineer – Protection and Control

Qualus

Senior Protection & Control Engineer in Substation Protection and Control department at Qualus. Seeking seasoned engineers with 7+ years of experience in major utility substations.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeLake Mary • Florida • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $92,827 - $167,088 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Coordinate with Substation Physical Engineering, Relay Settings, and other groups to ensure design concurrence
Development of complete engineering design packages for protective relaying and communications systems, including one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, AC schematics, DC schematics, logic and functional diagrams, panel layouts, control house layouts, wiring/connection diagrams, interconnection diagrams, relaying equipment specifications and bill of materials
Development of SCADA packages, including input / output list (Point Data Sheet)
Provides technical direction and on-the-job training to drafters, engineering technicians, and less experienced engineers
Developing, nurturing and maintaining trusted relationships with senior level engineers, managers, and executives with current or prospective clients
Confidently and comfortably present technical solutions to key customers; respond in real time to technical concerns and answer questions in a knowledgeable articulate manner
Direct and/or participate in client meetings/job site visits to collect or deliver design and engineering data
Perform/Ensure company’s Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) processes are followed on all design packages
Delegating, planning, prioritizing and reviewing the work of other engineers will be critical

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with a power systems focus
An MS Degree in engineering will be considered in lieu of the BS Engineering degree
Seven or more years of electrical engineering experience is desired
Experience in protection and control engineering is required
Professional Engineer (PE) registration or plan to become registered is required
Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record are required
Must have strong analytical and computer skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short and Long-Term Disability
401(k) match
Flexible Spending Accounts
EAP
Parental Leave
Paid time off
Holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

protective relayingcommunications systems designone-line diagramsthree-line diagramsAC schematicsDC schematicslogic diagramsfunctional diagramsSCADA packagesquality assurance

Soft Skills

technical directionon-the-job trainingrelationship buildingpresentation skillsreal-time problem solvingclient interactiondelegationplanningprioritizationreviewing work

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical EngineeringProfessional Engineer (PE) registration