SCADA/Relay Settings Engineer III

Amped I LLC • Chicago, IL

4d • Remote

About The Position

The SCADA/Relay Settings Engineer III role is a mid-level, full-time, permanent position. This position is fully-remote, allowing you to work from home Monday - Friday each week. While working alongside a team of experienced electrical engineers and providing guidance to entry-level electrical engineers, this position is responsible for the design and configuration of protection, automation, and SCADA systems with a strong emphasis on SEL platforms, Orion I/O devices, and secure substation communications. If you’re looking for an exciting opportunity where your contributions and career growth is valued from day one, we invite you to apply!

Requirements

• Strong understanding of a substation project lifecycle at the utility level
• Excellent technical communication and detail-oriented work practices
• High comfort level with teaching, training, and mentoring team members
• Bachelor’s degree from an ABET-accredited university in Electrical Engineering
• Engineer in Training (EIT) designation required. EIT designation is required to progress towards Professional Engineering (PE) Licensure, which is needed to progress in your career at Amped I.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in relay protection and control design of high voltage 12-500 kV substations and/or protective relay and SCADA setting development.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of substation networking, including Ethernet switches, VLANs, IP addressing, network segmentation, and redundant architectures.
• Working knowledge of NERC CIP and PRC compliance for protection and BES Cyber Systems.
• Working knowledge of cybersecurity best practices for SEL and Orion devices, including role-based access control, authentication, certificate management, secure communications, and configuration backups.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and approval of protective relay settings using SEL relays for transmission, distribution, and generation facilities.
• Configure complex SELogic equations and automation logic using SEL AcSELerator QuickSet.
• Integrate Orion I/O and automation devices for control, monitoring, and substation automation.
• Perform short-circuit, protection coordination, and arc-flash studies to support protection philosophies and system reliability.
• Engineer SCADA point mapping and communications for SEL relays, Orion devices, RTACs, and gateways.
• Design and support SEL RTAC-based automation, data concentration, and protocol conversion.
• Configure DNP3, IEC 61850 (GOOSE/MMS), Modbus, and Ethernet/serial communications.
• Coordinate SCADA database development and point-to-point testing with control centers.
• Develop HMI screens for local substation control, alarms, and monitoring.
• Serve as a primary technical point of contact for clients on protection, SCADA, and automation matters.
• Participate in client meetings, design reviews, and technical workshops to define requirements and review deliverables.
• Communicate technical concepts, risks, and recommendations clearly to client engineering, operations, and IT stakeholders.
• Support project scoping, schedules, and technical deliverables in coordination with project managers.
• Address client questions during design, testing, and commissioning phases to ensure expectations are met.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as access to telemedicine.
• Retirement Plans: 401(k) with a company match.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Vacation days, sick leave, and personal time off.
• Paid Company Holidays: Company paid holidays and one floating holiday.
• Family Support: Paid leave policies for maternity, paternity, adoption, and foster care placement.
• Life and Disability Insurance: Basic and supplemental life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Flexible Scheduling: Remote/hybrid work options and flexible work hours.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level