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Microgrid Protections Engineer

5 hours, 12 minutes ago
United States, Canada
Full-time
Senior
Hardware Engineer
IoT and Embedded Systems
Cybersecurity Git Transformers
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Intersect

Intersect

We deliver the fastest, cheapest, cleanest, and most reliable energy and data center infrastructure solutions for the scale of what comes next.

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Description

  • Design hardware and software-based electrical protection schemes for microgrid generation assets across grid-connected, islanded, abnormal, and contingency operating modes.
  • Perform or oversee protection coordination studies and develop relay settings that ensure selectivity, reliability, and system safety.
  • Collaborate with electrical design, power systems, and controls teams to account for system behavior, communication limitations, and control responses in protection design.
  • Ensure protection schemes are properly coordinated and integrated with supervisory controls and SCADA systems.
  • Review supplier documentation for transformers, switchgear, BESS, wind turbines, PV, reciprocating engines, and turbines to assess damage thresholds, risks, and operating limits.
  • Define protection functions, logic, and setpoints based on equipment characteristics and system requirements.
  • Develop documentation and configuration packages, including relay settings, logic diagrams, and interface specifications with version control and traceability.
  • Support site testing and commissioning, including end-to-end functional testing and relay verification using test equipment.
  • Assist with post-event root-cause analysis by reviewing relay oscillography and event logs to improve system safety and reliability.

Requirements

  • M.S. or PhD in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in power systems or control systems.
  • 5–10+ years of experience in electrical protection design, relay settings development, and coordination studies.
  • Hands-on experience designing protections for utility-scale or industrial power systems.
  • Experience with islanded or weak-grid systems is a plus.
  • Proficiency with protection relay logic, coordination analysis, and commissioning using relay test equipment such as OMICRON or Doble.
  • Familiarity with arc flash analysis, equipment duty calculations, and lockout/tagout procedures.
  • Understanding of inverter operating modes, fault ride-through behavior, and current-limited fault response.
  • Experience collaborating with transmission system operators on interconnection studies and protection coordination.
  • Familiarity with protection communications protocols such as IEC 61850, GOOSE messaging, DNP3, or Modbus, with awareness of cybersecurity considerations.
  • A detail-oriented, safety-first mindset and collaborative work style that supports reliable, field-ready system designs.

Benefits

  • Total compensation of USD $185,000–$195,000, including base salary and bonus.
  • 100% premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.
  • Unlimited PTO plus two company-wide breaks for the Fourth of July and end of year.
  • Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, plus 6 additional weeks for birth parents.
  • Family planning and family care support through Carrot and Maven.
  • Free access to Spring Health, including 5 therapy and psychiatry sessions, plus Headspace through Wellhub+.
  • Monthly perks including a $150 food stipend and $150 reimbursement for cell phone and internet.
  • Pet insurance allowance, full home office setup, UrbanSitter access with $625 in quarterly company-paid credits, ActiveHero, and One Medical.

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