# Principal Engineer -Protection & Control

Job Title: Principal Engineer - Protection & Control Location: Rochester, NY or Binghamton, NY Work type: Office (on-site) The salary range for this position is dependent upon experience, ranging from $128,320 to $160,400. What We Offer: Competitive benefits and growth opportunities Generous performance-based bonuses 12% 401(k) match Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance Tuition reimbursement Professional development and clear career-advancement pathways For more information, please visit:Benefits - Avangrid Job Summary This role is responsible for researching industry best practices to create Protection and Control standards. Responsibilities also include development of new engineering processes and tools, evaluating new P&C technologies, and writing industry white papers. System scope includes transmission, substation, and distribution. Service companies include Central Maine Power, New York State Electric & Gas, Rochester Gas & Electric, and United Illuminating. Responsibilities: General responsibilities include assisting in the development of P&C engineering standards, relay setting file templates, and engineering tools. Conducts engineering analysis, researching i

- **Id**: 3996473
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/iberdrola-principal-engineer-protection-control-5>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: New York, United States, Rochester, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T07:37:08Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6614
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Growth opportunities, Professional development, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Energy Storage, Power Grid, Solar Energy, Wind Energy

## Company

- **Id**: 5398
- **Name**: Iberdrola
- **Domain**: iberdrola.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/iberdrola>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 94
- **Open postings**: 54
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.426
- **Repost share**: 0.056
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 16
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 128320
- **Max**: 160400
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 160400

## Technologies

- **IEC 61850** — Optional: no
- **NERC CIP** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T01:23:25Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 16
- **Reasons**: conf:5, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 160400
- **Is top pay**: no

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