{"id":4278727,"url":"https://alion.io/job/saudi-aramco-protection-control-engineer-2","title":"Protection & Control Engineer","company":{"id":41486,"name":"Saudi Aramco","domain":"aramco.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/saudi-aramco","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":null},"role":"Energy","role_family":"Energy","seniority":"staff","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"ETAP","optional":false},{"name":"PSCAD","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-13T19:49:36Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-13","last_verified_at":"2026-11-14T20:44:54Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"Aramco energizes the world economy.\nAramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.\nWith our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.\nHeadquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.\nWe are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.\nOverview\nWe are seeking a Protection & Control Engineer to join the Technical Services Division.\nThe Technical Services Division is responsible for providing and managing highly technical and specialized engineering services to support safe, reliable, and efficient operation of Saudi Aramco’s electrical transmission and distribution networks. The Division also provides services in power system protection, control, and advanced system studies to ensure asset integrity, personnel safety, and continuity of power supply.\nYour primary role is to provide specialized technical support services related to protection system design, relay settings, system modeling, and power system studies. Your role also includes ownership and governance of power system models, supporting standardization, data integrity, and continuous improvement across projects and operations.\nKey Responsibilities\nAs the successful candidate, you will be required to perform the following:\nConduct protection relay settings calculations, coordination reviews, and verification for transmission, distribution, and industrial power systems.\nLead or support power system disturbance and interruption investigations, including relay event analysis, fault reconstruction, and root cause analysis.\nProvide technical review for protection philosophies, relay settings files, system study reports, and engineering deliverables.\nReview, support development, and update company standards, guidelines, and procedures related to protection, control, and power system studies.\nPerform and validate load flow, short-circuit, protection coordination, arc flash, and transient stability studies using Electrical Transient Analyzer Program (ETAP).\nPerform arc flash hazard analyses and support mitigation strategies in accordance with IEEE, NFPA, and Saudi Aramco standards.\nConduct transient and electromagnetic studies (e.g., switching transients, motor starting, system response) using ETAP and PSCAD.\nSupport commissioning, site testing, troubleshooting, and post-event analysis of protection and control systems.\nDevelop, maintain, and govern ETAP power system models, ensuring accuracy, consistency, version control, and alignment across projects, operations, and studies.\nProvide technical consultation to operations and maintenance teams to enhance system reliability, selectivity, and resilience.\nSupport digitalization and continuous improvement initiatives related to protection systems, power system modeling, analytics, and engineering workflows.\nInterface with vendors, consultants, and contractors to ensure compliance with Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards and international codes.\nRepresent the organization in industry forums, technical committees, and professional working groups related to power system protection and analysis.\nPrepare high-quality technical reports, presentations, and knowledge-sharing materials.\nProvide technical guidance and mentoring where required.\nMinimum Requirements\nAs the successful candidate, you will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university. An advanced degree is a plus.\nYou will have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in power system protection and control, with direct involvement in system studies, relay settings, and operational investigations within oil & gas, utilities, industrial facilities, or equipment manufacturers.\nYou will have a background in protection of transformers, motors, transmission lines, and distribution systems.\nYou will be able to demonstrate advanced proficiency in ETAP, including model governance and execution of Load flow, Short-circuit, rotation coordination, Arc flash analysis, and Transient and dynamic studies\nYou will have a practical experience using PSCAD for electromagnetic transient (EMT) and complex system behavior analysis.\nYou will have a knowledge of ANSI and IEC protection philosophies, relay technologies, and control schemes.\nYou will be familiar with IEEE, IEC, NFPA, and Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards (SAES).\nYou will have capability in power system event analysis, fault investigations, and root cause analysis.\nYou will have strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills.\nProfessional Engineering (PE) certifications or equivalent is a plus.\nWork Location and Work Schedule\nWork Location: Within Saudi Arabia - To be specified in Job offer\nWork Schedule: Full Time - To be specified in Job offer\nJob Post Duration\nJob posting start date: 1/13/2026\nJob posting end date: 12/30/2026\nWorking environment\nOur high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.\nAt Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.\nWe have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. 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