# Power Systems Protection Engineer

We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Power System Protection Engineer to join our Engineering Services team. As a Power System Protection Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliable and secure operation of power systems by designing, testing, implementing, and effective protection and control schemes. Your expertise in relay protection and controls, relay coordination, and power systems will provide solutions and services that help our customers protect and control critical electrical infrastructure and power systems worldwide. As a Protection Engineer, a typical day might include the following: Design, develop, and implement protection and control schemes for power systems, including relay protection and control systems. Create protective relay settings for transmission & distribution utilities, substations, and industrial clients. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including project managers, engineers, and technicians, to assess system requirements and implement protection strategies accordingly. Perform system testing and commissioning activities to validate the functionality and performance of protection schemes. Following and applying SEL Values, P

- **Id**: 4006170
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/schweitzer-engineering-laboratories-power-systems-protection-engineer>
- **Role**: Energy
- **Role family**: Energy
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Alpharetta, United States, King of Prussia, United States, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T07:18:53Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6105
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Power Grid, Smart Grid, Electrical Equipment & Cables

## Company

- **Id**: 6315
- **Name**: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
- **Domain**: selinc.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/selinc>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 25
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 23
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 100000
- **Max**: 150000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 150000

## Technologies

- **NERC CIP** — Optional: no

## Trust

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

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T07:18:53Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 72 · green card filings: 31; Filings 12m: 72

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 23
- **Reasons**: conf:5, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T12:50:54Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 150000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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