Protection & Controls Engineer

Job Overview

As a member of our Protection & Control Engineering Services Team, you will help deliver safe, reliable, and construction-ready substation designs for transmission and distribution projects. You will develop comprehensive drawing packages—including one-line and three-line diagrams, DC schematics, wiring diagrams, cable schedules, component layouts, electrical plans, and detailed assembly drawings—using AutoCAD® and MicroStation. You will also support fault analysis and coordination studies and develop relay settings for a wide range of substation applications, collaborating with experienced engineers and designers to solve complex technical challenges and deliver high-quality solutions for our customers.

What We Offer

• Flexible work arrangements, including remote work on Mondays and Fridays.
• Career growth through development programs, learning opportunities, and education reimbursement.
• Comprehensive benefits, including extended health coverage, a Health Care Spending Account, and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.
• Paid volunteer time and family responsibility leave to support work-life balance.
• Modern workspace including onsite fitness centre, outdoor patio, and easy parking.
• A collaborative, inclusive culture with opportunities to get involved through employee-led committees and communities.

A Day In The Life

• Translate customer specifications into complete, practical designs that meet all technical and project requirements.
• Apply electrical circuit theory and component fundamentals to develop accurate, reliable protection and control designs.
• Review and yellow-line protection and control wiring diagrams against schematic diagrams to verify accuracy, consistency, and design intent.
• Develop control panel and field equipment wiring diagrams from approved schematic designs.
• Develop protection and control schematics from one-line diagrams, translating system requirements into detailed design documentation.
• Create site-specific one-line diagrams that accurately represent the substation configuration and project scope.
• Update and revise legacy customer substation schematics and wiring diagrams to support current project requirements.
• Collaborate with designers and engineers to resolve technical issues and maintain alignment across project deliverables.
• Lead intermediate-complexity projects independently, managing scope, schedule, coordination, communication, and other project management activities.
• Develop and revise RTU point assignments to support accurate monitoring, control, and SCADA integration.
• Perform breaker control relay setting calculations and verify results against applicable design requirements.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and champion practical solutions that strengthen quality, consistency, and efficiency.
• Develop technical training and mentor P&C designers and engineers to build capability and promote consistent design practices.
• Support customer site visits, gather field information, and contribute to clear, accurate project technical scope documents.
• Travel to customer sites approximately 10% of the time to support field investigations, project coordination, and scope development
  

What will help you thrive in this role?

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology required
• Minimum of five years of experience in transmission and distribution protection and control engineering.
• Working knowledge of the specifications, architecture, programming, and configuration of the following protection, control, automation, and communication technologies is beneficial:
  • Microprocessor-based protection and control relays
  • RS-232, RS-485, fiber-optic, and Ethernet communications
  • Remote terminal unit equipment and associated interfaces
  • Human-machine interface systems
• SCADA Systems
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, with the ability to use them effectively for technical documentation, analysis, and project communication.
• Exceptional attention to detail, with a consistent focus on drawing accuracy, document quality, and design consistency.
• Working knowledge of transmission and distribution protection and control schematics and wiring diagrams, with the ability to interpret and develop detailed design documentation.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to evaluate technical issues, identify root causes, and develop practical solutions.

Hubbell Incorporated

Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.

The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.

We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.

Hubbell Utility Solutions

Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.

The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.