Posted 29 September 2026 Job ref:

JOB-32080

Electrical Engineer II (3931)

Location:

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Salary:

$52

• 56 per hour

Category Electrical Engineering Sector:

Power, Nuclear and Utilities Contract type

Contract Consultant:

Nataliia Bilyk Apply now

Location :

Salt Lake City, UT (Hybrid)

Openings :

1 Job Typ e:

Contract Duration :

1

Year Rate :

$52-56/hour (W2) +

Benefits Hours :

40 hours/week (9 am

• 5:00 pm)

Project :

Grid Automation About the Role We are seeking a Protection & Control Application Engineer to support programming, testing, and commissioning of protection and control panels for generator, transformer, feeder, bus, and transmission line protection systems. The role will be 100% remote until the site becomes active, with a transition to 4 days/week onsite in Salt Lake City around mid-2027. Candidates must be local enough to support the onsite requirement.

Travel :

50% domestic once the site is live, with travel potentially reaching 70-80% during the first year while working remotely. Some travel to Canada may be required. Responsibilities Program, test, and commission protection and control systems. Analyze customer specifications, single-line diagrams, schematics, logic diagrams, wiring drawings, and BOMs. Create relay setting files based on protection studies and control logic. Program GE Multilin relays and configure communications, including

IEC 61850.

Develop and execute factory and site test procedures. Perform secondary injection testing and simulate complex protection and control schemes. Test customized protection and control solutions in-house and at customer sites. Provide field support through commissioning. Support and mentor other engineers and team members. Requirements University degree or college diploma in Electrical Engineering or related field. 7+ years of experience in relay testing and creation of settings files for multifunction relays. Strong knowledge of power systems, protection schemes, and communications. Experience developing test procedures for factory and site testing/commissioning. Hands-on experience programming GE Multilin UR-series relays. Strong understanding of protection principles, including: Distance protection Line differential Transformer differential Bus protection Feeder protection Generator protection Large motor protection Strong communication and teamwork skills. Preferred Experience with turnkey Protection & Control projects. Experience with major relay test sets and protection/coordination software. Experience with RTDS, ASPEN, EMTP, SKM, ETAP, or MATLAB. Experience with substation automation, metering, communications, and integration. Experience with GE Digital Energy and third-party protection relays. P.Eng. certification is an asset. Lean/Six Sigma certification is a plus. Apply now Share job Using your device Twitter Facebook LinkedIn WhatsApp Pinterest Reddit Email Similar jobs Electrical Engineer I (3930) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Power, Nuclear and Utilities Contract $50

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