Senior Protection Engineer (Medium Voltage / Utility Distribution) remote job
The Senior Protection Engineer job is a remote contract role for utility protection engineers. You would review relay settings, coordination curves and fault studies for medium-voltage distribution networks and write out your reasoning for a customer project that helps train AI systems.
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Role facts, as shown on the listing
- Pay
- $40–$100 per hour
- Taken from the listing's pay field; the written description does not repeat a rate.
- Our arithmetic on the listed ranges: the midpoint here is $70 an hour, tied for the lowest of the 12 Engineering & science roles on this site; midpoints there run from $70 to $250.
- Hours
- Not stated in the listing
- Location
- Remote
- Contract
- Contractor
- Openings
- 1 (as listed)
- Listed
- 4 Nov 2026
- Checked
- 6 Nov 2026
- Protective Relaying
- Relay Settings
- Medium Voltage Distribution
- Fault Current Analysis
- Protective Device Coordination
- Power Systems
What the work involves
- Check protection reference cases, including relay settings, coordination curves and protection logs for medium-voltage networks.
- Review technical documents on protective relaying and device coordination, and give feedback.
- Analyze fault current studies and equipment protection reviews with recognized industry methods.
- Critique how microprocessor relays (SEL, GE or equivalent) are applied, and help build realistic scenarios that reflect US distribution or industrial standards.
Before you apply: what the listing asks for
Listed as preferred
- At least 8 years of hands-on medium-voltage (2.4 kV to 38 kV) protection engineering in US utility distribution or industrial settings.
- A strong background in protective relaying, relay settings, power system analysis and device coordination.
- Proficiency with SEL, GE or standard microprocessor relays and their software.
- Advanced skill in power system modeling tools such as ETAP, ASPEN or CAPE.
- Clear written and verbal communication and careful attention to detail when reviewing technical data.
The listing sets no separate list of required qualifications.
Who this is not for
Not a fit if your protection work sits outside medium-voltage distribution; the preferred qualifications center on 2.4 kV to 38 kV systems in US utility or industrial settings.
Questions about this role
How much experience does the listing ask for?
Its preferred qualifications name at least 8 years of hands-on medium-voltage protection engineering. It sets no separate list of required qualifications.
What does the Senior Protection Engineer job pay?
The listing's pay field shows $40 to $100 per hour. The description gives no rate or weekly hours.
Which software does it name?
SEL and GE relay software, plus power system modeling tools such as ETAP, ASPEN and CAPE.
Source: the role's job listing on micro1. Facts were checked on 6 Nov 2026; the description above is condensed and reworded by us. Confirm details on the original listing before you apply.