| Location | Rahway, New Jersey |
| Job Type | Full-time |
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Protection & Control Engineer, with primary emphasis on utility protection engineering, to support electric utility clients with relay settings, coordination reviews, trip investigations, protection design support, and modernization efforts. This role is well suited for someone who understands how protection schemes are intended to operate in the field and can translate that knowledge into clear, practical engineering deliverables.
Note to candidates: We recognize that qualified candidates may not have every skill listed below. If you have meaningful experience in utility protection engineering and this type of work is familiar territory, we encourage you to apply.
Key Responsibilities
Distribution Protection Engineering
Perform protection analysis and coordination reviews for utility distribution and substation systems.
Review relay settings, fault-current impacts, and protection changes associated with breakers, relays, reclosers, fuses, and related equipment.
Evaluate protective-device coordination, feeder and transformer protection, and the field application of protection schemes.
Develop or review protection philosophies, application practices, calculations, and settings documentation.
Support commissioning, field testing, and validation of protection systems.
Substation Protection & Control
Develop protection schemes for utility distribution and substation applications.
Apply transformer differential, feeder, bus, breaker failure, and related protection functions as project needs require.
Support relay logic, control narratives, sequence-of-operations documentation, and related design packages where needed.
Support protection system replacement, upgrade, and modernization programs.
Grid Reliability & Trip Investigation
Investigate unexpected trips to determine why a relay or breaker operated and recommend practical corrective actions.
Perform root-cause investigations of trips, outages, and suspected protection misoperations.
Develop clear technical findings and corrective-action recommendations.
Communicate results through concise reports and customer presentations.
Protection System Modernization
Support relay and breaker replacement projects, from individual device replacements to broader protection system modernization efforts.
Develop technical specifications, design criteria, engineering packages, and specification reviews.
Coordinate protection requirements with utility engineering, operations, testing, and project teams.
Technical Leadership & Client Support
Lead assigned engineering work with minimal oversight and maintain quality, schedule, and budget awareness.
Perform technical reviews and mentor less-experienced engineers.
Participate in customer meetings, design reviews, and technical discussions.
Provide surge capacity and specialized expertise for critical utility programs and workforce gaps.
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is a seasoned protection engineer with practical utility experience. They can move confidently from system studies and relay settings to event investigation, design review, and customer discussion. They are accountable, detail-oriented, comfortable working independently, and able to explain complex protection issues clearly.
Core Areas of Expertise
Utility Distribution Protection | Relay Settings Development |
Substation Protection & Control | Protection Coordination Studies |
Fault & Event Analysis | Transformer Differential Protection |
Trip Investigations | Protection System Modernization |
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER | DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
Shermco is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. Shermco is a drug-free workplace.
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