Senior Electrical Engineer (Protection & Controls)

Job Title: Senior Electrical Engineer (Protection & Controls)

About Echo Power

Echo Power is an independent engineering and project management firm specializing in the design, construction, and maintenance of critical electrical and mechanical systems across the healthcare, utility, and industrial sectors.

We are a primarily remote company guided by our core values of integrity, commitment to team, customer-focus, technical excellence, and optimism. At Echo, we foster a strong family-friendly culture focused on serving our customers with excellence while creating opportunities for our people.

Work Environment

This is a hybrid role with a mix of remote work and field involvement, requiring up to 25% travel to job sites. Candidates should reside within reasonable proximity of a commercial airport to support travel requirements.

What You’ll Get to Do

The Senior Protection & Controls Engineer leads the design, implementation, and commissioning of electrical upgrade projects across power plants and medium- to high-voltage substations. This role owns technical quality and design execution across the full project lifecycle, from initial data collection through testing and startup.

This role reports to the Manager, Protection & Control Design and works closely with engineers, project managers, designers, electricians, field teams, clients, and construction partners. The role provides technical direction, mentors less-experienced team members, and helps strengthen engineering standards and practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead protection and control system design, including DC schematics, AC elementary drawings, and physical layouts.
• Develop, review, and approve relay settings and protection schemes for complex electrical systems.
• Lead control system design, including PLC logic, point lists, and HMI configurations.
• Review and approve wiring diagrams, cable and conduit schedules, and bills of material.
• Lead design reviews and ensure deliverables meet project requirements, applicable codes, and quality standards.
• Serve as a technical lead, providing guidance to engineers and designers throughout project execution.
• Coordinate with project managers, clients, field teams, and construction partners to resolve technical issues and support successful delivery.
• Develop commissioning plans and lead functional testing, commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting activities.
• Support field data collection, installation, redlines, as-built documentation, and issue resolution.
• Contribute to engineering standards, process improvements, lessons learned, and technical best practices.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE).
• 7+ years of experience in substation or power plant design, commissioning, or related work.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• Deep experience with protection and control systems in substation or power generation environments.
• Strong knowledge of protective relays, metering, controls, generation and transmission equipment, and protection schemes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead design efforts and complex commissioning activities.
• Ability to develop and execute commissioning plans and troubleshoot system issues in the field.
• Strong leadership, communication, mentoring, and client-interface skills.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, MathCAD, and Microsoft Office tools.
• Self-motivated and able to balance field and design responsibilities while managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to travel up to 25%

What You’ll Get From Us

• Salary: $130,979 – $178,161 annually (based on education and experience)
• Annual performance-based bonus opportunity
• 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match
• Work-from-home (when not in the field) with flexible working hours
• Four weeks’ vacation plus 7 company-paid holidays
• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance
• Company-paid benefits: Telemedicine, disability insurance, life insurance
• Company wellness program, including personal health & wellness coach
• Family-oriented culture
• Career growth opportunities
• And other benefits to support you and your loved ones, like:
  • Dedicated Chaplain services available 24/7
  • Tuition assistance for children of Echo employees
  • Employee assistance fund
  • Community service time off and charity matching
  • Parental leave
  • Pet insurance
  • Employee discount programs

This remote position is open to applicants residing in: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and reside in one of the eligible states or territories listed above at the time of hiring and throughout the duration of employment.