Protection and Controls Engineer

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🕒 March 18

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Halker

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2006

⚡ Energy

🤝 B2B

Energy • B2B

Halker is an engineering and project services firm focused on energy infrastructure and environmental compliance. The company provides multidisciplinary engineering (process, mechanical, power and resiliency, electrical/instrumentation & control, civil/structural), automation/SCADA, drafting, operations support, and EPCM project services including project management and procurement. Halker serves oil & gas (upstream, midstream, downstream), power (generation, interconnections, renewables, data centers), and environmental projects (monitoring, sustainability coordination, landfill monitoring), working as a B2B partner to utilities, developers, and energy companies. Headquartered in Centennial, CO, the firm highlights decades of experience and portfolio metrics (500+ facilities and 100+ wells engineered in the past 10 years; 3+ GW of power infrastructure designed).

📋 Description

• Design & Development: Develop protection and control schemes for substations, transmission lines, and generation facilities • Specify and configure protective relays, control panels, and associated equipment • System Analysis: Perform short-circuit, coordination, and arc-flash studies • Analyze system faults and relay operations to ensure proper protection • Testing & Commissioning: Oversee installation, testing, and commissioning of protection and control systems • Troubleshoot and resolve relay misoperation or system anomalies • Compliance & Standards: Ensure designs meet NERC, IEEE, and local utility standards • Maintain documentation for regulatory compliance and audits • Collaboration: Work with project teams, field technicians, and SCADA engineers • Provide technical support during outages and maintenance activities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems focus preferred) • 3–5 years in protection and control engineering • Proficiency with relay settings software (e.g., SEL AcSELerator, GE EnerVista) • Knowledge of power system analysis tools (ETAP, ASPEN, or similar) • Familiarity with SCADA systems and communication protocols (DNP3, IEC 61850) • Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain preferred • Experience designing high-voltage substation projects • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Excellent communication and documentation abilities

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and other Health Benefits • 401K Program with Company Match • Work alongside industry-leading talent, with a flexible working environment and fast-growing company