About Careertakes

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What You’ll Do

This entry-level Associate System Protection Engineer role supports protection engineering for transmission voltages (230 kV and below) under direction of a supervisor or more experienced engineer.

• Provide protection engineering support for projects and studies (230 kV and below)
• Issue protection requirements and prepare operations descriptions for non-standard and localized RAS schemes
• Perform short-circuit studies and calculate short-circuit line impedance
• Determine and issue relay and automatics settings
• Support relay system installations and testing (end-to-end, load checks, direction checks, relay release)
• Conduct area coordination studies and participate in project walkdowns and meetings
• Review construction drawings and update/maintain protection records/databases (Aspen relay DB, transformer sheets, short-circuit base cases, breaker files, port assignments)
• Design and set localized RAS schemes per Operation Engineering requirements
• Identify protection deficiencies and recommend corrective actions
• Provide normal and emergency maintenance & operations support including fault location and event retrieval for relay investigations
• Manage digital fault recorders and support FERC generation interconnection studies (Transmission Group-specific)

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Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline, or graduating with a BSEE or related discipline by December 2026 from an accredited curriculum (US or equivalent)

Desired:

• EIT certificate
• ~2 years engineering experience preferred (entry-level considered)
• Able to apply basic engineering principles and theory
• Basic understanding of symmetrical component theory and fault calculations
• Basic knowledge of logic-gate theory and control circuitry
• Ability to read and interpret operating, single-line, SLM&R, and schematic diagrams
• Quick learner for protection concepts and practical application

Note: This position is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) and is subject to collective bargaining.

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Location & Work Type

• Hybrid: work from a remote office and an assigned work location based on business need. Assigned location will be within the confidential client service territory (job authority: West Sacramento, CA).
• Employment type: Full-time

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Compensation

The confidential client has provided the following salary range for this locality. Actual pay will depend on factors such as skills, education, certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.

• Annual salary range: $99,936 — $157,596
• Estimated midpoint (per external data): ~$112,350/year

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Ideal Candidate / Success Factors

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for system studies and protection settings
• Attention to detail in relay settings, testing, and documentation
• Good communicator who can work with engineering, operations, construction, and maintenance teams
• Comfortable learning and using protection-related tools and databases
• Willingness to travel within the service territory for project support and testing

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Why Candidates Like This Role

• Hands-on protection engineering experience on transmission-level equipment (230 kV and below)
• Opportunity to learn relay settings, fault analysis, and protective system commissioning
• Hybrid work model with exposure to field and engineering teams
• Competitive pay range and union representation for collective bargaining protections

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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