Senior Substation Automation Engineer - Grid Modernization
Black & VeatchAtlanta, Georgia, United States • Houston, Texas, United States • Oregon, United States • Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Posted March 5, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Black & Veatch is an employee-owned company that empowers its people to grow, explore new possibilities, and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges.
Job Description
Black & Veatch is seeking a Senior Substation Automation Engineer to lead the transition of IEC 61850-based digital and virtual substations from pilot to production, designing and standardizing secure, vendor-agnostic substation automation architectures that improve resilience, flexibility, and scalability.
Requirements
- IEC 61850 Engineering & Modeling
- Substation Networking & Time Synchronization
- Protection, Automation & SCADA Integration
- Cybersecurity & System Hardening
- Virtualization of Substation Functions
- Industry Engagement & Technical Leadership
- Project Delivery & Collaboration
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- 401K match
- Benefits that start day 1
- Flexible work environment
- Paid vacation and holiday time
- Sick time and dependent sick time
- Company-matched 401k plan
- Adoption reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vendor discounts
- Employment referral program
- AD&D insurance
- Pre-taxed accounts
- Voluntary legal plan
- B&V Credit Union
- Performance-based bonus program