As a Microgrid Protections Engineer at Intersect, you'll design and validate electrical protection schemes that safeguard personnel and equipment while maximizing system uptime across complex microgrid environments. You'll collaborate closely with electrical design engineers, controls teams, equipment suppliers, utility operators, and operations partners to deliver protection relay configurations that are safe, robust, well-tested, and aligned with performance and reliability requirements across all operating modes.
Requirements
- M.S. or PhD in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in power systems or control systems.
- 5–10+ years of experience in electrical protection design, relay settings development, and coordination studies.
- Hands-on experience designing protections for utility-scale or industrial power systems.
- Experience with islanded or weak-grid systems is a plus.
- Proficiency with protection relay logic, coordination analysis, and commissioning using relay test equipment such as OMICRON or Doble.
- Familiarity with arc flash analysis, equipment duty calculations, and lockout/tagout procedures.
- Understanding of inverter operating modes, fault ride-through behavior, and current-limited fault response.
- Experience collaborating with transmission system operators on interconnection studies and protection coordination.
- Familiarity with protection communications protocols such as IEC 61850, GOOSE messaging, DNP3, or Modbus, with awareness of cybersecurity considerations.
Benefits
- 100% premium coverage for you and your dependents on medical, dental, and vision
- Unlimited PTO, plus two company-wide breaks (Fourth of July & end of year)
- Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, plus 6 additional weeks for birth parents
- Free access to Spring Health, including 5 free therapy and psychiatry sessions, plus a Headspace account for mindfulness and meditation through our physical health vendor, Wellhub+
- $150 monthly food stipend, $150 monthly reimbursement for cell phone and internet, pet insurance allowance, full home office setup, free access to UrbanSitter with $625 in quarterly company-paid credits, ActiveHero, and One Medical
