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Internship Protection Relay Testing Jobs in Lake Zurich, IL

PROENERGY

Operation & Maintenance Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$110 - $160/hr

Edit and maintain Plant Device List for relay testing * Communicates with QSE and transmission ... and protect critical equipment * Actively review unit control settings and provide additional ...

Sargent Lundy

Lead Substation Engineer 1 - Grid

Chicago, IL · On-site

$118.02 - $180.31/hr

Experience with various vendor protective relay equipment typically used in substation protection ... Testing or commissioning experience. AI & Automation at Sargent & Lundy * You are expected to lead ...

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As of Sep 4, 2026, the average hourly pay for internship protection relay testing in Lake Zurich, IL is $19.66, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $16.39 and $21.30 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Substation Protection & Controls Engineer

Amped I LLC

Chicago, IL • On-site, Remote

$92K - $115K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 14 days ago

Job description

Amped I LLC was founded in 2010 as a design and engineering firm specializing in power infrastructure projects ranging from transmission to distribution for power utility, industry, government and commercial facilities. Amped I is a small, certified Women's Business Enterprise with the goal to provide exceptional value, integrity, and client satisfaction to all of our clients' needs. Amped I is also committed to both career growth and job satisfaction for each individual team member. We are proud and stand behind our core values of accountability, collaboration, positive energy, problem solving, and continuous improvement.
Job Summary
The Substation Protection & Controls Engineer role is a mid-level, full-time, permanent position. This position is fully-remote, allowing you to work from home Monday - Friday each week. While working alongside a team of experienced electrical engineers and providing guidance to entry-level electrical engineers, this position assists in designing protection and control systems for substations. This position is an excellent launchpad if your long-term career goal is to work as a Licensed Professional Engineer on the transmission side of the power industry. If you're looking for an exciting opportunity where your contributions and career growth is valued from day one, we invite you to apply!
Duties/Responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
  • Create/modify design documents and drawings for a project, including electric substation one-lines, three-lines, control schematics and wiring diagrams, relay panel arrangements and specifications, conduit and cable sizing/routing, and generating bills of material.
  • Design auxiliary AC and DC power systems.
  • Develop SCADA system and communications interfaces.
  • Work with various project teams to fully develop system integration of protection, control, automation, and monitoring systems.
  • Perform basic engineering calculations such as relay burden, voltage drop, short circuit calculations, battery sizing calculations, auxiliary AC and DC load tabulations, and others as needed to support successful projects.
  • Perform relay coordination studies and prepare relay settings.
  • Effectively communicate and coordinate project activities with Project Managers, clients, other engineers, designers and drafters as needed.
  • Coordination and delivery of material to project sites.
  • May perform site walk-downs independently to scope project requirements.
  • May help to create project cost estimates that include all planning, engineering/design, construction, and testing costs for substation protection and control upgrade projects.

Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Requirements
Required Skills and Abilities
  • Strong understanding of a substation project lifecycle at the utility level
  • Excellent technical communication and detail-oriented work practices

Education and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree from an ABET-accredited university in Electrical Engineering
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in relay protection and control design of high voltage 12-500 kV substations
  • Engineer in Training (EIT) designation preferred, but not required

Compensation and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary along with a comprehensive benefits package, including:
  • Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as access to telemedicine.
  • Retirement Plans: 401(k) with a company match.
  • Paid Time Off (PTO): Vacation days, sick leave, and personal time off.
  • Paid Company Holidays: Company paid holidays and one floating holiday.
  • Family Support: Paid leave policies for maternity, paternity, adoption, and foster care placement.
  • Life and Disability Insurance: Basic and supplemental life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance.
  • Flexible Scheduling: Remote work and flexible work hours.

**In order to be considered for this position, please also complete the Culture Index assessment, linked here .
Our company embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
Salary Description
$92,000.00 - $115,000.00

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