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Astrion · 1 day ago

Protection Engineer

Mountain View, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$200K/yr - $245K/yr

10+ years exp

Astrion is seeking a highly skilled Protection Engineer to join their Space Systems division in support of NASA Ames Research Center’s Electrical Power Reliability Office. In this role, you will contribute to the safety, reliability, and performance of NASA Ames’ high- and medium-voltage electrical distribution systems through various engineering tasks such as arc flash studies and protective relay programming.

ManufacturingSpace Travel

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform arc flash and short-circuit calculations, relay programming, and relay setting

Review, program, test, and calibrate protective relays and breaker trip settings

Print and distribute arc flash safety labels for NASA Ames electrical systems

Maintain and update SKM master models for building and drive power systems

Provide protection system specifications and relay settings for new infrastructure projects

Prepare wiring diagrams and schematics for protective relay installations

Support relay technicians during planned and unplanned outages

Maintain and review one-line diagrams for arc flash, short circuit, and relay analysis

Ensure all device settings are properly stored in the EPrO database

Qualification

PE LicenseHigh-voltage designRelay coordinationShort-circuit analysisSKM softwareArc flash calculationSEL microprocessor relay programmingElectromechanical relaysSolid-state relaysClear communicatorFlexibility for outagesProblem-solving mindset