Sr Protection Engineer - Distribution - Largo, FL

Sr Protection Engineer - Distribution - Largo, FL

Hubbell Gas Utility Solutions (HGUS)

Location: Largo, FL, US,

Date Posted: Nov 4, 2025

As a Senior Protection Engineer – Distribution, you will lead the application and integration of Beckwith Electric’s protection, automation, and control solutions across distribution substations, feeders, transformers, and DER interconnections. Collaborating closely with engineering, sales, and product management, you’ll help design, test, and commission advanced distribution grid solutions that safeguard and optimize critical infrastructure.

• Design and develop protection, automation, and control solutions with Beckwith IED’s for both greenfield and brownfield distribution substation and feeder applications.
• Lead Beckwith product approval process with electric utility customers via proof‑of‑concept demonstrations, product testing, pilot/field installations and training.
• Serve as the technical application lead for product development and enhancement by developing Customer Requirement Documents (CRDs) based on customer feedback (VOC).
• Author and present technical papers at industry conferences (e.g., GATech, Distribute ch, T&D) to reinforce Beckwith’s technical credibility.

• Provide expert support for the application, installation, and maintenance of Beckwith products, including protective relays and recloser/switch/sectionalizer controls.
• Support sales teams with technical presentations, proposal development, and RFP responses, especially for strategic accounts and OEMs.
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for sales and customer engagements.
• Lead sales initiatives, training programs, and product commercialization efforts.
• Contribute to product success through RFQ reviews, trade show participation, lab testing, pilot commissioning, and issue resolution.

• BS Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 5+ years of electric utility experience in Substation/Distribution P&C

• Feeder Protection
• Transformer Protection
• FLISR/loop schemes working with reclosers, switches & sectionalizers
• Field service and commissioning
• Experience with technical project management or product approval processes within the electric power industry.
• Experience with AutoCAD and other P&C software used for planning/coordination of protective devices is a plus
• Exceptional communication skills (written/verbal/presentation/relationship building).
• Exceptional organizational, planning and time management skills.
• Excellent computer skills using Microsoft Office suite products.
• Demonstrated ability to solve practical problems with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to work with and without direct supervision and to supervise others.

This position may require travel to customer locations throughout the US approximately 50% of the time.

Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888, our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.

The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enables the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.

We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically…