
Senior Substation Engineer
- Agency
- ACS Professional Staffing
- Location
- Boise, ID
- Job type
- Direct hire
- Pay
- $144,000-$184,000
- Profession
- Engineer
- Industry
- Engineering
- Posted
- Oct 14, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $78.85
- Weekly
- $3,154
- Yearly (full-time)
- $164,000
This job pays about $78.85/hour — 25% above the median for Engineer jobs in Idaho ($62.97/hour).
Estimated from the annual salary in the listing; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Engineer jobs in Idaho right now
- 6 open Engineer jobs in Idaho from 2 agencies, 6 of them in Boise.
- Pay in these listings: $40.87 – $79.57/hour, median $65.25/hour.
- Typical Engineer pay in Idaho: $62.97/hour ($130,978/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: ACS Professional Staffing ($67.99/hour across 5 jobs).
Job description
Overview:
Our client, a leading employee-owned engineering consulting firm specializing in power, renewable energy, transportation, and water infrastructure, is seeking a Senior Substation Engineer to support utility, renewable energy, and power delivery projects. This role serves as a technical lead, applying advanced engineering principles and industry best practices to the design and execution of substation projects. The Senior Substation Engineer is responsible for planning, scheduling, coordinating, and leading complex phases of engineering work while providing technical guidance, ensuring quality deliverables, and supporting successful project execution. This remote, full-time position is open to qualified candidates throughout the United States.
Pay range: $144,000 - $184,000
Benefits:
Responsibilities:
Requirements:
Work sponsorship is not available at this time. Third-party candidates will not be considered for this position.
ACS Professional Staffing will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to the applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.
If you have any questions about the job posting, please contact recruiting@acsprostaffing.com
If you have any questions about our Reasonable Accommodation Policy, please feel free to email hr@acsprostaffing.com
Our client, a leading employee-owned engineering consulting firm specializing in power, renewable energy, transportation, and water infrastructure, is seeking a Senior Substation Engineer to support utility, renewable energy, and power delivery projects. This role serves as a technical lead, applying advanced engineering principles and industry best practices to the design and execution of substation projects. The Senior Substation Engineer is responsible for planning, scheduling, coordinating, and leading complex phases of engineering work while providing technical guidance, ensuring quality deliverables, and supporting successful project execution. This remote, full-time position is open to qualified candidates throughout the United States.
Pay range: $144,000 - $184,000
Benefits:
- Paid holidays: 8
- PTO: Starting at 15 days
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Life Insurance, AD&D Insurance, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, 401k
- Retirement Benefits
- Pet Insurance
- Flexible Schedule, Tuition Reimbursement, and other benefits
Responsibilities:
- Make design recommendations, adaptations, and modifications for utility substations, relay protection systems, automation equipment, and associated drawings.
- Perform engineering calculations and analyses using established engineering principles, formulas, and methodologies.
- Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and support to other engineers and project team members.
- Review and evaluate substation design solutions to ensure technical accuracy, quality, and compliance with project requirements.
- Support the development and implementation of relay, protection, and automation system designs for utility substation projects.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required. ABET accredited program or equivalent required
- PE License required
- 10+ years of engineering experience
- Proficient with substation protection and control design and industry standards
- Capable of reviewing and producing design drawings, including one-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, and control panel elevations
- Ability to perform AC & DC substation studies
- Capable of substation SCADA, communications, and network engineering a plus
- Knowledge of substation electrical physical (apparatus) equipment a plus
- Experience with commissioning and/or fi eld engineering time a plus
- Knowledge of basic relay settings a plus
- Knowledge of National Electrical Code (NEC) is a plus.
- Proven experience in Microsoft Software Applications (Word, Excel, Power Point)
- Ability to work in a high-paced team environment
- Demonstrates openness to innovation by embracing and applying evolving technology and AI tools to enhance workflows, solve problems, and drive continuous improvement
- Up to 15% of travel required
- Valid driver’s license preferred
- Must have permanent authorization to work in the US
Work sponsorship is not available at this time. Third-party candidates will not be considered for this position.
ACS Professional Staffing will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to the applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.
If you have any questions about the job posting, please contact recruiting@acsprostaffing.com
If you have any questions about our Reasonable Accommodation Policy, please feel free to email hr@acsprostaffing.com
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