# Principal Electrical Engineer (Protection) at KBR

> Open job at KBR in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Workplace: On-site.

Source: RigJobsDirect, https://rigjobsdirect.com/jobs/kbr-principal-electrical-engineer-protection-3gt3wec
Posted 11 November 2026. Last checked on the employer's career site: 12 November 2026.

## Facts

- Company: [KBR](https://rigjobsdirect.com/companies/kbr)
- Location: Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
- Workplace: On-site
- Employment type: Full-time
- Local language: Not required
- Skills: SCADA
- Not mentioned in the job post: pay, rotation, visa sponsorship, relocation, where you can apply from

## Job description

**Title:**

Principal Electrical Engineer (Protection)

**Overall Summary**

Principal Electrical Engineer – with a minimum of 12+ years of progressive experience in protection, control, metering and power system analysis for substations and electrical networks up to and including 115 kV in the Oil & Gas, hydrocarbon, and Infrastructure industries. Demonstrated leadership of a medium team of electrical engineers and designers and experience in Conceptual, FEED, and detailed engineering of medium to large scale projects required.

**Duties and Responsibilities:**

- Lead a team of 5 to 8 electrical engineers and designers
- Develop discipline work plans for protection engineering activities, including protection philosophy, scheme development, relay settings, coordination studies, protection drawings and vendor document reviews.
- Prepare work-hour estimates
- Develop and review protection schemes and specifications for GIS, transformers, busbars, feeders, motors, generators and other electrical equipment for systems up to 115 kV
- Provide SME-level technical leadership and guidance to project teams and clients on protection philosophy, scheme selection, relay application, metering, interlocking, trip logic and protection interfaces
- Prepare/review MR and TBE and perform detailed Vendor NMR reviews for GIS, protection relays, protection and control panels, metering systems, PSA/SCADA interfaces and related electrical equipment.
- Responsible for design integrity of electrical scope, performance of assigned staff, on-schedule delivery of the work within budget
- Lead technical presentations to Clients and their representatives as required

**Key Interactions:**

- Other disciplines activities
- Vendors (technical)
- Interact with the project Management
- Clients’ representatives

**Qualifications & Years of Experience:**

Minimum Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, and a minimum of 12+ years in Oil & Gas industry, hydrocarbon, petroleum refinery and infrastructure industries.

**Key Skills & Technical Competencies:**

- Expert knowledge and understanding of protection engineering design practices, including protection philosophy, scheme development, relay application and settings, protection & metering drawings, AC/DC schematics, tripping logic, interlocking, CT/VT selection and protection interfaces for electrical systems up to 115 kV.
- Wide knowledge of codes and industry standards IEEE, NFPA, API, IEC, ANSI/NEMA.
- Wide knowledge in Electrical Power Systems, Protection Philosophy & Protection Device Coordination.
- Knowledge of Saudi Aramco, SABIC Standards and procedures will be an added advantage.

## How to apply

Apply on the job page, https://rigjobsdirect.com/jobs/kbr-principal-electrical-engineer-protection-3gt3wec: its Apply button opens the employer's own application page.

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