Power Systems & Protection Engineer

$50/hr

rate as listed

Workload: ~15h/week
Engagement: Project-based
Location: Worldwide
Field: STEM and Coding

Create research-level power systems and protection problems using practical experience with relay records, commissioning tests and meter data. This is remote, flexible contract work completed independently on a task-by-task basis.

The work

You will write research-level problems that test AI models on electrical power engineering. The work draws on real protection and testing practice, including relay records, COMTRADE or other fault records, relay settings, commissioning and acceptance tests, substations, generators, drives and meter data. Problems must be technically accurate, clearly written and supported by enough documentation to make their reasoning and expected answers reviewable.

What the platform screens for

AfterQuery looks for hands-on experience analyzing real relay records and test data, rather than experience limited to building design, installation design or PCB design. Python is required at a working-knowledge level for fault-record and test-data analysis. MATLAB is a plus, not a requirement. A background of 3 or more years at a utility, grid operator, equipment manufacturer or testing contractor, together with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in electrical engineering, is preferred rather than stated as mandatory. Public code, a thesis, papers, PE or Chartered Engineer status, and previous AI evaluation or data annotation work may strengthen an application but are not required.

Contract logistics

The role is fully remote and structured as flexible, asynchronous independent-contractor work with no fixed weekly schedule. A task is described as taking about six hours, and contractors choose how many tasks to accept while managing their own time. Applicants must be able to contract without visa sponsorship, and students on F-1 visas, including OPT or CPT, are not eligible. Accepted experts undergo identity and background verification.

Pay band: $50/hr

What they look for

Hands-on power systems protection experience using real relay records and test data
Analysis of fault, commissioning, acceptance-test or meter data
Working knowledge of Python for engineering data analysis
Ability to formulate research-level electrical engineering problems
Clear technical writing and documentation
Independent management of flexible, task-based work

Included with this listing

Interview prep — 10 questions

Matched to what this platform's screening actually measures. Answer each out loud in 60–90 seconds: claim → concrete example → implication.

What it tests: This tests whether your experience involved direct ownership of real protection data, with enough verifiable detail to distinguish analysis work from design-only or supervisory exposure.
A strong answer: Identify the equipment and protection context, the record or test-data format, your exact analytical role, and the decision or finding that resulted. Use sanitized technical details such as relay function, event sequence, channels examined and validation method without disclosing confidential data.
Where people lose it: Candidates lose points by describing a team project without separating their own analysis from work performed by technicians, consultants or another engineering group.

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