Lead Relay Settings Engineer

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🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

💵 $131.3k - $237.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👷🏻‍♀️ Engineer

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Leidos

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1969

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Healthcare • Consulting • Logistics

Leidos is a leading systems integrator in science, technology, and engineering, providing solutions that transform and enable the missions of its customers. The company operates across various markets, including aviation, defense, energy, government, healthcare, intelligence, science, and space. Leidos is involved in AI, digital modernization, cyber operations, and integrated and mission software systems. With a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability, Leidos also engages in charitable efforts and community enrichment programs. Additionally, it contributes to developing solutions for counter-unmanned aerial systems and electric vehicle infrastructure for military applications.

📋 Description

• Lead a client relay settings program, including work intake, hour estimates, engineer assignments, schedule tracking, and recurring coordination calls • Serve as the client’s day-to-day technical contact and first point of technical escalation • Develop and review protective relay settings from 4.16 kV through 500 kV • Review set points, logic, configuration files, and documentation for line, transformer, bus, breaker failure, capacitor, and generator/IBR applications • Perform final quality review on settings packages before client submittal • Lead design-review and challenge meetings on medium and large projects • Maintain client settings standards, philosophies, calculation templates, and short-circuit model • Own settings change-management and as-left reconciliation processes • Assemble NERC PRC-019 / 023 / 024 / 025 / 026 / 027 compliance evidence • Resolve client-side technical issues with relay manufacturers and field personnel • Onboard, mentor, and train new and developing engineers • Support construction, commissioning, and event analysis activities throughout the project lifecycle

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from an ABET-accredited institution • Minimum of thirteen (13) years of relevant experience in power system protection and relay settings development • Experience leading settings work for a major investor-owned utility • Demonstrated ownership of a multi-project client program, including schedule and package quality • Proficiency in ASPEN OneLiner and/or Siemens CAPE for coordination and fault studies • Ability to develop and review settings for SEL, GE Vernova, Hitachi Energy (ABB), and Siemens relays • Deep understanding of transmission line protection schemes and substation protection schemes • Experience preparing and reviewing technical reports and settings packages • Experience mentoring and technically reviewing other engineers • Strong client-facing communication skills • Ability to work with staff in remote office locations • Willingness and ability to travel occasionally to customer sites, offices, or testing labs • Master of Science in Electrical Engineering with a power systems emphasis is favorable • Engineer-in-Training (EIT) or Professional Engineer (PE) license is favorable • Experience with Duke Energy protection standards and settings philosophies is favorable • NERC PRC compliance experience is favorable • Familiarity with SEL AcSELerator QuickSet / Grid Configurator, GE Vernova EnerVista, and Hitachi PCM600 is favorable • Python or VBA automation of settings workflows is favorable

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote work option • Hybrid schedule from the Charlotte, NC office may be considered • Opportunity to lead a utility client’s relay settings program end to end • Mentoring and training opportunities • Professional engineering development through technical leadership and project lifecycle activities

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