[Remote] Relay Settings Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Leidos is a leading company in the Energy, Infrastructure, and Automation sector that provides engineering and project management solutions for utilities. They are seeking a Relay Settings Engineer to work on utility substation and renewable energy projects, collaborating with protection engineers and clients to prepare relay settings and solve engineering challenges.
Responsibilities
- Work with protection engineers and perform quality reviews on relay setting packages
- Create logic diagrams for IEC61850 substations
- Work directly with clients as well as other staff in remote office locations
- Support a full range of project planning activities through design and construction support
- Prepare relay settings from 4.16kV through 500kV including relay set points, logic diagrams, configuration files and documentation
- Solve challenging substation engineering problems
Skills
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) and internship experience
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) and three plus years of related experience
- Must be willing to travel to customer sites and in-office / testing lab as needed
- Experience creating relay settings and logic diagrams
- Capable of understanding Aspen OneLiner and/or Siemen's CAPE for coordination studies and fault study analysis
- Preparation of protective relay coordination studies
- Ability to learn development of relay settings for microprocessor relays including: SEL, Alstom, GE, ABB and others for both transmission line relays (Line Differential, Step Distance and Pilot Schemes) and substation relays (Capacitors, Transformers and buses)
- Strong engineering and interpersonal skills and high attention to detail with a passion for quality
- Experience implementing control and protection schemes including interpreting schematics and wiring diagrams and preparing relay logic to complete the schemes
- Experience preparing technical reports
- Experience understanding power system protection
- Ability to travel overnight on occasional basis
- Ability to effectively work in a fast paced team environment
- EIT/PE License
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