Lead Relay Settings Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Oversee a client relay settings initiative, which includes managing work intake, estimating hours, assigning engineers, tracking schedules, and coordinating recurring calls.

• Act as the primary technical contact for the client and the first point of technical escalation.

• Create and assess protective relay settings ranging from 4.16 kV to 500 kV.

• Examine set points, logic, configuration files, and documentation for various applications, including line, transformer, bus, breaker failure, capacitor, and generator/IBR.

• Conduct a final quality review of settings packages prior to submission to the client.

• Facilitate design review and challenge meetings for medium and large-scale projects.

• Uphold client settings standards, philosophies, calculation templates, and short-circuit models.

• Manage settings change-management processes and reconcile as-left documentation.

• Compile compliance evidence for NERC PRC-019 / 023 / 024 / 025 / 026 / 027.

• Address technical issues on the client side in collaboration with relay manufacturers and field personnel.

• Mentor, onboard, and train new and developing engineers.

• Assist in construction, commissioning, and event analysis tasks throughout the project lifecycle.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from an ABET-accredited institution.

• A minimum of thirteen (13) years of pertinent experience in power system protection and relay settings development.

• Proven experience leading settings initiatives for a major investor-owned utility.

• Demonstrated accountability for a multi-project client program, encompassing schedule adherence and package quality.

• Expertise in ASPEN OneLiner and/or Siemens CAPE for coordination and fault studies.

• Capability to develop and evaluate settings for SEL, GE Vernova, Hitachi Energy (ABB), and Siemens relays.

• Comprehensive knowledge of transmission line protection schemes and substation protection strategies.

• Experience in preparing and reviewing technical reports and settings packages.

• Background in mentoring and technically reviewing the work of other engineers.

• Excellent communication skills for client-facing interactions.

• Ability to collaborate with staff located in remote offices.

• Willingness and capability to travel occasionally to client sites, offices, or testing laboratories.

• A Master of Science in Electrical Engineering with a focus on power systems is preferred.

• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) or Professional Engineer (PE) license is advantageous.

• Familiarity with Duke Energy protection standards and settings philosophies is a plus.

• Experience with NERC PRC compliance is beneficial.

• Knowledge of SEL AcSELerator QuickSet / Grid Configurator, GE Vernova EnerVista, and Hitachi PCM600 is favorable.

• Experience with Python or VBA for automating settings workflows is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Option for fully remote work.

• Consideration for a hybrid schedule from the Charlotte, NC office.

• Opportunity to manage a utility client’s relay settings program from start to finish.

• Opportunities for mentoring and training.

• Professional development in engineering through technical leadership and project lifecycle activities.