Associate Relay Settings Engineer

Leidos Inc; Framingham (MA); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Mentorship Program

PE License support

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an Associate Relay Settings Engineer in Framingham, MA. You will design and review relay settings and logic diagrams for substations and renewable energy projects, collaborating with protection engineers and clients across remote offices.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering for 4.16kV–500kV systems, with hybrid work and travel as needed, and opportunities for professional growth in PE licensure and PMP pathways.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with 0+ years of experience.
• Basic knowledge of creating relay settings and logic diagrams.
• Familiarity with protection coordination studies.
• Ability to learn relay settings for microprocessor relays (SEL, Alstom, GE, ABB).
• Strong written and verbal communication when interfacing with clients and staff.

Responsibilities

• Work with protection engineers and review relay setting packages for quality.
• Create logic diagrams for IEC61850 substations.
• Collaborate with clients and staff in remote offices.
• Support project planning through design and construction phases.
• Prepare relay settings for 4.16kV to 500kV including set points and config files.
• Solve challenging substation engineering problems.

Skills

Relay settings

Logic diagrams

IEC61850

Protection coordination

Client communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)

Tools

Aspen OneLiner

Siemens CAPE

Schweitzer AcSELerator QuickSet

GE EnerVista

Schneider Electric MiCOM

Job description

Description

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact?

The Leidos Energy, Infrastructure, and Automation operation helps solve utilities' complex challenges through our full life-cycle, performance-based solutions. Our services include engineering, planning, project management, construction management, and commissioning for electric power substations and transmission and distribution lines; protection and controls design; and electrification programs. Utilities consistently come to Leidos for reliable power expertise, as reflected through our work with more than 75 investor-owned utilities and more than 100 municipals/cooperatives across the country as well as a growing number of private developers.

Your greatest work is ahead!

We are in search of a Associate Relay Settings Engineer to join our diverse and fast-paced Framingham, MA organization. As a core team member, you will be interacting with other electric utility disciplines, playing a valuable part in leading and designing utility substation and renewable energy projects.

Hybrid:

• Hybrid: Two to Three days a week in the Framingham, MA office.
• Must be willing to travel to customer sites and in-office / testing lab as needed.

Career development and growth including:

• Professional Engineer License (PE)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Technical & non-technical training opportunities
• Mentorship Program

What you'll be doing:

• 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.

What does Leidos need from me?

• Associate Level: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with 0+ years of experience.
• Basic knowledge of creating relay settings and logic diagrams.
• Basic knowledge of understanding Aspen OneLiner and/or Siemen's CAPE for coordination studies and fault study analysis.
• Basic knowledge 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).
• Familiarity with Schweitzer AcSELerator QuickSet, General Electric EnerVista and Schneider Electric MiCOM software is a plus.
• Strong engineering and interpersonal skills and high attention to detail with a passion for quality.
• Basic knowledge of implementing control and protection schemes including interpreting schematics and wiring diagrams and preparing relay logic to complete the schemes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required when interfacing with clients and staff.

Favorable if you have:

• Applicable internship/Co-op experience.
• 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 License.

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If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Pay Range: Pay Range $57,850.00 - $104,575.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.