Electrical Relay Engineer

HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HireTalent is seeking a Distribution Engineer to support the rollout of automated field devices across an electric distribution system and to help push devices into an ADMS. You will configure capacitor banks, reclosers, and protection systems, and run system studies to optimize placement and performance.

Ideal candidates have 2–3 years in power systems or distribution engineering, hands-on with capacitors and SEL relays, and experience with Synergi or CYME for modeling, along with a solid

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field
• 2–3 years in power systems or distribution engineering
• Hands-on with capacitor bank controllers, protection devices (SEL relays), and ADMS
• System modeling experience with Synergi or CYME
• Solid grasp of power distribution and utility operations
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-moving engineering environment

Responsibilities

• Configure and deploy automated field devices capacitor banks, reclosers, protection systems
• Run distribution modeling and system studies to optimize device placement and performance
• Integrate field devices into the Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS)
• Support communications testing, monitor device performance, troubleshoot issues
• Contribute to IVVO (Volt-VAR Optimization) and FLISR initiatives
• Partner with engineers, designers, and field crews and be the technical resource they call

Skills

Power systems

Distribution engineering

Independence in fast-moving env

Automation field devices

System modeling

Grid modernization

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering or related

Tools

Synergi

CYME

ADMS

Python

SQL

C/C++

Power BI

Job description

We're hiring a Distribution Engineer to support the rollout of automated field devices across an electric distribution system. If you've configured cap bank controllers, set SEL relays, and pushed devices into an ADMS

What you'll do

• Configure and deploy automated field devices capacitor banks, reclosers, protection systems
• Run distribution modeling and system studies to optimize device placement and performance
• Integrate field devices into the Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS)
• Support communications testing, monitor device performance, troubleshoot issues
• Contribute to IVVO (Volt-VAR Optimization) and FLISR initiatives
• Partner with engineers, designers, and field crews and be the technical resource they call

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 2–3 years in power systems or distribution engineering
• Hands-on with capacitor bank controllers, protection devices (SEL relays), and ADMS
• System modeling experience: Synergi or CYME
• Solid grasp of power distribution and utility operations
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-moving engineering environment

Nice to have

• IVVO or FLISR project experience
• Python, SQL, or C/C++
• SAP, Maximo, or similar work management systems
• Power BI or other analytics tools

This is hands-on grid modernization work real devices, real feeders, real impact on reliability. 1–2 virtual interview rounds, quick turnaround.