Hybrid Protection & Control Design Engineer for Utilities

BOSWELL; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training program

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with match

PTO

Tuition assistance

Performance bonus

Job summary

Boswell is seeking a Lead Protection & Control Design Engineer to design and implement relay and protection schemes for transmission and distribution systems. Responsibilities include project leadership, coordinating multi-discipline teams, and delivering reliable protection solutions for utilities and renewable developers.

The role offers a hybrid work arrangement with office, remote, and site work in the Mid-Atlantic region, with opportunities for growth and professional development.

Qualifications

• BS/ MS in Electrical Engineering with an active Professional Engineer License (P.E.) in the USA
• 8+ Years of Protection and Controls experience supporting major electric utilities substation design projects
• Must be able and willing to travel to client meetings and sites as needed
• PE Preferred
• Familiar with QA/QC Processes, AutoCAD, SEL Software
• Familiar with SEL and IEEE Relay System Protection Guides, Standards and Practices
• Experience should include performing overcurrent and distance coordination studies with ASPEN One-liner modeling software, or equivalent
• Experience should include performing post event analysis using relay and digital fault recorder event records, and experience with the design and installation of protection and control schemes utilizing IEC61850 protocol.
• Experience should include preparing and/or modifying schematics, wiring and logic drawings.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate proposed changes to existing electric facilities to ensure compatibility with established client protection system standards and practices
• Create new Protection and Control system designs in accordance with client standards
• Specify materials associated with new or modified Protection and Control systems for assigned projects
• Develop, calculate, and document settings and logic for protective relays, logic processors, feeder reclosers, and switches necessary to support system reliability projects and initiatives
• Perform coordination studies by modeling and analyzing electric system elements and their protection systems using fault simulation software
• Analyze protection system operations during transmission and distribution system disturbances in support of Substation Technical Event analysis
• Lead cross-functional teams to drive technical decisions for substation capital projects, focusing on capacity expansion and system performance improvements
• Develop work requests and RFPs, and thoroughly evaluate proposals for outsourced work
• Manage multiple contractors delivering engineering and design services
• Oversee the technical implementation of complex capital projects and system performance programs, ensuring alignment across all phases, including scope development, design, material procurement, settings, and field execution.
• Interface with Planning, Operations and Field personnel to support their efforts to plan, operate and maintain transmission and distribution system construction, maintenance and operations
• Manage and perform work activities in a self-sufficient manner
• Perform peer checks of other group member designs and relay settings

Skills

Protection & Control design

Project coordination

Root cause analysis

Education

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SEL Software

ASPEN One-liner

IEC61850

Job description

Boswell is seeking a Lead Protection & Control Design Engineer to design and implement relay and protection schemes for transmission and distribution systems. Responsibilities include project leadership, coordinating multi-discipline teams, and delivering reliable protection solutions for utilities and renewable developers.

The role offers a hybrid work arrangement with office, remote, and site work in the Mid-Atlantic region, with opportunities for growth and professional development.