Principal Engineer - Systems Protection, Relay Settings

Qualus; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k) match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid time off

Parental Leave

Job summary

Qualus is looking for a Principal Relay Settings Engineer to power your future. This role involves Protective Relay Design and Coordination, with the expectation of 12+ years of experience in relay settings within utility substations and generation interconnections.

Key responsibilities include the design, specification, and coordination of protective relaying, ensuring compliance with standards, and collaboration across projects. The position offers competitive benefits such as health insurance, 401(k) match, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in protection and control engineering and relay settings.
• Proven multitasking and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, specify, calculate settings for protective relays and relay control schemes.
• Perform modeling and protective relaying recommendations for generation interconnections.
• Ensure compliance with company's policies and client design standards.
• Present technical solutions to key customers and respond to technical concerns.
• Support multiple projects concurrently in collaboration with various teams.

Skills

CAPE

ASPEN

CYME

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Document management

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)

MS Degree in Engineering

Professional Engineering (PE) registration

Tools

Protective relays

Relay control schemes

Short circuit studies

Overstressed breaker studies

Job description

Power your future with Qualus as a Principal Relay Settings Engineer. In this role you will perform Protective Relay Design & Coordination: Design, specify, calculate settings, and coordinate protective relays and relay control schemes. Do you have 12+ years of Relay Settings experience in major utility substations and generation interconnections? If yes, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Design, specification, setting calculation, and coordination of protective relaying and relay control schemes.
• Modeling, short circuit and overstressed breaker studies as well as the protective relaying recommendations for proposed generation interconnections to a client’s electrical system.
• Ensures all relay settings activities, initiatives, and processes are in conformance with the company’s established policies and objectives, and with client design standards.
• Confidently and comfortably present technical solutions to key customers respond in real time to technical concerns and answer questions in a knowledgeable, articulate manner.
• Work collaboratively with the appropriate groups/ individuals in Qualus to develop and implement technical solutions that support the objectives of the Engineering Department.
• Support multiple projects in parallel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with a power systems focus. An MS Degree in engineering will be considered in lieu of the BS Engineering degree. International Engineering Degrees will be considered from an ABET accredited school.
• 12+ years of experience in protection and control engineering and relay settings.
• Must have demonstrated experience with CAPE and/or ASPEN.
• Professional Engineering (PE) registration is required.
• Professional Engineering registration in the working state a plus.
• Must have strong analytical and computer skills.
• Must be able to identify necessary software to complete needed design work.
• Strong communications and interpersonal skills.
• Possess ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of support personnel.
• Strong commitment to customer service and care. Highly motivated self‑starter.
• Proven multitasking skills. Excellent document management and organizational skills.
• CYME familiarity, reclosers/sectionalizing schemes/fuse coordination preferred.

Benefits & Compensation

Qualus benefits offered include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays, for those who qualify. The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

EEO

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on any grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation across Canada and the US.