Protection & Relay Studies Engineer (Mid–Senior)

CoVolt Power AHV; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CoVolt Power seeks an Associate Engineer, P&C Studies (Mid or Senior Level) with 5–10 years of relay settings, protection coordination, and system studies experience for transmission and distribution power systems.

You will conduct fault, arc-flash, and harmonic studies using industry tools and prepare detailed study reports for client and utility requirements in a collaborative EPC environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Power Engineering is required.
• 5–10 years of dedicated relay setting and study experience (not combined with SCADA or general design work).

Responsibilities

• Perform relay coordination studies, short-circuit analysis, and protection setting calculations for transmission and distribution systems (13.8 kV – 500 kV).
• Develop, review, and validate relay settings files using SEL QuickSet, GE EnerVista UR, or equivalent OEM tools.
• Conduct fault, load flow, harmonic, and arc-flash studies using Aspen, ETAP, SKM, or equivalent software.
• Prepare relay setting documentation, coordination curves, and study reports in accordance with client and utility requirements.
• Evaluate system protection schemes for generators, transformers, lines, buses, feeders, and capacitor banks.
• Support system upgrades, interconnections, and NERC compliance studies through data collection and analysis.
• Collaborate with utilities, EPC partners, and internal teams to ensure proper coordination and implementation of protection schemes.
• Provide technical review and peer checking of protection settings and study deliverables.
• Stay current with IEEE, ANSI, NERC, and utility protection standards and practices.

Skills

Relay settings

Protection coordination

Fault studies

Arc-flash analysis

Harmonic studies

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical or Power Engineering

Tools

SEL QuickSet

GE EnerVista UR

Aspen OneLiner

ETAP

SKM Power Tools

Job description

CoVolt Power seeks an Associate Engineer, P&C Studies (Mid or Senior Level) with 5–10 years of relay settings, protection coordination, and system studies experience for transmission and distribution power systems.

You will conduct fault, arc-flash, and harmonic studies using industry tools and prepare detailed study reports for client and utility requirements in a collaborative EPC environment.