Remote Electrical Engineer - Relay Settings & Protection

ICF; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 81,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote role

Flexible schedule

Tuition reimbursement

401k matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

ICF is seeking an Electrical Engineer – Relay Settings to advance protection and control engineering for electrical utilities. The role emphasizes developing relay settings, protection philosophies, and providing remote field support during installation, with strong emphasis on quality and deadlines.

The ideal candidate has a BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering and 5+ years of experience, plus hands-on modeling in CAPE, ASPEN and CYME.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering, preferably electrical or computer engineering.
• 5+ years of experience developing relay settings and protection philosophies for transmission, sub-transmission or distribution equipment including transmission lines, transformers, bus, breaker control, capacitor banks, distribution feeders, etc.
• 5+ years of experience in electrical engineering theories and principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop relay settings and protection philosophies for distribution equipment including transformers, bus, cb control, distribution feeders, etc.
• Review protection and control design packages
• Provide remote field support to the relay test engineers during installation of settings
• Model electrical systems in power simulation programs like CAPE, ASPEN & CYME
• Create thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, and calculations
• Continuous improvement of job-related engineering, technical and professional knowledge, skills, and performance
• Mentoring and training less experienced engineers in power engineering theories and principles

Skills

Relay settings

Protection philosophies

Electrical engineering

Education

BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

CAP E

ASPEN

CYME

Job description

ICF is seeking an Electrical Engineer – Relay Settings to advance protection and control engineering for electrical utilities. The role emphasizes developing relay settings, protection philosophies, and providing remote field support during installation, with strong emphasis on quality and deadlines.

The ideal candidate has a BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering and 5+ years of experience, plus hands-on modeling in CAPE, ASPEN and CYME.