Senior Engineer - Systems Protection, Relay Settings

Qualus Power Services, LLC; Tennessee; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

A leading engineering services firm is seeking a Senior Relay Settings Engineer to design and coordinate protective relays at utility substations. Candidates should have over 7 years of relevant experience, a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, and proficiency in ASPEN. This role involves ensuring compliance with design standards and collaborating with technical teams. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and a 401(k) match among others. This position is located in Tennessee, United States.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relay settings experience in major utility substations.
• Experience in protection and control engineering.
• Professional Engineering registration or intention to register.
• PE registration or plan to become registered.
• PE registration in the working state is a plus.
• Strong analytical and computer skills.
• Ability to identify necessary software for design work.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate with diverse support personnel.
• Customer service mindset; self-starter attitude.
• Proven multitasking and document management skills.
• CYME familiarity; reclosers/sectionalizing schemes/fuse coordination preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, specify, calculate settings, and coordinate protective relays.
• Modeling and recommending protective relaying for generation interconnections.
• Ensure compliance with policies and client standards.
• Present technical solutions to customers and respond to technical concerns in real time.
• Collaborate with Qualus groups to develop and implement technical solutions supporting Engineering Department objectives.

Skills

Strong analytical and computer skills

Strong communications and interpersonal skills

Proven multitasking skills

Customer service orientation

Relays & protective settings

Analytical skills

Computer skills

Communication skills

Self-starter

Multitasking

Document management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

MS Degree in engineering (considered)

Professional Engineer (PE) registration

International engineering degrees considered

Tools

ASPEN

CYME

Job description

Position Overview

Power your future with Qualus as a Senior 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 7+ years of relay settings experience in major utility substations? 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.

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.
• Experience in protection and control engineering and relay settings.
• Experience with ASPEN
• Professional Engineering registration or plan to become registered.
• 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

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