Relay Settings Engineer

Description

Leidos Energy, Infrastructure, and Automation operation helps solve utilities' complex challenges through full life‑cycle, performance‑based solutions. Our services include engineering, planning, project management, construction management, and commissioning for electric power substations and transmission and distribution lines; protection and controls design; and electrification programs.

Leidos Power Delivery Solutions (PDS) division is hiring a Relay Settings Engineer to join our diverse and fast‑paced Framingham, MA organization. In this role you will interact with other electric‑utility disciplines and lead and design utility substation and renewable‑energy projects.

Fully remote is available for candidates with relay settings experience. Hybrid is two to four days a week in the Framingham, MA office.

• Work with protection engineers and perform quality reviews on relay setting packages.
• Create logic diagrams for IEC
  61850 substations.
• Work directly with clients and staff in remote office locations.
• Support a full range of project planning activities through design and construction support.
• Prepare relay settings from 4.16 kV through 500 kV including relay set points, logic diagrams, configuration files, and documentation.
• Solve challenging substation engineering problems.

• Associate Level: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) and internship experience.
• Intermediate Level: BSEE and at least three years of related experience.
• Must be willing to travel to customer sites and in‑office/testing lab as needed.
• Experience creating relay settings and logic diagrams.
• Understanding of Aspen One Liner and/or Siemens CAPE for coordination studies and fault‑study analysis.
• Preparation of protective relay coordination studies.
• Ability to learn development of relay settings for microprocessor relays, including SEL, Alstom, GE, ABB, and others for transmission‑line (Line Differential, Step Distance, Pilot Schemes) and substation relays (Capacitors, Transformers, buses).
• Familiarity with Schweitzer AcSELerator Quick Set, General Electric Ener Vista, and Schneider Electric MiCOM software is a plus.
• Strong engineering and interpersonal skills with high attention to detail and a passion for quality.
• Experience implementing control and protection schemes, interpreting schematics and wiring diagrams, and preparing relay logic.

• Experience preparing technical reports.
• Experience understanding power‑system protection.
• Ability to travel overnight on an occasional basis.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced team environment.
• EIT/PE license.

• Professional Engineer License (PE).
• Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Technical & non‑technical training opportunities.
• Mentorship program.

Pay range: $57,850.00 – $.

Pay and benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave, and Retirement. More details at

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.