Distribution Protection Supervisor

Overview

Description

Looking for an opportunity to lead and make an impact?

At Leidos, we deliver innovative energy solutions through the expertise of our people. We are seeking a Distribution Protection Supervisor to support and lead our growing Distribution System Protection and Automation portfolio. This role bridges hands-on technical excellence with team leadership, client engagement, and project execution.

The Distribution Protection Supervisor will oversee technical delivery, mentor engineers, and collaborate closely with utility clients across distribution protection, automation, and reliability programs.

Hybrid or Remote support types available:

• Candidates are able to support remotely but must be able to relocate to or currently live within the United States.
• Hybrid
  
  Schedule:
  
  (2-4 days a week in the Framingham, MA office)
• Must also be willing to travel to customer sites and in office / testing lab as needed

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• Leadership experience managing and mentoring distribution protection engineers
• Exposure to utility reliability programs (SAIDI / SAIFI / CAIDI improvement initiatives)
• Direct client interaction and technical ownership of protection philosophies
• Experience supporting system automation, FLISR, and DER integration efforts
• Growth path toward Engineering Manager or Technical Lead roles

• Supervise and provide technical leadership to a team of distribution protection engineers
• Review and approve relay and recloser settings packages for distribution systems (4.16 kV through 34.5 kV)
• Lead protection coordination studies for feeders, reclosers, fuses, capacitor banks, and distribution substations
• Guide the development of standardized protection templates and coordination philosophies
• Support deployment of automation devices including reclosers, Trip Saver, and sectionalizing equipment
• Collaborate with planning, design, SCADA, and field engineering teams to ensure correct device application
• Interface directly with utility clients to review protection strategies, study results, and recommendations
• Ensure quality, consistency, and compliance with client standards and NERC / NESC requirements
• Provide technical mentorship and training to junior engineers
• Support project planning, execution, and construction support activities
• Assist with proposal development, scope definition, and technical estimates when required

• Experience supervising small technical teams or acting as a technical lead
• Knowledge of Transmission Protection philosophies
• Utility or power consulting background
• Experience with SCADA, RTU, or distribution communications interfaces
• Familiarity with IEC 61850, DNP3, or distribution automation architectures
• Experience preparing technical reports or utility recommendations
• Exposure to reliability metrics and feeder performance analysis

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with eight (8+) years of experience in distribution protection engineering, coordination, and utility consulting
• Proven experience leading technical teams performing distribution fault studies and developing relay and recloser settings
• Strong background in distribution protection coordination for feeders, reclosers, fuses, capacitor banks, and sectionalizing devices
• Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale recloser deployment programs, including development of standardized and templatized protection settings
• Expertise supporting distribution automation and reliability initiatives, including normally-open feeder ties, sectionalization, and restoration schemes
• Experience evaluating feeder protection performance with respect to SAIDI and CAIDI reliability metrics
• Proficiency performing fault current, coordination, load flow, and protection studies for distribution systems at 4.16 kV, 12 kV, 24 kV, and 34.5 kV
• Experience applying distribution planning concepts to protection and automation decisions
• Ability to evaluate recloser placement and feeder segmentation based on fault exposure, load distribution, voltage performance, and restoration benefits
• Experience assessing distributed generation impacts on distribution fault levels, voltage regulation, and feeder coordination
• Ability to ensure proper coordination between distribution feeder protection and upstream transmission transformer and bus protection elements
• Hands-on experience developing and implementing protection settings for SEL microprocessor relays, including SEL-351S and SEL-651R, plus coordination of NOVA and Cooper / Eaton reclosers
• Experience supporting and implementing FLISR switching logic and automation schemes
• Proficiency with industry-standard analysis and modeling tools, including CYME Distribution, Milsoft Wind Mil, ASPEN One Liner, ETAP, AcSELerator Quick Set, ArcGIS and PSSE
• Working knowledge of distribution line design considerations and their impact on protection and planning
• Experience coordinating…