Senior Relay Settings Engineer

** Description*
* ** Looking for an opportunity to make an impact?*
* The Leidos Energy, Infrastructure, and Automation operation helps solve utilities' complex challenges through our 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. Utilities consistently come to Leidos for reliable power expertise, as reflected through our work with more than 75 investor-owned utilities and more than 100 municipals/cooperatives across the country as well as a growing number of private developers.

** Your greatest work is ahead!*
* We are in search of a  
** Senior Relay Settings Engineer
** to join our diverse and fast-paced organization. As a core team member, you will be interacting with other electric utility disciplines, playing a valuable part in leading and designing utility substation and renewable energy projects.

** Hybrid or Remote:*
* * Fully remote available.

* Hybrid:
Two to four days a week in the Framingham, MA office.

* Must be willing to travel to customer sites and in-office / testing lab as needed.

** Career development and growth including:*
* + Professional Engineer License (PE)

+ Project Management Professional (PMP)

+ Technical & non-technical training opportunities

+ Mentorship Program

** What you'll be doing:*
* + Work with protection engineers and perform quality reviews on relay setting packages.

+ Create logic diagrams for IEC
61850 substations.

+ Work directly with clients as well as other staff in remote office locations.

+ Support a full range of project planning activities through design and construction support.

+ Prepare relay settings from 4.16kV through 500kV including relay set points, logic diagrams, configuration files and documentation.

+ Solve challenging substation engineering problems.

** What does Leidos need from me?*
* +  
** Senior Level:
** Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) and four plus years of related experience.

+  
** Lead Level:
** Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) and eight plus years of related experience.

+ Experience creating relay settings and logic diagrams.

+ Capable of using Aspen One Liner and/or Siemen's CAPE for coordination studies and fault study analysis.

+ Preparation of protective relay coordination studies

+

Experience with development of relay settings for microprocessor relays including: SEL, Alstom, GE, ABB and others for both transmission line relays (Line Differential, Step Distance and Pilot Schemes) and substation relays (Capacitors, Transformers and buses).

+ Familiarity with Schweitzer AcSELerator Quick Set, General Electric Ener Vista and Schneider Electric MiCOM software is a plus.

+ Strong engineering and interpersonal skills and high attention to detail with a passion for quality.

+ Experience implementing control and protection schemes including interpreting schematics and wiring diagrams and preparing relay logic to complete the schemes.

+ Strong written and verbal communication skills required when interfacing with clients and staff.

** Favorable if you have:*
* + Experience preparing technical reports.

+ Familiarity with PTC Mathcad software.

+ Previous Quality Assurance/Quality Control experience.

+ Periodic travel may be required.

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** Original Posting:*
* May 4, 2026

For U.S. Positions:
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

** Pay Range:*
* Pay Range $87,100.00 - $

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand…