SCADA​/Relay Settings Engineer - Power Solutions

Primoris Power Solutions is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented SCADA / Relay Settings Engineer to support the design, configuration, testing, and commissioning of electrical protection and control systems for utility, industrial, renewable energy, and substation projects. The ideal candidate will possess expertise in protective relay settings, SCADA integration, automation systems, and power system analysis while ensuring compliance with utility, NERC, IEEE, and customer standards.

This position plays a critical role in supporting the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of electrical transmission, distribution, generation, and renewable energy facilities. The SCADA / Relay Settings Engineer will collaborate with engineering, construction, operations, and commissioning teams throughout the project lifecycle from design through energization.

• Protective Relay Engineering Develop, review, and implement protection and control relay settings for transmission, distribution, generation, and substation facilities.
• Perform protection system coordination studies and short-circuit analyses.
• Create relay settings files for SEL, GE, ABB/Hitachi, Siemens, Beckwith, Schweitzer, and other microprocessor-based relays.
• Analyze one-line diagrams, schematics, and protection philosophies to establish protection requirements.
• Conduct relay setting calculations and peer reviews to ensure accuracy and compliance with applicable standards.
• Support relay acceptance testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and post-event analysis.
• Investigate relay operations and provide root-cause analysis for protection system events.
• SCADA & Automation Systems Configure, integrate, and test SCADA systems for substations, renewable energy facilities, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and industrial power projects.
• Develop and validate point lists, communication mappings, and data acquisition requirements.
• Configure RTUs, PLCs, HMIs, gateways, and communication processors.
• Support communication protocols including: DNP3
  
  IEC 61850
  
  ModbusICCP/TASE.
  2
  
  Ethernet/IPOPC
• Develop and execute SCADA factory acceptance tests (FAT) and site acceptance tests (SAT).
• Troubleshoot communication networks and field device integration issues.
• Project Support Support engineering design reviews and constructability evaluations.
• Work closely with project managers, field engineers, commissioning teams, and client stakeholders.
• Develop technical documentation, testing procedures, commissioning plans, and turnover packages.
• Participate in project scheduling, issue resolution, and risk mitigation activities.
• Provide technical recommendations for system upgrades, modernization efforts, and cybersecurity improvements.
• Support emergency response and outage activities as required.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in power systems engineering, relay protection, SCADA engineering, or substation automation.
• Experience developing protection settings for utility transmission and distribution systems.
• Working knowledge of power system protection principles, including:
  Line protection
  
  Transformer protection
  
  Bus protection
  
  Feeder protection
  
  Generator protection
  
  Differential protection.
• Experience with SCADA and substation automation architectures.
• Strong understanding of electrical drawings, relay schematics, and control diagrams.
• Ability to interpret utility standards and protection philosophies.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel approximately 20-40% as project needs require.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain.
• Experience with renewable energy facilities, battery storage systems, or utility-scale solar projects.
• Experience with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) products and software.
• Familiarity with:
  AcSELerator Quick
  
  SetASPEN OneLinerETAPSKM Power
  
  ToolsCAPESEL RTACWinIGSGE Ener Vista.
• Knowledge of NERC CIP, NERC PRC, IEEE, and applicable utility standards.
• Experience performing commissioning on energized utility systems.
• IEC 61850 configuration experience including GOOSE messaging and MMS communications.

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