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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is hiring a Relay Settings Engineer to support utility substation and renewable energy projects. This role supports relay setting development, quality reviews, logic/IEC61850 work, and coordination studies across transmission and distribution equipment.

• Work with protection engineers and perform quality reviews on relay-setting packages.
• Create logic diagrams for IEC 61850 substations.
• Prepare relay settings from 4.16 kV through 500 kV: set points, logic diagrams, configuration files, and documentation.
• Support project planning, design, and construction-phase engineering and testing.
• Collaborate directly with clients and cross-functional teams at remote offices or job sites.
• Troubleshoot and solve complex substation protection and control issues.

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Location & Work Arrangement

This role is offered as hybrid or remote under the following conditions:

• Fully remote is available for mid-level candidates with a minimum of three (3) years of relay-settings experience.
• Entry-level / junior candidates (1+ years of relay experience or engineering internship) must be able to work a hybrid schedule in Framingham, MA or Charlotte, NC.
• Must be willing to travel to customer sites, offices, or testing labs as needed (occasional overnight travel).

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Qualifications

Associate Level

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from an ABET-accredited institution and internship experience.

Intermediate / Mid Level

• BSEE from an ABET-accredited institution and three (3)+ years of relevant relay-settings experience.

Core skills & experience (required)

• Experience creating relay settings and relay logic diagrams.
• Preparation of protective relaying coordination studies and fault study analysis.
• Familiarity with Aspen OneLiner and/or Siemens CAPE for coordination studies.
• Ability to learn and configure microprocessor relay settings (SEL, Alstom, GE, ABB, and others) for transmission (line differential, stepped distance, pilot schemes) and substation relays (capacitors, transformers, bus protection).
• Understanding and implementing control/protection schemes; interpreting schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Strong engineering judgement, attention to detail, and effective interpersonal and communication skills.

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Nice-to-Have (Favorable)

• Experience preparing technical reports.
• Broad understanding of power system protection concepts.
• Schweitzer AcSELerator QuickSet, GE EnerVista, Schneider Electric MiCOM familiarity.
• EIT / PE license.
• Project management interest or PMP pursuit.

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What You’ll Gain

• Mentorship program and technical & non-technical training opportunities.
• Support toward Professional Engineer (PE) licensure and Project Management Professional (PMP) development.
• Exposure to a wide variety of utility clients, substation types, and renewable-energy projects.

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Compensation

• Pay Range: $57,850.00 - $104,575.00 (annual). This range is provided by the client as a guideline and final offers consider experience, skills, and other factors.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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