Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Leidos is a leading company in the Energy, Infrastructure, and Automation sector that provides engineering and project management solutions for utilities. They are seeking a Relay Settings Engineer to work on utility substation and renewable energy projects, collaborating with protection engineers and clients to prepare relay settings and solve engineering challenges.
Responsibilities
- Work with protection engineers and perform quality reviews on relay setting packages
- Create logic diagrams for IEC61850 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
Skills
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) and internship experience
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) and three plus 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
- Capable of understanding Aspen OneLiner and/or Siemen's 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 both transmission line relays (Line Differential, Step Distance and Pilot Schemes) and substation relays (Capacitors, Transformers and buses)
- 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
- Experience preparing technical reports
- Experience understanding power system protection
- Ability to travel overnight on occasional basis
- Ability to effectively work in a fast paced team environment
- EIT/PE License
Company Overview
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. It was founded in 1969, and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.leidos.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Leidos has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 10 in 2026, 65 in 2025, 58 in 2024, 77 in 2023, 65 in 2022, 56 in 2021, 89 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.