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Lead Protective Relaying Engineer

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Location: Remote
Compensation: Hourly
Reviewed: Wed, Oct 28, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Seeking a Lead Protective Relaying Engineer for a contract-to-permanent position that will manage protection system calculations, develop relay settings for high-voltage substations, and perform system analysis, with the flexibility of a remote work arrangement.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead protection system calculations, coordination studies, and technical analyses for utility and industrial clients
  • Develop and validate protective relay settings for HV/EHV substations, transmission lines, and various electrical protection devices
  • Perform protective relaying event report analysis and support NERC PRC compliance evaluations
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Power or Power Systems
  • 8+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience in power system protection and protective relaying
  • Hands-on experience with microprocessor-based relays and protection coordination software
  • Demonstrated experience developing protection schemes for HV/EHV systems
  • Familiarity with NERC PRC compliance evaluations and protective relaying event analysis

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