Relay Setting & Study Engineer

Applied High Voltage (AHV) provides comprehensive power solutions through experienced, hands-on professionals who make it our business to understand our clients’ objectives. Without the overhead of larger firms, we deliver flexible, specialized electrical engineering and EPC services across utility-scale and industrial power systems.

Position Summary

We are seeking a Relay and Study Engineer (Mid or Senior Level) with 5–10 years of dedicated experience in relay settings, protection coordination, and system studies for transmission and distribution power systems. This position focuses specifically on protective relaying and study work.
The ideal candidate will be highly skilled in performing detailed relay settings, coordination, fault, arc-flash, and harmonic studies, and be proficient in SEL QuickSet, GE EnerVista UR, Aspen OneLiner, ETAP, and SKM Power Tools.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform relay coordination studies, short-circuit analysis, and protection setting calculations for transmission and distribution systems (13.8 kV – 500 kV).
• Develop, review, and validate relay settings files using SEL QuickSet, GE EnerVista UR, or equivalent OEM tools.
• Conduct fault, load flow, harmonic, and arc-flash studies using Aspen, ETAP, SKM, or equivalent software.
• Prepare relay setting documentation, coordination curves, and study reports in accordance with client and utility requirements.
• Evaluate system protection schemes for generators, transformers, lines, buses, feeders, and capacitor banks.
• Support system upgrades, interconnections, and NERC compliance studies through data collection and analysis.
• Collaborate with utilities, EPC partners, and internal teams to ensure proper coordination and implementation of protection schemes.
• Provide technical review and peer checking of protection settings and study deliverables.
• Stay current with IEEE, ANSI, NERC, and utility protection standards and practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Power Engineering required.
• 5–10 years of dedicated relay setting and study experience (not combined with SCADA or general design work).
• Proven proficiency with SEL QuickSet and GE EnerVista UR for relay configuration and testing.
• Experience with Aspen OneLiner, ETAP, and SKM Power Tools for system analysis.
• Strong understanding of protection coordination principles, fault analysis, relay logic, and system modeling.
• Familiarity with arc-flash analysis, harmonic studies, and grounding studies.
• Working knowledge of NERC, IEEE, ANSI, NEC, and NESC standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred but not required.

Additional Information

• Travel: ~10% (occasional site visits or field verification).
• Location: Flexible – remote or hybrid options available.
• Software: Microsoft Office Suite; Aspen, ETAP, SKM, SEL QuickSet, GE EnerVista UR.

Applied High Voltage is an equal opportunity employer.  We offer competitive compensation, benefits, and 401K.

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