Brooksource are seeking a qualified and motivated Relay Settings Engineering Manager to manage and mentor a team of 8-10 engineers, overseeing relay settings development for voltages from 4.16kV to 500kV, including set points, logic diagrams, configuration files, and documentation within our clients team in Charlotte, NC, or Framingham, MA.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership: Manage and mentor a team of 8-10 engineers, overseeing relay settings development for voltages from 4.16kV to 500kV, including set points, logic diagrams, configuration files, and documentation.
Client Engagement: Act as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring clear communication of engineering requirements, and collaborate with stakeholders and field engineers.
Business Development: Drive proposal development and new business initiatives to secure projects, working with cross-functional teams.
Technical Foundation: Provide expertise in relay settings engineering, reviewing relay setting packages, logic diagrams for IEC61850 substations, and coordination studies using tools like Aspen OneLiner, ETAP, SKM, or Siemens CAPE.
Problem Solving: Address complex substation engineering challenges throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring safety, design, and quality standards are met.
Requirements
Lead team of 8+ engineers to develop relay settings from 4.16kV through 500kV including relay set points, logic diagrams, configuration files and documentation.
Possessing experience in managing and leading a team of engineers.
Review work provided by Client and assess requirements of scopes.
Demonstrating extensive expertise in proposal development.
Showcasing significant expertise in business development and collaborating with field engineers.
Comply with Leidos and Client Safety requirements as well as design and quality expectations.
Solving challenging substation engineering problems for entire project cycle
Clearly communicate design and engineering requirements to both internal teams and external vendors on behalf of clients.
Working with protection engineers and performing quality reviews on relaysetting packages.
Create logic diagrams for IEC61850 substations.
Working directly with clients as well as working with other staff in remote office locations.
Assignments will cover the full range of project planning through design and construction support.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) ten (10+) years of related experience.
Possessing experience in managing and leading a team of engineers.
Demonstrating extensive expertise in proposal development.
Showcasing significant expertise in business development and collaborating with field engineers.
Experience with creating relay settings, settings calculation templates and logic diagrams highly preferred.
Experience working with EPC clients is preferred.
Capable of using either Aspen OneLiner, ETAP, Power Tools SKM and/or Siemen's CAPE for coordination studies and fault study analysis.
Preparation of protective relay coordination studies
Experience with 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)
Being familiar with Schweitzer AcSELerator QuickSet, General Electric EnerVista and Schneider Electric MiCOM software is a plus.
Strong engineering and interpersonal skills and high attention to detail with a passion for quality.
Experience creating & implementing protection and control schemes including interpreting schematics and wiring diagrams and implement relay logic.
Ability to meet deadlines under pressure situations.
Team player who can work effectively in team environment.
Self-starter who will work independently with minimal direction.
Strong written and verbal communication skills required when interfacing with clients and staff.
High level of computer competency
About Brooksource:
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