Senior Relay Protection Engineer

Insight Global is looking to hire a Senior Relay Protection Engineer to join the Protection & Control Standards team of one of their largest clients in the NYC area. This is a hands on technical role focused on the settings, logic, and performance of microprocessor based protective relays used across the electric power system.
This engineer is responsible for how protection systems behave during faults. They personally perform relay settings, protection logic, coordination studies, and relay programming using platforms such as SEL and Hitachi. A separate design team produces physical and schematic drawings; this role reviews and advises on those designs to ensure they support proper protection operation but does not perform CAD or drafting work.
The Senior Relay Protection Engineer acts as a technical authority for protection behavior, supports construction and commissioning, and is accountable for relay performance once equipment is energized.
Key Responsibilities
• Perform fault and short circuit analysis to determine protection requirements
• Develop and implement relay protection settings for microprocessor based relays
• Select and configure appropriate protection elements (overcurrent, distance, differential, etc.)
• Perform coordination studies to ensure correct system operation during faults
• Program and configure relays using SEL and Hitachi software platforms
• Review and approve protection related drawings produced by the design team
• Define protection scope for relay replacement and modernization projects
• Provide construction and commissioning support, including field troubleshooting
• Ensure compliance with PRC / NERC protection standards
• Support and maintain protection standards across the organization

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• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
• 8+ years of power systems engineering experience
• 3+ years of direct, hands on relay protection experience
• Demonstrated experience performing relay settings and relay programming
• Strong understanding of power system protection principles
• Experience with microprocessor based relays
• Experience with manufacturers such as SEL, Hitachi, GE, or Siemens

• IEC 61850 experience (very strong plus)
• Direct experience with Hitachi relay platforms
• Utility or grid scale protection experience
• Experience supporting construction and commissioning

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.