Hybrid Protection Settings Engineer III

at MWResource, Inc.

• Job title: Protection Settings Engineer III
• Job type: Contract
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $68 - $93 per hour
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Allentown, United States

About the role

• Protection Settings Engineer III developing and maintaining protection settings for distribution systems. Collaborating with engineering teams and field personnel in Allentown, PA.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain protection settings for distribution systems.
• Perform fault studies, coordination studies, and relay setting calculations.
• Configure and develop settings for protective relays including SEL (351, 551, 651, 751, etc.), S&C Tripsavers, and other legacy relay platforms.
• Utilize software tools such as CYMDIST, CAPE, ASPEN, and Powerbase for system modeling and analysis.
• Collaborate with field personnel and other engineering teams to ensure proper implementation of protection schemes.
• Review and interpret system one-line diagrams, protection schemes, and relay logic.
• Support remote commissioning and troubleshooting of protection systems.
• Maintain documentation and records of protection settings and relay configurations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in distribution protection engineering or related field.
• Proficiency in CYMDIST, CAPE, ASPEN, and Powerbase.
• Strong understanding of protection principles, fault analysis, and coordination.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.
• This is NOT a driving role.

Benefits

• MWResource offers medical, dental and vision coverage through Capital Blue Cross, short- and long-term disability coverage, employer paid life insurance, and participation in the MWResource 401K plan for US based consultants.
• Applications accepted on a rolling basis until filled.
• MWResource does not discriminate based on race, gender, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or anything else that makes you part of any group.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Candidates will be required to pass a background check and drug screening.
• Please note we are not open to outsourcing our recruitment needs.