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# Relay Engineer

- **Company:** Control Panels Usa
- **Location:** Georgetown, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Communications Protocols, Control Panels, Data Transmissions, Distributed Systems, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), IEEE Standards Association, Process Control Systems, Industrial Software
- **Published:** June 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gc47qf

## About the Role

+ Associate/bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, or related field preferred.

 + 3-5 years in protection & control / relay engineering

 + Preferred experience with utility or industrial systems

 + Knowledge of NERC / IEEE standards

 + 3-5 years of experience in relay testing, electrical maintenance, power systems, or industrial controls.

 + Understanding of protective relays, power distribution systems, and electrical protection schemes.

## Description

Our regular work schedule is M-F 8AM-4:30PM with some overtime opportunities as needed.

Duties to include but not limited to:

 + Develop and implement protective relay schemes for power systems (transmission, distribution, industrial).

 + Calculate and configure relay settings, logic diagrams, and coordination studies .

 + Perform fault analysis and system coordination to ensure proper protection design

 + Design control and relay panels (CRP) including: panel layouts, wiring schematics/dc control circuits

 + Create one-line, three-line diagrams, and elementary schematics .

 + Develop Bill of Materials (BOM ) and panel specifications.

 + Perform relay testing and commissioning using tools (Omicron, Doble, SEL).

 + Conduct field troubleshooting and diagnostics of protection systems.

 + Support factory acceptance testing (FAT) and site commissioning.

 + Integrate relays with SCADA, RTUs, PLCs, and communication protocols (IEC 61850, DNP3) .

 + Ensure data communication and monitoring capabilities in control panels.

 + Prepare engineering drawings, reports, and technical documentation .

 + Work with clients, contractors, and internal teams during design reviews and project execution .

 + Ensure compliance with IEEE, NEC, NERC, and utility standards .


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