**Description** We’d love to have you join our team as a Substation Protection Engineer - Relay Settings in our Florida office. **Company Overview:** Ampirical has been committed to improving and strengthening the power grid since the company’s inception. Just as an ampere is the base unit for electric current, Ampirical takes pride in being on the leading edge of innovation and technology, allowing our industry to flow forward in a positive direction. We show gratitude for our customers and uplift our team members who make it all happen. We embrace challenging - yet rewarding - work, and we invest in our people every step along the way. Working at Ampirical is a career, not just a job. Please enjoy this video about our culture. **Job Summary** The Substation Protection Engineer - Relay Settings is responsible for system protection settings associated with protective relay systems for the transmission and distribution systems. **What we Offer:** We offer a highly competitive compensation & benefits package for all full-time employees. You can review all of the details of our benefits package here (https://ampirical.com/careers/benefits/) . Below are some highlights. The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $140,000, depending on relevant experience, education, and qualifications. We also offer semi-annual profit-sharing bonuses based on company profits to share in the mutual success! In the past, these have ranged between 3.5% - 11.5% of annual salary + Medical, Dental, and Vision effective your 1 st day of employment + 401(k) with company match (immediate vesting) + 120 hours (about 15 days) of paid time off (PTO) + 10 paid holiday days + Flexible work schedule (every other Friday off) + Opportunity for advancement and career growth + Employer-sponsored Life Insurance, short-term and long-term Disability Insurance + Gym Membership Stipend + Tuition Reimbursement + Wellness Program + Pet Insurance + Fertility Benefits **Who You Are** + Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited university + Two years, minimum, of direct relay settings experience + Preferred Background: + Hands-on experience in testing equipment using Doble, OMICRON, or Megger. + Familiarity with DNP and SEL communication protocols. + Experience in configuring SEL microprocessor relays is required. Experience with other microprocessor relay vendors, and electromechanical relays, is preferred. + Capable of managing small projects, or tasks on a larger scale project, and ability to mentor lesser experienced engineers and technicians + Excellent written and oral communication skills to effectively communicate both internally and externally + Sufficient PC skills and experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook) + Experience with ETAP, AcSELerator, and ASPEN is preferred. **Essential Duties & Responsibilities** + Apply knowledge of protection schemes and philosophies commonly applied to Transmission and Distribution (T&D) substations. + Conduct power system calculations, including short circuit calculation, current transformer performance, and ratio selection, over-current element coordination, zone-distance element selection, and coordination, and relay loadability calculations. + Utilize Aspen, ETAP, or equivalent as a primary tool to run various cases, interpret results, and develop the best possible bus, transformer, generator, and line protection settings. + Read and interpret electrical single lines, three lines, schematics, functional diagrams, etc. + Provide technical guidance for various relay settings schemes for basic and advanced system topologies to ensure the quality of deliverables while meeting individual client preferences. + Assist project manager to develop scope of work and conceptual design for the projects. + Attend meetings and conferences, as necessary, to keep informed of technical development in the power industry as it pertains to T&D Protection. + Perform quality control and peer checking on settings calculation, documentation, and fault analysis studies. **EEO Statement:** Ampirical is an Equal Opportunity Employer, meaning we do not discriminate based on the following characteristics in our hiring and employment practices: Age, sex, color, race, creed, national origin, religion or religious attire, marital status, pregnancy (child birth or related medical conditions), citizenship status or amnesty, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, sickle-cell trait, status as a tobacco user or non-user, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. \#LI-KT1