Freelance Relay Protection Engineer Jobs in Pennsylvania

Join a team at the forefront of power system protection and reliability. We are seeking an experienced Protection & Control Engineer to play a critical role in the design, analysis, and modernization of transmission and distribution protection systems. We are open to part-time and full-time employees for these positions. This is an opportunity to work on complex, high‑impact utility projects using state‑of‑the‑art protective relaying, communications, and substation automation technologies, while collaborating with highly skilled engineers and utility clients. If you’re driven by solving challenging technical problems, influencing system reliability, and leading work that truly matters to the grid, this role offers the technical depth, responsibility, and growth you’re looking for.

What You’ll Do:

• Knowledge of NERC and NPCC protection and control standards.
• Expertise in protective relay and control system design, relay settings, logic development, and event analysis for transmission and distribution substations.
• Understanding of relay communications theory, testing methods, and communications network maintenance.
• Ability to model primary and secondary systems using power system simulation tools (e.g., CAPE, ASPEN).
• Experience with IEC 61850 substation automation architecture, logic, and protocols (preferred).
• Proficient in developing technical specifications for protection, communications equipment, and instrument transformers, and evaluating vendor bids.
• Perform system disturbance analysis and recommend protective relaying modifications or enhancements.
• Review and optimize relay settings to ensure proper coordination and document protection system improvements.
• Interface with manufacturers, professional organizations, and standards bodies (e.g., NPCC, IEEE).
• Design protective relaying systems using PLC, leased lines, microwave, and fiber‑optic communications.
• Utilize digital fault recorders and sequence‑of‑event recorders for advanced system monitoring and analysis.
• Conduct short‑circuit studies and complex calculations to establish relay settings using advanced analysis software.

Required Qualifications:

• BS Electrical Engineering or related field
• 10+ years of related Protection and Controls experience
• Experience with IEC 61850
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 30% of the year

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Engineering License
• MS Electrical Engineering or MBA

Not quite right for you? For a full listing of all our openings, please visit us at: https://entrustsol.com/careers/

Who We Are:

ENTRUST Solutions Group, an ENR Top 100 company, is a community of people, 3,000+ strong, who are committed to our clients and each other. We provide comprehensive and dependable engineering, consulting, and automation services to gas and electric utilities, telecommunication service providers, pipeline operators, and industrial companies.

In return for top talent, ENTRUST Solutions Group offers:

• Generous paid time off and benefits
• 401(k) retirement program with a company match
• Career development programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible work schedule

To learn more about ENTRUST Benefits and Culture, please visit our company LinkedIn page and follow us at:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/entrustsolutionsgroup

• Benefits & Salary: This position pays between $125,000 and $165,000 annually and is an exempt position.
• Benefits offered include company sponsored medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) plan with company match. Also offered are tuition reimbursement, voluntary life, disability, critical illness, accident and hospitalization plans. HSA or FSA medical accounts and FSA dependent care and transportation/parking accounts are also available. These benefits are subject to employee contribution amounts generally set annually.
• Full time employees are eligible to earn PTO hours.
• May be eligible for discretionary bonus as determined by the company.

ENTRUST Solutions Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. ENTRUST Solutions Group does not accept unsolicited headhunter or agency resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with ENTRUST Solutions Group.

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