Distribution Protection Supervisor

Description

Looking for an opportunity to lead and make an impact?

The Leidos Energy, Infrastructure, and Automation operation helps solve utilities' complex challenges through our full life-cycle, performance-based solutions. Our services include engineering, planning, project management, construction management, and commissioning for electric power substations and transmission and distribution lines; protection and controls design; and electrification programs. Utilities consistently come to Leidos for reliable power expertise, as reflected through our work with more than 75 investor-owned utilities and more than 100 municipals/cooperatives across the country as well as a growing number of private developers.

Your greatest work is ahead!

We are seeking a Distribution Protection Supervisor to support and lead our growing Distribution System Protection and Automation portfolio. This role bridges hands-on technical excellence with team leadership, client engagement, and project execution.

Hybrid or Remote:

• Fully remote available.
• Hybrid: (two to four days a week in the Framingham, MA office)
• Must be willing to travel to customer sites and in-office / testing lab as needed.

In this role, you can also expect to gain:

• Leadership experience managing and mentoring distribution protection engineers.
• Exposure to utility reliability programs (SAIDI / SAIFI / CAIDI improvement initiatives).
• Direct client interaction and technical ownership of protection philosophies.
• Experience supporting system automation, FLISR, and DER integration efforts.
• Growth path toward Engineering Manager or Technical Lead roles.

What you'll be doing:

• Oversee technical delivery, mentor engineers, and collaborate closely with utility clients across distribution protection, automation, and reliability programs.
• Supervise and provide technical leadership to a team of distribution protection engineers.
• Review and approve relay and recloser settings packages for distribution systems (4.16 kV through 34.5 kV).
• Lead protection coordination studies for feeders, reclosers, fuses, capacitor banks, and distribution substations.
• Guide the development of standardized protection templates and coordination philosophies.
• Support deployment of automation devices including reclosers, TripSaver, and sectionalizing equipment.
• Collaborate with planning, design, SCADA, and field engineering teams to ensure correct device application.
• Interface directly with utility clients to review protection strategies, study results, and recommendations.
• Ensure quality, consistency, and compliance with client standards and NERC / NESC requirements.
• Provide technical mentorship and training to junior engineers.
• Support project planning, execution, and construction support activities.
• Assist with proposal development, scope definition, and technical estimates when required.

What does Leidos need from me?

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with eight plus years of experience in distribution protection engineering, coordination, and utility consulting.
• Proven experience leading technical teams performing distribution fault studies and developing relay and recloser settings.
• Strong background in distribution protection coordination for feeders, reclosers, fuses, capacitor banks, and sectionalizing devices.
• Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale recloser deployment programs, including development of standardized and templatized protection settings.
• Expertise supporting distribution automation and reliability initiatives, including normally-open feeder ties, sectionalization, and restoration schemes.
• Experience evaluating feeder protection performance with respect to SAIDI and CAIDI reliability metrics.
• Proficiency performing fault current, coordination, load flow, and protection studies for distribution systems at 4.16 kV, 12 kV, 24 kV, and 34.5 kV.
• Experience applying distribution planning concepts to protection and automation decisions, including: Load flow and voltage profile evaluation, Feeder capacity and loading considerations, Identification of optimal recloser and sectionalizing device locations, Customer density, critical load, and reliability impact assessment.
• Ability to evaluate recloser placement and feeder segmentation based on fault exposure, load distribution, voltage performance, and restoration benefits.
• Experience assessing distributed generation impacts on distribution fault levels, voltage regulation, and feeder coordination.
• Ability to ensure proper coordination between distribution feeder protection and upstream transmission transformer and bus protection elements.
• Hands-on experience developing and implementing protection settings for SEL microprocessor relays, including SEL-351S feeder protection relays and SEL-651R recloser controls, along with configuration and coordination of NOVA and Cooper / Eaton distribution reclosers.
• Experience supporting and implementing FLISR (Fault Location, Isolation, and Service Restoration) switching logic and automation schemes.
• Proficiency with industry-standard analysis and modeling tools, including, CYME Distribution: - Milsoft WindMil, ASPEN OneLiner, ETAP, AcSELerator QuickSet, ArcGIS and GIS-based modeling tools, PSSE for power flow, short-circuit, and planning studies.
• Working knowledge of distribution line design considerations and their impact on protection and planning, including feeder topology, conductor selection, sectionalization strategies, etc.
• Experience coordinating protection requirements with distribution physical design and line rebuild projects.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting protection and control schematics, wiring diagrams, and automation drawings.
• Familiarity with SCADA and RTU systems, including review of substation and feeder drawings for compliance with utility standards.
• Experience supporting arc flash studies using IEEE and NESC methodologies
• Strong understanding of NERC reliability standards, interconnection studies, and utility planning practices.
• Demonstrated ability to train and mentor junior engineers in protection philosophy, coordination practices, and system-level thinking.
• Strong technical communication skills for client-facing study results, recommendations, and design documentation.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and maintain high-quality standards in fast-paced environments.

Favorable if you have:

• Experience supervising small technical teams or acting as a technical lead.
• Knowledge of Transmission Protection philosophies.
• Utility or power consulting background.
• Experience with SCADA, RTU, or distribution communications interfaces.
• Familiarity with IEC 61850, DNP3, or distribution automation architectures.
• Experience preparing technical reports or utility recommendations.
• Exposure to reliability metrics and feeder performance analysis.

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For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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