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Engineer (Relay Settings and Configurations)

Entergy

Posted 12/23/25

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639 Loyola Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113

Full-Time
Experienced
Energy and Utilities
In Person

Job Description

This position can be filled as an Engineer I, II, III or Sr based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE: Performs a wide variety of planning, maintenance, design engineering, project management and construction, and operations activities related to routine, non-routine, and emergency restoration duties. Project areas may include grid/system design, operations and maintenance, planning, asset management, reliability, computer applications, safety, and root cause failure analysis.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Support and participate in project scoping activities for substation projects. Review existing relay settings. Coordinate with design and construction organizations to develop project scope and estimate sheets.
  • Support project schedules and processes by using activity tracking applications such as Primavera.
  • Model power systems using CAPE. Maintain master model for relay fault analysis. Support wide area coordination. Occasionally use additional tools such as ETAP, EMTP and Hypersim.
  • Develop relay settings for substation protective relays. This includes performing fault studies and developing relay settings for transmission protection equipment related to capital projects and asset maintenance projects.
  • Works with field groups, distribution engineers and plant engineers to ensure coordination of downstream distribution devices for the system.
  • Oversee, review, and approve settings developed by professional consultant engineers. This includes awarding projects to contractors and reviewing invoices.
  • Lead activities pertaining to SERC/NERC standards compliance and other utility relations as required.
  • Establish and improve relay testing laboratory. Develop and support relay test plans for planned projects.
  • Support development of Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) configurations.
  • Participate in substation visits. Provide technical support and protection system expertise in response to operational/commissioning requests from field personnel.
  • Manage documentation via Documentum (WebTop and IPS-TRAMS) for transmission system protection and other records according to company and departmental policies.
  • Assist with storm/emergency restoration efforts as necessary.
  • Support protection standard development and implementation as required.
  • Investigate impact of relay firmware and software changes to Entergy system applications. Develop and update templates as appropriate.
  • Update group databases such as power line carrier frequency database and transmission line rating database.
  • Access new technologies. Lead better application development geared toward fault studies and relay settings.
  • Lead and participate in Entergy continuous improvement projects.
  • Lead and develop less experienced personnel. Develop departmental guidelines/tools and provide training as needed.
  • Research and implement smartgrid in Entergy system.

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About Entergy

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Entergy exists to grow a world-class energy business that creates sustainable value for our four stakeholders.

• For our customers, we create value by constantly striving for reasonable costs and providing safe, reliable products and services.

• For our employees, we create value by achieving top-quartile organizational health, providing a safe, rewarding, engaging, diverse and inclusive work environment, fair compensation and benefits, and opportunities to advance their careers. 

• For our communities, we create value through economic development, philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy, and by operating our business safely and in a socially and environmentally responsible way. 

• For our owners, we create value by aspiring to provide top-quartile returns through the relentless pursuit of opportunities to optimize our business.