Schweitzer Engineering Labs

Senior Engineer - Substation Physical

Schweitzer Engineering Labs$100K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 12+ years of experience in electric power systems or equivalent
  • Expert knowledge in designated focus area
  • Strong technical training and skills
  • Willing to travel at least 25%
  • Excellent writing, documentation, and presentation skills
  • Ability to learn and adapt in a team environment

Responsibilities

  • Mentor engineers, specialists, and technicians
  • Serve as a technical expert on SEL equipment and solutions
  • Research and develop innovative solutions or processes
  • Oversee scopes, budgets, and schedules for high-quality work
  • Project manage and assist customers with engineered solutions
  • Lead environmental, health, and safety initiatives
  • Model and teach SEL Values and World Class Manufacturing Principles

Benefits

  • 100% employee-owned with an ESOP and 401(k) options
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • 10 paid holidays, 12+ days of vacation, and 9 sick days
  • Paid family and medical leave covering 90% of pay
  • Support for employee development through STEM courses, tuition assistance, and engineering programs
  • Additional wellness and flexible spending benefits
Full Job Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Acts as a mentor to engineers, specialists, and technicians.

2. Serve as a technical expert in the design and application of SEL equipment and solutions in a focus areas*.

3. Researches, innovates, and develops new solutions and/or processes.

4. Review/approve/complete scopes, budgets, and schedules for assigned work at the highest level of quality.

5. Project Manage/develop processes/lead in training and assist customers with the creation, design, configuration, validation, review, installation, commissioning, and operation of engineered solutions.

6. Responsible for environmental, health and safety leadership, maintaining a safe workplace, safety awareness and training, accident investigations and reporting, and implementing safe and environmentally sound work practices.

7. Model, teach, and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.

8. Understand. Create. Simplify.

9. Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

BS degree in Electrical Engineering or an applicable discipline.

12+ years working knowledge and experience of electric power systems or other equivalent transferable knowledge and industry experience.

Expert knowledge in area of focus.

Excellent technical training and skills.

Willingness to travel a minimum of 25% of the time.

Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.

Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities.

Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

Supervisory experience

Electrical utility, consulting, or system integrator experience

Extensive experience with power systems and customers

Working knowledge of Vision or other PM Tracking Software

Professional Engineer license

**Focus Area = Protection, Automation, Design, Studies, Commissioning, Security, Networking, Project Management, and Process Development
  • Automation = software, integration and automation, industrial controls, PLCs, industry protocols (IEC-61850, DNP, Modbus), Ethernet systems, protocol analyzers, and industry SCADA practices.
  • Business Development = Identifies, negotiates and manages strategic business relationships. Develop opportunities and leads. Work with the engineering teams to develop competitive proposals and secure purchase orders with customers. Develop targeted sales with focus on strategic customers and markets.
  • Civil = civil design and engineering theory, principles, and applications; structural design and constructability of electrical power substations including equipment, grading slopes, drainage, and applicable foundation types.
  • Commissioning = perform commissioning and site acceptance testing in the field, train and assist customers with installation, commissioning, and operation of devices. Up to 80% travel.
  • Design = analyze technical specifications; create detailed physical and electrical designs, bill of materials, and job estimates.
  • Networking = industrial control system networking experience, including provision, design, test and implementation of wide area/local area networks.
  • Project Manager = Full life-cycle project management of multiple large multi-discipline projects from proposal conception to commissioning and close-out. Effectively track and stabilize projects, implement solutions for obstacles and anticipate customer needs.
  • Proposals = Review customer RFQ documents for technical specifications and scope. Evaluate bid/no bid decisions, develop work statement, preliminary designs, responsibility matrix, risk assessment, cash flow and preliminary project schedules. Develop good understanding of SEL's complete ES portfolio and use it effectively to develop complete solutions. Work with contracts to finalize terms and conditions.
  • Protection = system protection, protective relays and their applications, settings, and testing.
  • Security = industrial control system security experience, including technical controls, security assessments, policies, plans and procedures. Working knowledge of NERC/CIP compliance and/or NIST SP800 security requirements.
  • Studies = demonstrated experience using PSSE, ETAP, and/or RTDS. Strong electrical power systems knowledge.

Physical Requirements
None

Competitive pay. Superior benefits. Inspiring work.

People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.
  • We're 100% employee owned. Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
  • We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
  • We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.
  • We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
  • Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.




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About Schweitzer Engineering Labs

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) designs, manufactures, and supports products and services ranging from generator and transmission protection to distribution automation and control systems. Founded in 1982 by Edmund O. Schweitzer III, SEL is headquartered in Pullman, Washington, and has operations in over 80 countries. SEL's products and services are used by utilities, industrial companies, and transportation systems to ensure the safe and reliable operation of their power systems. SEL is known for its innovative solutions and commitment to customer service, and has won numerous awards for its products and workplace culture.
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