Project Engineer, Electrical Engineering

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Possesses, understands and applies the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of power system focus area and related SEL products.
• Train and assist customers with the creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning and operation of automation and/or protection systems.
• Complete and implement assigned work within agreed upon scope, schedule and budget to a high level of quality and safety.
• Participate in the preparation of functional design specifications.
• Prepare and maintain detailed design documents, reports, checklists, test reports, and deliverables.
• Follow and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
• Understand. Create. Simplify.
• Other duties as assigned.

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline.
• 2+ years relevant application experience with electric power systems, industry practices, and focus area practices and philosophies.
• Good knowledge of electric power system protection and control, integration and/or automation and communications applications.
• Working knowledge of electric power system design, studies, information and communication technology and protective relay applications.
• Willing to travel both domestically and internationally a minimum of 25% based on focus area.
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.
• Background check results satisfactory to SEL.
• Negative drug test result(s).

• Engineer in Training certificate.
• Electrical utility, industrial plant, consulting engineering, or system integrator experience.
• Project engineering experience.
• Working knowledge of Vision or other project management tracking software.
• Focus Area:
  Protection, Automation, Design, Studies, Commissioning, Security, Networking, and Project Management.
• 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; develops opportunities and leads.
• Civil: civil design and engineering theory, principles, and applications; structural design and constructability of electrical power substations.
• Commissioning: performs commissioning and site acceptance testing in the field; trains and assists customers with installation, commissioning, and operation of devices; up to 80% travel.
• Design: analyzes technical specifications; creates 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.
• Proposals: reviews customer RFQ documents; develops work statements, preliminary designs, risk assessments, cash flow and project schedules.
• Protection: system protection, protective relays and their applications, settings, and testing.
• Security: industrial control system security experience; NERC/CIP compliance and/or NIST SP800 security requirements.
• Studies: demonstrated experience using PSSE, ETAP, and/or RTDS; strong electrical power systems knowledge.

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• Competitive pay.
• Superior benefits.
• Retirement benefits include an employer‑funded ESOP and personal 401(k) options.
• Top‑tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave covering 90% of pay.
• Growth and development opportunities such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
• Wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.

$97,700 - $144,400 per year. Compensation ranges are based on the responsibilities of the role. Starting pay is determined individually and considers factors such as relevant experience, skills, knowledge, and training. Candidates may be considered at different levels based on their background; pay may vary to align with the level of the role.

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