Commissioning Engineer

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)•Nashua, NH
•$90,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

The devices we make at SEL are embedded in the power grid. They prevent blackouts. They make outages safer and shorter in duration; they add cybersecurity, automation, and communication. They use cutting-edge technologies and operate at speeds that push other pieces of the grid to go faster. As an Automation Engineer - Commissioning in Engineering Services, you’ll provide solutions and services that help our customers protect and control critical electrical infrastructure and power systems worldwide.

Requirements

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline or significant experience in automation and commissioning of power control systems.
  • 2+ years relevant application experience with electric power systems, industry practices, and automation/power systems
  • Good knowledge of electric power system protection and control, integration and/or automation and communications applications
  • Willing to travel both domestically and internationally a minimum of 60% based on focus area
  • 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)

Responsibilities

  • Commissioning, functionally testing, troubleshooting and diagnosing issues relating to control system logic, communications, input/outputs, and field wiring while at customer locations.
  • Contributing to Power System Automation designs and logic/HMI development, functional testing, and documentation while in office.
  • Completing and implementing assigned work within agreed upon scope, schedule and budget to a high level of quality and safety.
  • Participating in the preparation of functional design specifications.
  • Preparing and maintaining detailed design documents, reports, checklists, test reports, and deliverables.
  • Following and applying SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
  • Understand. Create. Simplify.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay
  • Superior benefits
  • Inspiring work
  • 100% employee owned
  • Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (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
  • paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.
  • STEM courses
  • apprenticeships
  • tuition assistance
  • engineering development programs.
  • wellness benefits
  • fertility benefits
  • adoption benefits
  • flexible spending benefits.
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