Product Engineer
About The Position
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is looking for someone to join our Research and Development team as a Product Engineer in Pullman, WA. As Product Engineer, you will support the Blueframe DMA product line with a focus on custom integration solutions that extend device and data support. This role works closely with customers, product management, and development teams to define integration requirements, validate solutions, and ensure successful deployment within electric utility and industrial automation environments. Knowledge of software development principles, scripting, databases, and power system integration solutions is beneficial.
Requirements
- B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering field
- 2+ years of working knowledge of electric power or industrial system integration and automation practices and philosophies
- 2+ years of technical marketing experience
- Excellent technical and marketing presentation and writing skills
- Knowledge of product life cycle planning and market positioning
- Willing to travel up to 25%
- 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)
Nice To Haves
- Project management and/or project technical leadership
- Experience with electric utility relays and telecommunications
- Experience with software development, programming, or database technologies.
- Specifying graphical user interface
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of specific product line(s), product applications, competition, and markets.
- Analyze competitor products and prepare technical product comparison reports.
- Serve as primary technical contact to sales, marketing, operations, and others as required for in-service product support.
- Participate in specifying product requirements, and work closely with Product Managers to ensure product features and functionality meet the customer/market needs.
- Work with development engineers and product managers to prioritize development activities to meet customer needs while accomplishing objectives.
- Prepare product documentation including data sheets, flyers, instruction manuals, guideform specifications, release notes, and service bulletins.
- Perform product validation testing and approve validation results.
- Participate in industry technical meetings and conferences.
- Prepare and present technical product presentations.
- Maintain an end user system operational understanding of how specific technology families are used and have a clear understanding of the functional priority.
- Assist with developing and creating concept documents or drawings associated with new product ideas to be developed within R&D.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP)
- 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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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
