Project Engineer I - Automation

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)•Nashua, NH

3d•$90,000 - $150,000

About The Position

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is focused on making electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical. The Automation Engineer works on power-system automation projects involving data collection from system IEDs, logic controls, and presentation of data that customers use to monitor and control their power systems. Using real-time logic controllers and communications equipment, the engineer owns project planning, design, development, testing, and commissioning. Projects may include communication network equipment; configuring real-time controllers as RTUs or to perform custom logic such as automatic fault location, isolation, and restoration; providing an HMI or server to an upstream SCADA client; and configuring workstations for power-system analytics software. The role provides technical leadership to assist Project Managers and Salesforce with customer application planning, participates in customer meetings to provide equipment expertise and recommendations, researches SEL and third-party equipment and emerging technologies, and works on OT network solutions. The engineer defines and oversees multiple objectives with minimal guidance and general high-level direction, reviews and certifies deliverables before customer submission, and technically leads the project engineering team in defining deliverables, schedules, and execution from design through commissioning. The position is open to candidates at levels ranging from Associate to Engineering III. It is open to multiple locations: Lewis Center, Ohio; King of Prussia, Pennsylvania; Alpharetta, Georgia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Wesley Chapel, Florida; and Nashua, New Hampshire. The role requires at least 20% domestic and international travel.

Requirements

Understand project engineering scope in relation to project budget, including labor and equipment.
Take ownership of schedules and independently research solutions.
Have professional communication skills to serve as a direct technical contact for customers and colleagues.
Design control logic schemes and network configurations.
Analyze electrical one-line drawings, DC/AC schematics, and bills of materials.
Have experience with industry-standard communication protocols such as IEC-61850, DNP, and Modbus.
Have experience with server/client SCADA applications.
Have experience with HMI application design and development suites.
Be willing to travel at least 20% of the time domestically and abroad.

Nice To Haves

Experience with phase I/O-style project management.
Experience with SEL product configurations.
Experience with IEC-61131 programming.
Experience with Python programming.
Experience with IT/OT network design.
Experience with IT/OT network troubleshooting using Wireshark.
Substation safety training.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership to assist Project Managers and Salesforce in planning customer applications.
Join customer meetings to provide SEL equipment expertise and recommendations for future and active projects.
Define and oversee multiple objectives with minimal guidance and general high-level direction.
Research SEL equipment, third-party equipment, and solutions.
Work on OT network solutions, including Layer 1 and Layer 2 architecture and application data flow.
Research emerging technologies and trends within and beyond the area of focus.
Review and certify deliverables for quality before customer submission, including automation design specifications and drawings, product configurations, factory testing and procedures, field safety preparations and commissioning procedures, and service reports.
Technically lead the project engineering team in defining deliverables, schedules, and project execution from design through commissioning.
Plan, design, develop, test, and commission power-system automation projects.
Configure communication networks, real-time controllers, HMI or server systems for upstream SCADA clients, custom control logic, and power-system analytics workstations.

Benefits

Employer-funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
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 covering 90% of pay.
STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
Wellness benefits.
Fertility benefits.
Adoption benefits.
Flexible spending benefits.