Project Engineer I

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories • Charlotte, NC

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About The Position

The Project Engineer I applies fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures in a power-system focus area and related SEL products. The role trains and assists customers with creating, designing, configuring, validating, installing, commissioning, and operating automation and/or protection systems. The engineer completes assigned work within agreed scope, schedule, and budget while maintaining quality and safety, and participates in preparing functional design specifications. The position also prepares and maintains design documents, reports, checklists, test reports, and other deliverables, and follows SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles. Other duties may be assigned.

The posting describes focus areas including protection, automation, design, studies, commissioning, security, networking, and project management. Specific focus-area responsibilities may include field commissioning and site acceptance testing, technical design, power-system protection and relay applications, industrial networking or security, studies using power-system analysis tools, or project management. The position requires at least 25% domestic and international travel based on focus area; commissioning work may involve up to 80% travel.

This is an employee-owner role at SEL. The stated pay range is $89,400–$134,100 per year, with starting pay determined individually based on relevant experience, skills, knowledge, and training. Candidates may be considered at different levels based on their background.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or a relevant discipline.
• At least 2 years of 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.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally at least 25%, depending 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.
• Satisfactory background-check results and negative drug-test result(s).

Nice To Haves

• Engineer in Training certificate.
• Experience in an electrical utility, industrial plant, consulting engineering, or system integrator setting.
• Project engineering experience.
• Working knowledge of Vision or other project-management tracking software.
• For studies focus areas: demonstrated experience using PSSE, ETAP, and/or RTDS, and strong electrical power-systems knowledge.
• For security focus areas: working knowledge of NERC/CIP compliance and/or NIST SP800 security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Apply fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures in the assigned 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 assigned work within the agreed scope, schedule, and budget while maintaining high quality and safety.
• Participate in preparing 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.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Depending on focus area, perform duties such as field commissioning and site acceptance testing, technical design, protection or relay applications, studies, networking or security work, or project management.

Benefits

• Employer-funded employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
• 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, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits are also mentioned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level