Project Engineer I Protection

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)•Pullman, WA

14d•Onsite

About The Position

SEL invents, designs, and builds digital products and systems that protect power grids around the world. This technology prevents blackouts and enables customers to improve power system reliability and safety at a reduced cost. A 100 percent employee-owned company headquartered in Pullman, Washington, SEL has manufactured products in the United States since 1984 and now serves customers worldwide. Our mission is simple: to make electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical. This role focuses on power system protection and involves training and assisting customers with the creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning, and operation of automation and/or protection systems. The position requires completing assigned work within scope, schedule, and budget while maintaining high quality and safety standards. Responsibilities include participating in the preparation of functional design specifications and preparing and maintaining detailed design documents, reports, checklists, and test reports.

Requirements

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
US Citizenship Required

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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.