Senior Automation Engineer
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories•Pullman, WA
•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 a Senior Automation Engineer on the Technology & Development team 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. degree in electrical engineering or relevant discipline
- Good understanding of electrical power systems or industrial automation system practices
- Basic knowledge of system protection, integration, and automation application
- Autonomous and self sufficient
- Communicate openly and willingly
- Flexible and open to broadness
- Have or are willing to dive into SEL products
- Willing to travel 25% of the time
- Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
- 12+ years of relevant experience
Nice To Haves
- Experience with electric power transmission, distribution, and/or generation systems
- Working knowledge of electric power systems and protective relay applications
- Experience with SCADA and PLC applications
- Experience with power conversion system (PCS) integration, programming, testing, and commissioning.
- Familiarity with common compliance requirements associated with power conversion systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a proficient level of expertise in the detail design practices of SEL protection and automation systems.
- Develop and maintain a proficient level of knowledge of SEL equipment and solutions to electric power system protection and automation applications.
- RTAC/PLC programming and checkouts
- Programming and applying SCADA application packages(Wonderware, Copadata Zenon, Citect, RTAC HMI, etc.)
- Quality assurance and quality control checks
- Commissioning (25%+ of the time)
- Leading and supporting automation specific projects
- Applying your understanding of relay and PLC AC/DC schematic and power system one lines
- Designing LAN for utility/industrial applications
- Communication architecture definition
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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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
