Project Engineer I - Protection

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. in United Arab Emirates seeks an electrical engineer to work on power system protection, relays, and SEL product applications. You will implement designs, configure, install, and commission automation and protection systems.

The role requires 2+ years of experience, strong writing and communication skills, and willingness to travel internationally up to 25%. You will collaborate with customers and teams to deliver high-quality results.

Qualifications

• 2+ years relevant application experience with electric power systems, protection, relays and testing.
• Strong knowledge of power system protection, control, integration and communications.
• Willing to travel domestically and internationally at least 25%.
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
• Ability to learn new skills and take on new responsibilities.
• Team-oriented with cooperative work style.
• Background check satisfactory to SEL; negative drug tests.

Responsibilities

• Understand and apply power system protection concepts, relays and SEL products.
• Train and assist customers with automation and protection system design, configuration, installation and operation.
• Complete work within scope, schedule and budget with high quality and safety.
• Participate in preparation of functional design specifications.
• Prepare and maintain design documents, reports, checklists and test deliverables.
• Follow SEL values and World Class Manufacturing principles.
• Understand, Create, Simplify.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Strong writing and communication

Team collaboration

Willingness to travel 25%

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline

Tools

Vision project management software

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• 1 Possesses understands and applies the fundamental concepts practices and procedures of power system system protection protective relays and their applications settings and testing and related SEL products
• 2 Train and assist customers with the creation design configuration validation installation commissioning and operation of automation and or protection systems
• 3 Complete and implement assigned work within agreed upon scope schedule and budget to a high level of quality and safety
• 4 Participate in the preparation of functional design specifications
• 5 Prepare and maintain detailed design documents reports checklists test reports and deliverables
• 6 Follow and apply SEL Values Principles of Operations and World Class Manufacturing Principles
• 7 Understand Create Simplify
• 8 Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline 2+ years relevant application experience with electric power systems, industry practices, and system protection, protective relays and their applications, settings, and testing practices and philosophies Good knowledge of electric power system protection and control, integration 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 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)

Preferred Qualifications

• 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