Lead Project Engineer – Power Systems & Automation

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories; Bardi; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories seeks a Technical Lead to guide complex projects from concept to delivery, ensuring quality, safety, and customer satisfaction. You’ll shape proposals, lead cross-functional teams, and mentor staff while upholding SEL values and world-class manufacturing principles.

This role combines hands-on design, studies, and commissioning in a global, travel-intensive environment, driving protection, automation, and system integration solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant application experience with electric power systems or industrial automation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of electric power system protection and control, integration and automation and communications applications.
• Demonstrated knowledge of electric power system design, studies, ICT, and protective relay applications.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally at least 25%.
• Excellent writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
• Strong leadership and mentoring.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Team collaboration and adaptability.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical lead across multiple projects and focus areas, guiding concept, design, development, and support.
• Identify and prepare compelling proposals for SEL equipment, services, and systems.
• Lead project teams to address customer concerns and enhance satisfaction.
• Ensure deliverables meet scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety targets.
• Mentor and develop professional staff; may supervise as needed.

Skills

Technical leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring staff

Written communication

Verbal communication

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Power system protection

Protective relay knowledge

Industrial automation

Job description

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories seeks a Technical Lead to guide complex projects from concept to delivery, ensuring quality, safety, and customer satisfaction. You’ll shape proposals, lead cross-functional teams, and mentor staff while upholding SEL values and world-class manufacturing principles.

This role combines hands-on design, studies, and commissioning in a global, travel-intensive environment, driving protection, automation, and system integration solutions.