Project Engineer Iii

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; 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

As a Technical Lead, you guide complex projects across multiple focus areas, 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 technical leadership with hands-on design, studies, and commissioning in a global, travel‑heavy environment. You will drive impactful solutions in protection, automation, and system integration.

• 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
• Model and apply SEL values, operations principles, and World Class Manufacturing principles
• Perform other duties as assigned
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline
• 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%
• Proven ability to lead and supervise project teams
• Excellent writing, documentation, and speaking skills
• Ability to learn new skills and take on new responsibilities
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
• Background check satisfactory to SEL
• Negative drug test result(s)
• Strong leadership and mentoring
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Team collaboration and adaptability
• Electric power protection and control
• Power system studies and design
• Industrial automation and communications

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