Project Engineer - Studies Engineer

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; San Luis Potosí; On-site; MXN 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. is seeking an Electrical Engineer with 2+ years in electric power systems to work on protection, control, and automation projects.

You will train customers, develop design documents, and ensure high-quality deliverables while traveling as needed. SEL designs digital products to protect power grids worldwide; a 100% employee-owned company headquartered in Pullman, WA, serving customers since 1984.

Qualifications

• Requires a B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in electric power systems and related practices.
• Knowledge of protection, control, integration, automation and communications.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally ~25%.
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
• Ability to learn new skills and work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Apply fundamental concepts in power system studies using SEL tools.
• Train and assist customers with automation and protection systems.
• Deliver work within scope, schedule and budget with high quality.
• Prepare functional design specifications and design documents.
• Maintain detailed reports, checklists, and deliverables.
• Adhere to SEL values and manufacturing principles.
• Understand, create, simplify; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Power systems knowledge

Technical writing

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Willing to travel

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PSSE

ETAP

RTDS

Vision / PM tracking software

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. 1. Possesses, understands and applies the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of power system studies, demonstrated experience using PSSE, ETAP, and/or RTDS. Strong electrical power systems knowledge.and related SEL products.
2. 2. Train and assist customers with the creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning and operation of automation and/or protection systems.
3. 3. Complete and implement assigned work within agreed upon scope, schedule and budget to a high level of quality and safety.
4. 4. Participate in the preparation of functional design specifications.
5. 5. Prepare and maintain detailed design documents, reports, checklists, test reports, and deliverables.
6. 6. Follow and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
7. 7. Understand. Create. Simplify.
8. 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 *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
• 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

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.