Lead Power Engineer

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 102,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP and 401(k)

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. seeks a Lead Power Engineer to maintain a detailed understanding of electric power systems, including protection, monitoring and control, and to develop papers for conferences and seminars.

You will lead power engineering support for customers and field application engineers, serve as project technical lead, and contribute to new product ideas while applying SEL values and manufacturing principles.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Typically 6+ years of experience in electric power systems, protection practices and philosophies.
• Excellent technical training, speaking and writing skills.
• Experience leading a portion of a project.
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.
• Working knowledge of SEL products.
• Experience in power system modeling and using EMTP.
• Experience in MATLAB and Python programming.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a detailed understanding of electric power systems and how to protect, monitor and control the power system.
• Develop papers on innovative power system protection solutions & present at conferences & seminars.
• Conceive and develop concepts for new product ideas and enhancements.
• Lead efforts in providing power engineering support for customers & field application engineers.
• Serve as project technical lead.
• Model, teach and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
• Embrace the mindset: Understand. Create. Simplify.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Project leadership

Technical writing

Team collaboration

Learning agility

Communication skills

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

MATLAB

Python programming

EMTP

SEL products knowledge

Job description

As a Lead Power Engineer a typical day might include: Maintaining a detailed understanding of electric power systems and how to protect, monitor and control the power system. Developing papers on innovative power system protection solutions & present at conferences & seminars. Conceiving and developing concepts for new product ideas and enhancements. Lead efforts in providing power engineering support for customers & field application engineers. Serving as project technical lead. Modeling, teaching and applying SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles. Embracing the mindset: Understand. Create. Simplify. Other duties as assigned.

This job might be for you if you have:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Typically 6+ years of experience in electric power systems, protection practices and philosophies.
• Excellent technical training, speaking and writing skills.
• Experience leading a portion of a project.
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.

You may be a stronger fit for this position if you:

• Have working knowledge of SEL products.
• Have experience in power system modeling and using EMTP.
• Experience in MATLAB® and/or Python programming.
• Competitive pay.

Superior benefits.

• Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
• We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.
• Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.

Pay Range Data: $101,900 - $150,600 annually.

We are open to reviewing additional candidates with more or less experience and the pay range may differ if filled at a different level. Our pay ranges are determined by job and responsibility. We base our starting pay offer and title on job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills.

SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.

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.