Power Engineer

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL); Boise (ID); On-site; USD 81,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

401(k)

Health, dental, vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid holidays

Vacation and sick leave

Family and medical leave (paid)

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) seeks a Power Engineer to develop and support protection, monitoring and control for electric power systems. You’ll assist with specifications, tests, manuals, data sheets, and customer engineering support, contributing to technical meetings with robust power-system solutions.

Open to based in Boise, ID or Pullman, WA, you’ll join a team that values SEL Values and world class manufacturing.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Typically 2+ years experience in electric power systems, protection practices, and philosophies.
• Excellent technical training skills.
• Working knowledge of apparatus and protective relay application at an electrical utility, industrial plant.
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Further develop and maintain a detailed understanding of electric power systems and how to protect, monitor, and control the power system.
• Assist in developing product specifications, develop and analyze functional tests.
• Assist with application literature, instruction manuals, and data sheets.
• Provide power engineering support for customer applications and Field Application Engineers.
• Assist in writing and reviewing innovative power system protection solutions to present at technical meetings and conferences.
• Model, teach, and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
• Understand. Create. Simplify.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Further develop and maintain a detailed understanding of electric power systems and how to protect, monitor, and control the power system.
• Assist in developing product specifications, develop and analyze functional tests.
• Assist with application literature, instruction manuals, and data sheets.
• Provide power engineering support for customer applications and Field Application Engineers.
• Assist in writing and reviewing innovative power system protection solutions to present at technical meetings and conferences.
• Model, teach, and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
• Understand. Create. Simplify.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• Typically 2+ years experience in electric power systems, protection practices, and philosophies
• Excellent technical training skills
• Working knowledge of apparatus and protective relay application at an electrical utility, industrial plant
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of SEL products
• Experience in power system modeling using EMTP

Location: Boise, ID or Pullman, WA

Competitive pay. Superior benefits. Inspiring work.

People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.

• We're 100% employee owned. 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.
• We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.
• Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.

Pay Range Data

Associate Power Engineer: $81,300 - $122,000

Power Engineer: $89,400 - $134,100

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

Communication with Applicants

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SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.