Power Grid Protection Engineer — Lead, Teach & Safeguard

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Hawthorn Woods (IL); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP ownership

Top-tier health benefits

PTO and family leave

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. seeks a Power System Protection Engineer to deliver expert support and solutions for protection schemes. You will teach customers, design demonstrations, and troubleshoot SEL products to ensure safe and reliable power grids.

The role emphasizes building strong customer relationships, presenting technical concepts clearly, and traveling up to 25% to serve clients across industries. Join a 100% employee-owned company renowned for quality and service.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of experience with power system protection and relays.
• Willingness to travel 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers to apply new technologies and protect power systems.
• Design models and demonstrations to teach customers how SEL solutions work.
• Troubleshoot SEL products to identify root causes of issues.
• Analyze protective relay responses to power system faults.
• Educate customers on SEL products and protective relays.

Skills

Communication

Presentation

Customer relationships

Problem solving

Teamwork

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. seeks a Power System Protection Engineer to deliver expert support and solutions for protection schemes. You will teach customers, design demonstrations, and troubleshoot SEL products to ensure safe and reliable power grids.

The role emphasizes building strong customer relationships, presenting technical concepts clearly, and traveling up to 25% to serve clients across industries. Join a 100% employee-owned company renowned for quality and service.