Power Quality and Revenue Metering Product Engineer

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 97,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership (ESOP)

401(k) options

Top-tier health insurance

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. is seeking a Product Engineer to join our R&D team in Boise, ID. The role centers on voicing customer needs for product development, with a focus on usability, documentation, and market alignment.

The candidate will analyze markets, support sales, and collaborate with Product Managers and development engineers to prioritize work. Travel up to 25% and strong communication skills are expected.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering required.
• 2+ years of electric power or industrial system integration/automation experience.
• 2+ years of technical marketing experience required.
• Excellent technical and marketing presentation and writing skills.
• Willing to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of product lines, applications, competition, and markets.
• Analyze competitor products and prepare technical product comparison reports.
• Serve as primary technical contact to sales, marketing, operations, and others for in-service product support.
• Specify product requirements and work with Product Managers to ensure features meet customer/market needs.
• Prioritize development activities with development engineers and product managers to meet customer needs.
• Prepare product documentation including data sheets, flyers, instruction manuals, release notes, and service bulletins.
• Perform product validation testing and approve validation results.
• Participate in industry technical meetings and conferences.
• Prepare and present technical product presentations.
• Maintain an end user system operational understanding of technology families and priorities.
• Assist with concept documents or drawings for new product ideas.

Skills

Power systems experience

Technical marketing

Presentation skills

Technical writing

Product lifecycle knowledge

Market positioning

Travel up to 25%

Team collaboration

Documentation skills

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is looking for someone to join our R&D team as Product Engineer in Boise, ID. The product engineers role to be the voice of the customer for product development. Product engineers have a strong understanding of how our customers use our products and how to create a feature and documentation such that it is clear, aligns with the company and competitors, and is generally easy to use.

The product engineer bears many responsilbities. Often we say "other duties as assigned" is their primary role. A typical day as a Product Engineer might include:

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of specific product line(s), product applications, competition, and markets.
• Analyze competitor products and prepare technical product comparison reports.
• Serve as primary technical contact to sales, marketing, operations, and others as required for in-service product support.
• Participate in specifying product requirements, and work closely with Product Managers to ensure product features and functionality meet the customer/market needs.
• Work with development engineers and product managers to prioritize development activities to meet customer needs while accomplishing objectives.
• Prepare product documentation including data sheets, flyers, instruction manuals, guideform specifications, release notes, and service bulletins.
• Perform product validation testing and approve validation results.
• Participate in industry technical meetings and conferences.
• Prepare and present technical product presentations.
• Maintain an end user system operational understanding of how specific technology families are used and have a clear understanding of the functional priority.
• Assist with developing and creating concept documents or drawings associated with new product ideas to be developed within R&D.
• Understand. Create. Simplify.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering
• 2+ years of working knowledge of electric power or industrial system integration and automation practices and philosophies
• 2+ years of technical marketing experience
• Excellent technical and marketing presentation and writing skills
• Knowledge of product life cycle planning and market positioning
• Willing to travel up to 25%
• 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

• Project management and/or project technical leadership
• Experience with electric utility relays and telecommunications
• Specifying graphical user interface
• Physical Requirements None

Location

Boise, ID – This position is located in Boise, ID, capital of the gem state, and on the Boise River in the southwestern part of the state. You will enjoy local restaurants in a vibrant downtown full of small businesses, easy access to mountain foothills and 190 miles of trails. The city is also home to great schools and universities including Boise State University. Boise has been ranked as one of America's fastest growing cities, making it a great place to live and work.

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
• paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay
• STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs
• Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits

Compensation

Pay Range Data - $97,000 - 144,000 annually. We set starting pay based on job-related factors such as your experience, training, knowledge, and skills. We are looking to fill this position at the POSITION level, and we welcome applicants with a range of experience. Depending on your background, we may consider you for a different level, with compensation aligned accordingly.

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.