Power System Protection Engineer

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; King of Prussia (PA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

ESOP

Competitive pay

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. seeks a Power System Protection Engineer to provide expert technical support and design demonstrations for protection schemes. You will teach customers how protective relays protect critical equipment and analyze relay responses to faults, collaborating with engineers and contributing to technical papers.

Based in King of Prussia, PA, the role requires 5+ years in protection, a B.E. in electrical engineering, and travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience with power system protection and relays.
• Experience with utility/industrial power systems focusing on protection, control, and operations.
• Ability to build and maintain strong customer relationships and work within a team.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; willing to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert technical support and solutions for power system protection schemes.
• Teach, advise, and support customers to ensure reliability and safety of power grids.
• Design demonstrations of new technology or solutions for customers to add value to their systems.
• Troubleshoot protection product questions and guide root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with engineers and contribute to internal research and development.

Skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Relationship building

Team collaboration

Travel 25%

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

About SEL

At Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL), our mission is to make electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical. Our company prides itself on embracing the values of quality, reliability, integrity, and excellent customer service. We were named as one of Fortune Magazine's 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials and among the top Best Workplaces for Baby Boomers. Working at SEL means having the opportunity to explore different career options – from customer service, sales, technical support, to management. We encourage professional development because when you are your best, that is when we are our best. So, what do you say? Ready to take the next step?

Role Overview

As a Power System Protection Engineer, you will be responsible for providing expert technical support and solutions for power system protection schemes. Your role will involve teaching, advising, and supporting customers to ensure the reliability and safety of power grids.

Typical Day

• Providing guidance to customers on how to apply new technologies or solutions to their power system that help solve real problems
• Designing demonstrations of new technology or solutions for customers to teach them how this technology/solution will enhance (add value to) their system(s)
• Supporting SEL protection product questions and helping to perform troubleshooting guidance to get to the root cause of any problem
• Analyzing responses of protective relays to power system faults
• Teaching customers how to use SEL products or how protective relays protect primary electrical equipment
• Contributing to and reviewing white papers, application guides, industry journals, and technical papers.
• Providing product feedback and/or input to internal Research and Development teams to help improve product functions and features
• Collaborating with other engineers to share knowledge regarding applications, best practices, and process improvement ideas.

Who This Role Fits

• Desire to learn how the power system responds to system faults and how protective relays detect that.
• Desire to be involved in the cutting-edge technology of protective relaying.
• Have a passion for teaching others for their growth and for yours.
• Enjoy applying creativity to your engineering solutions every day.
• Enjoy every day being different versus every day being predictable.

Qualifications and Abilities

• A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience with power system protection and relays.
• Relevant work experience and knowledge of utility and/or industrial power systems with an emphasis on protection, control, and operations.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with customers and others within the team.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a desire to learn new technologies.
• The ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• The ability to travel 25%.

Location

This position is located in King of Prussia, PA. Located just twenty miles from Philadelphia, its close proximity allows residents to enjoy all that the big city has to offer. Enjoy easy access to trails along the river, or attend sporting events nearby. The diverse options make King of Prussia the perfect place to call home.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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

Pay Range Data $85,000 - $170,400 per year. Our pay ranges are determined by job, responsibility, and location. We base our starting pay offer on location and job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills.

Communication with Applicants

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Equal Opportunity Employer

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.