Power System Protection Engineer — Teach & Design Grid Protection

selinc; Hawthorn Woods (IL); On-site; USD 84,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership (ESOP)

401(k) plan

Health, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) is seeking a Power System Protection Engineer in Hawthorn Woods, IL to provide expert technical support and solutions for power system protection schemes.

You will teach, advise, and support customers to improve reliability and safety of power grids. The role requires a bachelor’s (master’s preferred) in Electrical Engineering, 3+ years in protection and relays, strong communication, and the ability to travel about 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; master's preferred.
• 3+ years of experience with power system protection and relays.
• Strong customer relationships and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers to apply new technologies to power systems.
• Design models or demonstrations to teach new technologies.
• Support SEL products and troubleshoot to root cause.
• Analyze protective relay responses to faults.
• Teach customers how to use SEL products.
• Contribute to white papers and technical publications.

Skills

Power system protection

Relays

Customer relations

Communication skills

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) is seeking a Power System Protection Engineer in Hawthorn Woods, IL to provide expert technical support and solutions for power system protection schemes.

You will teach, advise, and support customers to improve reliability and safety of power grids. The role requires a bachelor’s (master’s preferred) in Electrical Engineering, 3+ years in protection and relays, strong communication, and the ability to travel about 25%.