Power System Protection Engineer: Teach & Protect Grids

selinc; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

401(k) plan

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) is hiring a Power System Protection Engineer to deliver expert technical support and solutions for protection schemes across power grids.

The role involves teaching, advising, and collaborating with customers to improve reliability and safety, with opportunities to work on dynamic relays, protection, control, and operations in utility and industrial settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; master's preferred.
• 2+ years of experience with power system protection and relays (preferred).
• Experience with utility and/or industrial power systems focusing on protection, control, and operations.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with customers; strong communication skills.
• Willingness to travel ~25% and work both independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers to apply new technologies or solutions to power systems.
• Design models/demonstrations to teach customers how solutions protect their systems.
• Support SEL products and troubleshooting to determine root causes.
• Analyze responses of protective relays to faults in power systems.
• Teach customers how to use SEL products and how protection relays safeguard equipment.
• Contribute to white papers, application guides, and technical papers.

Skills

Power system protection

Communication

Presentation

Travel readiness

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's preferred

Job description

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) is hiring a Power System Protection Engineer to deliver expert technical support and solutions for protection schemes across power grids.

The role involves teaching, advising, and collaborating with customers to improve reliability and safety, with opportunities to work on dynamic relays, protection, control, and operations in utility and industrial settings.