Power Systems Protection Engineer — Global Impact, ESOP, Travel

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) in Houston, TX, seeks a Power System Protection Engineer to design, program, test, and implement protection and control schemes ensuring reliable operation of critical power systems.

You will collaborate with project managers, engineers, and technicians to create relay settings, perform testing and commissioning, and advance expertise in relay technologies and utility modernization within a world‑class, employee‑owned company.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline.
• 3+ years experience with electric power systems, protection design practices.
• Knowledge of protection and control.
• Familiar with IEEE/IEC/NERC/FERC standards.
• Willing to travel 25% domestically and internationally.
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
• Ability to learn new skills and work cooperatively in a team.
• Background check satisfactory to SEL.
• Negative drug test result(s).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement protection and control schemes for power systems.
• Create protective relay settings for industrial, generation, substations, transmission & distribution.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to assess system requirements and implement protection strategies.
• Perform system testing and commissioning activities to validate protection performance.
• Follow and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
• Understand. Create. Simplify.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Protection design

Power system studies

Documentation

Travel willingness

Teamwork

Communication

Background check

Drug screening

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) in Houston, TX, seeks a Power System Protection Engineer to design, program, test, and implement protection and control schemes ensuring reliable operation of critical power systems.

You will collaborate with project managers, engineers, and technicians to create relay settings, perform testing and commissioning, and advance expertise in relay technologies and utility modernization within a world‑class, employee‑owned company.