Project Engineer - Automation

SEL Engineering Services, Inc.; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

SEL Engineering Services, Inc. in Alpharetta, GA seeks a Project Engineer – Automation to apply fundamentals of power system automation and related products, including software, integration, and industrial controls.

The role involves training customers, completing design specifications, preparing detailed reports, and supporting marketing, sales, and development efforts while ensuring quality and safety.

Some travel to client sites nationwide is required due to SEL's nationwide customer base.

Qualifications

• Experience with power system automation and related products.
• Experience training customers on design, configuration, validation, installation, and operation of automation systems.
• Ability to prepare functional design specifications and detailed design documents.
• Knowledge of industry protocols such as IEC-61850, DNP, and Modbus, and Ethernet systems.

Responsibilities

• Train and assist customers with automation system design, configuration, validation, installation, and operation.
• Prepare and maintain design documents, reports, checklists, test reports, and deliverables.
• Provide support for marketing, sales, application engineering, and development activities.
• Complete work within scope, schedule, and budget while ensuring quality and safety.
• Continuously identify, measure, and improve engineering processes.
• Travel to client sites nationwide on short notice.

Skills

Power system automation

PLCs

IEC-61850

DNP3

Modbus

SCADA

Industrial controls

Job description

SEL Engineering Services, Inc. (SEL-ES), part of the Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (“SEL”) family of companies, seeks professional, innovative and detailed individuals for our Project Engineer – Automation position located at our Alpharetta, Georgia field office.

The Project Engineer —Automation is required to possess, understand, and apply the fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures of power system automation and related company products (involving software, integration and automation, industrial controls, PLCs, relevant industry protocols—such as IEC-61850, DNP, and Modbus—Ethernet systems, protocol analyzers, and industry SCADA practices). The incumbent will be expected to apply the principles of electrical engineering and computer science and: (1) train and assist customers with the creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning, and operation of automation systems; (2) complete and implement assigned work within agreed-upon scope, schedule, and budget to a high level of quality and safety; (3) participate in the preparation of functional design specifications; (4) prepare and maintain detailed design documents, reports, checklists, test reports, and deliverables; (5) provide support for other company marketing, sales, application engineering, and development activities; and (6) continuously identify, measure, and improve company engineering processes.

These full-time positions will be based out of SEL-ES’s Alpharetta, Georgia field office. However, because the company has numerous customers nationwide, some travel is required, as the incumbent will occasionally and on a short-term basis be deployed to various customer sites. Candidates must therefore be willing to travel to various unanticipated locations throughout the United States on an ongoing basis.

SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.