Senior Engineer - Substation Physical

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP (Stock Ownership Plan)

Medical insurance

Paid holidays

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. seeks a senior engineering leader to mentor engineers, specialists and technicians and serve as a technical expert in SEL equipment and solutions across focus areas.

The role involves researching and developing new solutions, reviewing scopes and budgets, and leading project management, training, and customer installation and commissioning of engineered solutions. They expect up to 80% travel and a strong safety mindset.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering or an applicable discipline.
• 12+ years working knowledge and experience of electric power systems or equivalent transferable knowledge.
• Expert knowledge in area of focus.
• Excellent technical training and skills.
• Willingness to travel a minimum of 25% of the time.
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.
• Background check results satisfactory to SEL.
• Negative drug test result(s).

Skills

Mentorship

Technical expertise

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Willingness to travel

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or applicable discipline

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Acts as a mentor to engineers, specialists, and technicians.
• Serve as a technical expert in the design and application of SEL equipment and solutions in a focus areas*.
• Researches, innovates, and develops new solutions and\or processes.
• Review\approve\complete scopes, budgets, and schedules for assigned work at the highest level of quality.
• Project Manage\develop processes\lead in training and assist customers with the creation, design, configuration, validation, review, installation, commissioning, and operation of engineered solutions.
• Responsible for environmental, health and safety leadership, maintaining a safe workplace, safety awareness and training, accident investigations and reporting, and implementing safe and environmentally sound work practices.
• Model, teach, and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
• Understand. Create. Simplify.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering or an applicable discipline.
• 12+ years working knowledge and experience of electric power systems or other equivalent transferable knowledge and industry experience.
• Expert knowledge in area of focus.
• Excellent technical training and skills.
• Willingness to travel a minimum of 25% of the time.
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.
• Background check results satisfactory to SEL.
• Negative drug test result(s).

Preferred Qualifications

• Supervisory experience
• Electrical utility, consulting, or system integrator experience
• Extensive experience with power systems and customers
• Working knowledge of Vision or other PM Tracking Software
• Professional Engineer license
• **Focus Area = Protection, Automation, Design, Studies, Commissioning, Security, Networking, Project Management, and Process Development Automation = software, integration and automation, industrial controls, PLCs, industry protocols (IEC-61850, DNP, Modbus), Ethernet systems, protocol analyzers, and industry SCADA practices.
• Business Development = Identifies, negotiates and manages strategic business relationships.
• Develop opportunities and leads.
• Work with the engineering teams to develop competitive proposals and secure purchase orders with customers.
• Develop targeted sales with focus on strategic customers and markets.
• Civil = civil design and engineering theory, principles, and applications; structural design and constructability of electrical power substations including equipment, grading slopes, drainage, and applicable foundation types.
• Commissioning = perform commissioning and site acceptance testing in the field, train and assist customers with installation, commissioning, and operation of devices.
• Up to 80% travel.
• Design = analyze technical specifications; create detailed physical and electrical designs, bill of materials, and job estimates.
• Networking = industrial control system networking experience, including provision, design, test and implementation of wide area/local area networks.
• Project Manager = Full life-cycle project management of multiple large multi-discipline projects from proposal conception to commissioning and close-out. Effectively track and stabilize projects, implement solutions for obstacles and anticipate customer needs.
• Proposals = Review customer RFQ documents for technical specifications and scope. Evaluate bid/no bid decisions, develop work statement, preliminary designs, responsibility matrix, risk assessment, cash flow and preliminary project schedules. Develop good understanding of SEL’s complete ES portfolio and use it effectively to develop complete solutions. Work with contracts to finalize terms and conditions.
• Protection = system protection, protective relays and their applications, settings, and testing.
• Security = industrial control system security experience, including technical controls, security assessments, policies, plans and procedures. Working knowledge of NERC/CIP compliance and/or NIST SP800 security requirements.
• Studies = demonstrated experience using PSSE, ETAP, and/or RTDS.
• Strong electrical power systems knowledge.

Physical Requirements

None

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.
• We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 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.

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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.