Strategic Principal Engineer - Special Protection Systems

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 209,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Excellent benefits

Employee-owned company

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. seeks a Principal Engineer to unite customer needs, market opportunities, and technical innovation in Special Protection Systems (SPS). Boise or Pullman-based, you will lead cross-functional teams and shape product strategy, roadmaps, and value propositions.

You will mentor engineers, influence portfolio planning, and ensure solutions deliver differentiated value while advancing SEL's mission to improve power system reliability and safety.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 15+ years in electric power systems or equivalent.
• Leader, advocate and expert within SEL and industry practices.
• Demonstrated SPS focus with knowledge of adjacent technologies, applications, products, and market segments.
• Willingness to travel.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
• Background check satisfactory; negative drug test results.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery, development, evaluation of SPS opportunities that invent the future and support long-term objectives.
• Drive market analysis, benchmarking, competitive intelligence, customer engagement, and trend analysis to identify unmet needs and differentiated value.
• Translate opportunities into product requirements and development initiatives with cross-functional teams.
• Provide deep expertise in technologies, systems, and customer challenges to deliver differentiated value.
• Influence product strategy, portfolio planning, roadmaps, and technical narratives to drive growth.
• Monitor product performance and customer value realization to guide decisions and improve outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

System design

Electrical engineering

SPS knowledge

Mentoring

Communication

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. seeks a Principal Engineer to unite customer needs, market opportunities, and technical innovation in Special Protection Systems (SPS). Boise or Pullman-based, you will lead cross-functional teams and shape product strategy, roadmaps, and value propositions.

You will mentor engineers, influence portfolio planning, and ensure solutions deliver differentiated value while advancing SEL's mission to improve power system reliability and safety.