Jobs at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)

Creates physical and electrical designs, CAD drawings, estimates, and project documentation for high-voltage protective relay and power automation systems. Supports technical leads, mentors drafters, meets project budgets and timelines, and develops expertise in SEL equipment and industry design practices. May assist with testing and commissioning of protective relay, process control, and SCADA systems.

Analyzes and develops basic analog and digital circuits under experienced-engineer guidance. Conducts design reviews, supports hardware specifications, writes and executes test plans, documents results, estimates work, and applies engineering and manufacturing processes. Preferred experience includes FPGA, power supply, communications interface, EMC compliance, prototyping, PCB layout, and programmable logic design.

Leads automation project engineering from planning and design through testing and commissioning. Designs control logic, network configurations, HMI and SCADA integrations, controller configurations, and technical specifications. Acts as a customer-facing technical lead, researches equipment and emerging technologies, oversees schedules and deliverables, reviews quality, supports field safety and commissioning, and mentors project engineers. Requires power-system drawings, communication protocols, SCADA, HMI, and OT networking expertise, with at least 25% domestic and international travel.

Supports the design, integration, testing, and validation of communication, protection, and automation solutions for electric power systems. Develops test plans, simulations, and laboratory evaluations to assess product functionality, performance, and reliability. Applies engineering and analytical methods to improve SEL products, documents technical findings, and collaborates with experienced engineers while building expertise in power systems, protocols, protection, and automation.

Leads engineering discipline, technology, and process activities while balancing cost, schedule, and performance objectives. Supports portfolio planning and long-term strategy, manages hiring and employee development, presents to internal and external audiences, and guides teams in solving complex product and process problems. Applies manufacturing and operational principles while defining technical solutions and leading projects.

Own technical marketing programs for SEL’s industrial relay portfolio from planning through post-launch optimization. Translate product roadmaps, industry research, and customer insights into strategic marketing plans, briefs, content, and promotional activities. Collaborate with engineering, sales, customer service, creative, and marketing operations teams. Ensure technical accuracy, evaluate campaign performance, present plans and results to stakeholders, and track KPIs such as pipeline influence, engagement, content usage, and win/loss trends.

Designs, analyzes, prototypes, validates, and qualifies transformers, magnetic components, electronic circuits, and test solutions. Defines performance requirements, leads hardware design reviews, develops test plans, analyzes results, maintains project schedules and estimates, and coordinates engineering work with purchasing and manufacturing. The role also mentors engineers and technicians, improves engineering processes and test capabilities, and manages moderately complex hardware projects.

Performs mechanical engineering design and analysis, including assembly, plastic and metal part design, tolerance studies, manufacturability, thermal, shock, and vibration analysis. Selects and monitors vendors, maintains bills of materials, estimates costs, supports manufacturing documentation, writes test plans, conducts design testing, and maintains project notebooks.

Manages the full life cycle of large, multidisciplinary electrical engineering projects from proposal through commissioning and close-out. Tracks schedules, budgets, scope, quality, and safety; resolves obstacles; and anticipates customer needs. Leads customer training and support for designing, configuring, validating, installing, commissioning, and operating automation and protection systems. Oversees functional design specifications, proposal development, and collaboration with sales, marketing, application engineering, and development teams.

Provides technical support for power system automation projects, including system design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning, and operation. Leads customer training, project execution within scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety requirements, and supports proposals for SEL equipment and services. Mentors professional staff and may supervise as needed. The role requires expertise in power system automation, protection and control, PLCs, communications protocols, Ethernet systems, and SCADA practices, with domestic and international travel.

Manages engineering proposals from business development through customer submission. Responsibilities include estimating labor, equipment, subcontractor, and expense costs; coordinating proposal development and reviews; assessing project risks; creating milestone and construction schedules; tracking deadlines; reviewing contract compliance; and communicating with customers and sales representatives. The role also develops process-improvement tools and requires technical knowledge of electric power protection, control, automation, communications, and relay applications.

Lead full-stack software development for critical power infrastructure systems. Build Go microservices and React/JavaScript frontends, deploy containerized applications on Kubernetes, develop operating system services, maintain CI pipelines, and apply threat modeling, vulnerability scanning, static analysis, and fuzz testing to ensure secure, reliable products.

Leads automation project engineering for electric power systems from planning and design through testing and commissioning. Configures RTUs, control logic, communication networks, HMI and SCADA systems; analyzes electrical drawings and communication protocols; researches equipment and emerging technologies; leads technical teams, reviews deliverables, supports customers, mentors engineers, and prepares field commissioning and safety procedures. Requires extensive customer interaction and at least 50% domestic and international travel.

Provide power system automation solutions and customer support for critical electrical infrastructure. Responsibilities include applying SEL products, conducting customer visits and demonstrations, delivering training, solving complex automation and communications problems, supporting sales and marketing activities, teaching SEL University courses, and contributing to technical publications. The role requires expertise in utility and industrial power systems, SCADA, protective devices, communications protocols, networking, and industrial control systems, with travel up to 25%.

Owns strategic cybersecurity sales for electric utility customers, serving as an OT security advisor and trusted partner. Responsibilities include discovering customer challenges, demonstrating solutions, developing territories and accounts, prospecting, leading pricing and commercial discussions, reporting market trends, and supporting sales planning. The role requires deep technical-to-executive communication, strong knowledge of cybersecurity products, collaboration across teams, and approximately 50% travel.

Designs and develops analog and digital circuits for Navy shipboard electric power systems. The role includes creating hardware and system specifications, developing and executing test plans, evaluating results, maintaining technical documentation, managing moderate-complexity hardware projects, coordinating with purchasing and manufacturing, and mentoring associate engineers and technicians.

Leads engineers, associate engineers, and technicians in developing, deploying, and sustaining PCBA cleaning and conformal coating processes. Drives manufacturing quality, efficiency, equipment reliability, and operational improvements; manages process and equipment qualification documentation; supports root cause analysis and maintenance initiatives; and mentors team members while executing strategic manufacturing objectives.

Manage engineering services projects for electric power protection, control, automation, and communications systems. Responsibilities include developing proposals, advising customers, managing scope, schedules, budgets, quality, and safety, tracking performance metrics, reporting to stakeholders, and applying change management. Lead projects through design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning, and operation while improving project procedures and delivering solutions for critical electrical infrastructure.

Lead and develop a team of Data Analysts while overseeing analytics projects, reporting, data governance, and self-service BI solutions. Partner with engineers, data scientists, and business leaders to establish trusted datasets, improve data quality, communicate metrics, and advance predictive analytics and AI-enabled decision support. Coach technical and non-technical staff in statistical methods and data literacy, evaluate modern analytics technologies including Microsoft Fabric, and drive insights that improve manufacturing performance, quality, and operational efficiency.

Leads complex VHDL RTL digital logic projects for FPGA-based communications products, including Ethernet security gateways, network clocks, and switches. Responsibilities include RTL design documentation, verification test plans and harnesses, system specifications, peer reviews, project planning, labor estimates, and cross-functional collaboration. The role also involves technical leadership, mentoring, and working with product managers to develop critical infrastructure solutions.