Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Analyze designs and develop basic analog and digital circuits under the direction of an experienced engineer.
- Conduct hardware design reviews to demonstrate product and circuit robustness.
- Assist in the development of hardware specifications.
- Write test plans, execute tests, and document test results for use at peer design reviews and for project notebooks.
- Develop knowledge of SEL engineering processes.
- Follow and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
- Provide work estimates to support project planning.
- Understand. Create. Simplify.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
- Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
- Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of one or more of the following areas:
-- Analog circuit design, analysis, and simulation
-- Digital circuit design, analysis, and simulation
-- Power supply design, analysis, and simulation
-- Microprocessor and FPGA system design
-- Ethernet and fiber optic communications interface design
-- Electromagnetic compatibility and standards compliance experience
-- Hands on experience with prototyping
-- PCB layout experience
-- Basic understanding of project management processes and procedures
-- Digital design with emphasis on Programmable Logic including:
-- VHDL/Verilog
-- Xilinx/Altera/Micro Semi Tools
-- Simulation, Timing Analysis, and Synthesis
Location: Pullman, WA
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.
Associate Software Engineer $84,240 – $124,461 per year.
Software Engineer $97,740 - $144,460 per year.
We are open to reviewing additional candidates with more or less experience and the pay range may differ if filled at a different level. Our pay ranges are determined by job and responsibility. We base our starting pay offer and title on job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills.
Communication with Applicants
We communicate with all applicants. If you do not receive a response about your application, please check your SPAM filter or reach out to us at [email protected].
SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.
Skills Required
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
- Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
- Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
- Knowledge of analog circuit design, analysis, and simulation
- Knowledge of digital circuit design, analysis, and simulation
- Knowledge of power supply design, analysis, and simulation
- Knowledge of microprocessor and FPGA system design
- Knowledge of Ethernet and fiber optic communications interface design
- Electromagnetic compatibility and standards compliance experience
- Hands-on prototyping experience
- PCB layout experience
- Basic understanding of project management processes and procedures
- Digital design experience involving programmable logic, including VHDL or Verilog
- Experience with Xilinx, Altera, or Microsemi tools
- Experience with simulation, timing analysis, and synthesis
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) and has not been reviewed or approved by Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL).
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage is described as comprehensive, with the employer covering a significant share of premiums. Feedback suggests on-site clinics, EAP, and wellness programs further strengthen day-to-day health support at major campuses.
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Retirement Support — Employee ownership through an ESOP is positioned as a meaningful long-term benefit for full-time employees. Feedback suggests many view the ownership model and retirement programs as strong components of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation and sick time are characterized as generous alongside company holidays and special leave options. Feedback suggests time off begins accruing immediately and supports key life events.
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) Insights
What We Do
SEL serves the power industry worldwide through the design, manufacture, supply and support of products and services for power system protection, monitoring, control, automation, communications and metering. For more than 30 years, SEL has offered unmatched local technical support, a 10‐year, worldwide warranty and a commitment to making electric power safer, more reliable and more economical.
