Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is looking for someone to join our Sales & Customer Service team as a Power System Metering Engineer in our Northeast region. If you have strong knowledge of electric power systems, revenue metering, power quality, and metering information systems, and you are passionate about customer service, problem-solving, and teaching technology, this could be the perfect opportunity to grow your career with SEL.
A typical day as an Application Engineer - Metering might include:
- Working with customers to apply new technologies or solutions to their power systems.
- Designing models and/or demonstrations of new technologies or solutions to teach customers how we can enhance their system(s).
- Supporting SEL products and solution troubleshooting to get to root cause of a problem.
- Analyzing responses of meters and relays to power system faults, power quality anomalies, and load interruptions.
- Teaching customers how to use SEL products
- Contributing to and reviewing white papers, application guides, industry journals, and technical papers.
This job might be for you if:
- Have a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field. A master’s degree is preferred.
- Have 5+ years of experience with power quality, metering and electric power systems.
- Have experience with revenue metering and harmonics.
- Have a passion for teaching others for their growth and for yours.
- Enjoy applying creativity to your engineering solutions every day.
- Enjoy every day being different versus everyday being predictable.
- Have the ability to travel 25% of the time
It is a plus if you have:
- Experience with SEL metering products such as the SEL 734, 735 and/or T-35.
- Experience with SEL Blueframe and/or AcSELerator TEAM software platforms
Location
We are open to this position being located in the following locations:
- King of Prussia, PA
- Nashua, NH
- Lewis Center, OH
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.
Pay Range Data
$97,700 – 160,000 per year. We set starting pay based on job-related factors such as your experience, training, knowledge, and skills. Depending on your background, we may consider you for a different level, with compensation aligned accordingly.
Communication with Applicants
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SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
- 5+ years of experience with power quality, metering, and electric power systems
- Experience with revenue metering and harmonics
- Strong knowledge of metering information systems and electric power systems
- Ability to travel 25% of the time
- Master's degree
- Experience with SEL metering products (SEL 734, 735, and/or T-35)
- Experience with SEL Blueframe and/or AcSELerator TEAM software platforms
- Passion for teaching, customer service, and problem-solving
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.
