United States
HEARTLAND BUSINESS SYSTEMS LLC
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)
Project Engineer I - Automation
United States
Houston, Texas, United States
About the opportunity
As a Project Engineer, a typical day might include the following:
- Train and assist customers with the creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning and operation of automation and/or protection systems.
- Complete and implement assigned work within agreed upon scope, schedule and budget to a high level of quality and safety.
- Participate in the preparation of functional design specifications.
- Prepare and maintain detailed design documents, reports, checklists, test reports, and deliverables.
Minimum requirements
This job might be for you if:
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline
- 5-7 years relevant application experience with electric power systems, industry practices, and *focus area practices and philosophies.
- Good knowledge of electric power system protection and control, integration and/or automation and communications applications
- Working knowledge of electric power system design, studies, information and communication technology and protective relay applications
- Willing to travel both domestically and internationally a minimum of 25% based on focus area
- Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Engineer in Training certificate
- Electrical utility, industrial plant, consulting engineering, or system integrator experience
- Project engineering experience
- Working knowledge of Vision or other project management tracking software
Focus Area = Automation
- Automation = software, integration and automation, industrial controls, PLCs, industry protocols (IEC-61850, DNP, Modbus), Ethernet systems, protocol analyzers, and industry SCADA practices.
Pay Range: $81,300 - $122,000 annually
We set starting pay based on job-related factors such as your experience, training, knowledge, and skills. We are looking to fill this position at the Power Engineer level, and we welcome applicants with a range of experience.
Depending on your background, we may consider you for a different level, with compensation aligned accordingly.
Associate Project Engineer: $81,300 - $122,000 annually
Project Engineer I: $88,400 - $132,700
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 careers@selinc.com [careers@selinc.com].
SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.
Competitive pay. Superior benefits. Inspiring work.
- 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.
People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.
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