Associate Project Engineer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Knows and applies fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of power system focus area*.

2. Assist teams that support customers with the design, installation, commissioning and operation of automation and/or protection systems, both on-site and from SEL offices.

3. Complete assigned work using established procedures and working under immediate supervision.

4. Complete assigned work within agreed upon scope, schedule and budget while focusing on quality and safety.

5. Follow and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.

6. Understand. Create. Simplify.

7. Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline

Self-motivated with continuous desire to learn and find solutions

Willing to travel both domestically and internationally a minimum of 25% based on focus area.

Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills

Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities

Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment

Background check results satisfactory to SEL

Negative drug test result(s)

Preferred Qualifications

College coursework in electric power and/or controls (power system protection, symmetrical components, programming, control systems)

Work experience in electric utilities, industrial plants, communications, computer programming, or construction

Focus Area = Protection, Automation, Design, Studies, Commissioning, Security, Networking, and Project Management

• Protection = system protection, protective relays and their applications, settings, and testing
• Automation = software, integration and automation, industrial controls, PLCs, industry protocols (IEC-61850, DNP, Modbus), Ethernet systems, protocol analyzers, and industry SCADA practices
• Physical Requirements
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