Power Engineer

Location: North Carolina - Charlotte

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

As a Power Engineer a typical day might include:  

• Further developing and maintaining a detailed understanding of electric power systems and how to protect, monitor, and control the power system. 

• Assisting in the development of product specifications.

• Developing and analyzing functional tests.

• Assisting with application literature, instruction manuals, and data sheets.

• Providing power engineering support for customer applications and Field Application Engineers.

• Assisting with the writing and reviewing innovative power system protection solutions to present at technical meetings and conferences. 

• Modeling, teaching and applying SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.

• Embracing the mindset Understand. Create. Simplify.

This job might be for you if: 

• You have a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering.

• You possess 2+ years of experience in electric power systems, protection practices, and philosophies.

• You have the ability and passion to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities.

• You have working knowledge of substation apparatus and protective relay applications at electrical utilities or industrial facilities.

• You have excellent technical training skills.

• You possess strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.

• You work well in a highly collaborative team environment.

You may be a stronger fit for this position if you:

• Have working knowledge of SEL products.

• You have experience in power system modeling and using EMTP.

• Experience in MATLAB® and/or Python programming.

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 - $144,400 annually.

We are open to reviewing additional candidates with more or less experience and the salary range may differ if filled at a different level. Our salary ranges are determined by job, responsibility, and location. We base our starting pay offer and title on location and job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills.

Communication with Applicants 

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SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.