Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) seeks a professional, innovative and detailed individual for our Engineering Supervisor (Protection Emphasis). If you are looking for an opportunity to utilize your technical expertise in power system protection and applying your management skills in developing and directing an office for power protection projects, then this position is for you!
This Engineering Supervisor position is located in the Northeast region of the US (PA, NJ, OH, DE, MA, VT, ME or CT) where the supervisor will be able to establish, develop and maintain a staff of protection and automation engineers that will service the Northeast region and international projects. This is a challenging position afforded to a self directed technically strong protection emphasis engineer to grow this office with technically strong engineers to develop and mentor associate engineers for the electric power industry. This position reports to the division of Engineering Services where we provide high quality, innovative, high value systems and services using SEL technology.
Engineering Supervisor (Protection Emphasis)
Responsibilities:
Develop and maintain a high level of technical expertise in the primary discipline (electric power system protection) and a working level of technical expertise in the secondary discipline (electric power system automation).
Develop and maintain a high level of knowledge of SEL equipment and solutions to electric power system protection and automation.
Provide leadership to create a productive, creative and harmonious work environment that reflects and advances SEL values and objectives.
Perform administration and management activities such as performance evaluations, salary recommendations and disciplinary actions.
Plan for and implement actions to advance the professional development of SEL employee- owners.
Plan, assign and direct the work performed by SEL employee-owners to assure quality, timeliness and within-budget performance.
Assist in developing short and long-term business plans.
Create, follow and improve applicable processes.
Provide support for other SEL engineering services, marketing, sales application engineering and development activities.
Qualifications:
B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Ability to work independently, accepting complete ownership of assigned responsibilities
Minimum seven years relevant experience with electrical power systems or industrial systems practices
High level of knowledge in primary discipline (electric power system protection)
Working knowledge of secondary discipline (system automation)
Proven ability in project management or in leading technical teams
Excellent technical training, speaking and writing skills
Willing to travel up to 30%
Registered Professional Engineer
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:
Experience supervising technical professionals
Electric utility, consulting or system integrator experience
MSEE or MBA
An Award Winning Company
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) has a reputation for quality, reliability, integrity, and service, which has enabled us to expand both within the electric utility market and into industrial, international, and OEM markets.
In an independent survey conducted by Newton-Evans Research Company, SEL ranks first in seven categories of performance including technology, features, security against hackers, web/internet information ability, technical service and support, price, and relay setting PC software. SEL provides an excellent work environment and is the recipient of several awards, including one of the “100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Washington State” (Puget Sound Business Journal, 1999 – 2003), “2005 Washington State Manufacturer of the Year” (Association of Washington Businesses, 2005), “Most Innovative Supplier” (Energex, 2002), "Entrepreneur of the Year" (Ernst & Young, 2000), and the Washington State Quality Achievement Award (WSQA).
Apply Your Talent. Make a Difference. Enjoy the Rewards.
Are you ready to be part of a highly motivated and well-equipped team? Are you a quick learner who likes new challenges? If so, then you are ready to join us at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories.
Dr. Edmund O. Schweitzer III delivered the first commercial digital protective relay in 1984. Under his technical, managerial, and fiscal leadership, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories has expanded to over 1800 employees. Ed understands and supports the need for investing in employees. In return, he expects that we hire only the best, most highly motivated team members, and that we deliver simple, reliable, and cost-effective products and solutions.
Our products and solutions must be simple and reliable because they protect the largest, most complicated machine on earth: the electric power grid. Blackouts in the U.S. and Canada remind us that reliable electric power is crucial to our society. SEL provides systems, services, and products for the protection, monitoring, control, automation, and metering of utility and industrial electric systems worldwide.
Our company and our products exist to make electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical. That purpose has made SEL very successful, and the company is managed with sound fiscal judgment and that purpose in mind. Profits are reinvested to fuel the company’s growth.
In addition to offering a variety of challenges in a supportive, stable environment, SEL shares its success with employees by giving them stock in the company. All employees earn stock at the same rate. And because only employees can own SEL stock, the stock price is not subject to market volatility. Even when the stock market value has plunged, SEL stock consistently increased in value.
If you are ready for the challenge and benefits of being part of the SEL team, and you meet the requirements listed above, please apply online at www.selinc.com/careers.
Benefits: SEL has an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, and vision for all regular full-time employees and their entire family; long-term disability and life insurance; education assistance programs; a very generous employee stock ownership plan; 401K; flexible benefit account; and an outstanding work environment.
SEL is an EEO/AA employer, M/F/D/V encouraged to apply.
