Senior Engineer - Automation
Senior Engineer - Automation
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Job Description
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) is focused on making electric power safer more reliable and more economical.
SEL manufactures intelligent electronic devices (IED) Remote Terminal Units (RTU) and logic controllers that provide stateoftheart monitoring communication and protection of power systems in multiple industries.
SEL Engineering Services (SEL ES) is the sector of SEL that creates solutions to target applications of SEL equipment for worldwide customers. The SEL ES engineering team designs develops tests and commissions projects to meet our customers requirements. Applications include but are not limited to:
- Utilities Generation Transmission and Distribution
- Industrial Plants and Universities Substation and Switchgear
- Renewables Wind Solar and BESS
SEL ES Automation projects focus on data collection of system IEDs logic controls and the presentation of data for the customer to monitor and control their power system.
Utilizing realtime logic controllers and communication equipment the SEL ES Automation engineer owns the planning design development testing and commissioning of the project. Projects often include but are not limited to:
- Communication network equipment
- Configuration of realtime controllers to serve as RTUs.
- Human Machine Interface (HMI) or server to an upstream SCADA client.
- Configuration of realtime controllers to perform custom logic such as automatic system fault location isolation and restoration.
- Configuration of workstations for power system analytic software
Position:
- Project Engineer Automation
Position Experience Requirement:
- Minimum of 5 years
- Past work history or equivalency to meet position description and skill requirements
Position Description :
- Working alongside Project Managers Technical Leads and Engineers from other focus areas
- Technical leading to assist Project Managers and Salesforce in planning applications for customers
- Joins customer meetings to provide SEL equipment expertise and recommendations for future and active projects
- Defines and oversees the execution of multiple objectives with minimal guidance and general highlevel direction
- Research of SEL equipment thirdparty equipment and solutions
- Branching into OT network solutions (Layer 1 Layer 2 Architecture and Applications Data Flow)
- Research of emerging technologies and trends within and beyond their focus area.
- Mentors their project team and teaches others in their disciplines.
- Reviews and certifies deliverables for quality standards prior to customer submittal
- Automation Design Specifications and drawings
- Product configurations
- Factory testing and procedures
- Field safety preparations and commissioning procedures
- Service reports
- Technical lead of the project engineering team that will define deliverables schedule and project execution from design through commissioning.
Position skill requirements:
- Understanding of project engineering scope in relation to project budget (labor and equipment)
- Ownership of schedule and a selfstarter for research
- Professional communication skills to be the direct technical contact for customers and colleagues.
- Designing of control logic schemes and network configurations
- Ability to analyze electrical oneline drawings DC/AC Schematics and Bill of Materials
- Experience with industry standard communication protocols (IEC61850 DNP Modbus etc.)
- Experience with server/client SCADAapplications
- Experience with design/development suite of HMI applications
- Willing to travel at least 50%of the time domestically and abroad
Additions skills but not requirements:
- Experience with phase I/O style project management
- Experience with SELproduct configurations
- Experience with IEC61131 programming
- Experience with Python programming
- Experience with IT/OT Network design
- Experience with IT/OT Network troubleshooting (Wireshark)
- Substation safety training
- Work from home experience
Location:
Wesley Chapel Florida offers a unique blend of suburban tranquility and urban convenience. Located just 17 miles north of Tampa this fastgrowing community is known for its excellent schools familyfriendly neighborhoods and a variety of recreational activities. Residents enjoy access to beautiful parks shopping centers and the countrys first manmade freshwater lagoon.
Competitive pay. Superior benefits. Inspiring work.
People are at the core of our company and we hire employeeowners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.
Were 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.
Salary Information
$per year. We are open to reviewing additional candidates with more or less experience and the pay range may differ if filled at a different level. Our pay ranges are determined by job responsibility and location. We base our starting pay offer and title on location and jobrelated factors such as candidate experience training knowledge and skills.
Communication with Applicants
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SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
