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Project Engineer II- Automation

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc
  • Lakewood, CO
  • $100,000–$145,000 Per Year
1 day ago

Job Description

Position Experience Requirement:

  • Minimum of 3+ years
  • Past work history, or equivalency, to meet position description and skill requirements

As an Automation Engineer, a typical day might include the following:

  • 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 high-level direction

  • Research of SEL equipment, third-party 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.

  • 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.

This job might be for you if:

  • Understanding of project engineering scope in relation to project budget (labor and equipment)
  • Ownership of schedule and a self-starter 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 one-line drawings, DC/AC Schematics, and Bill of Materials
  • Experience with industry standard communication protocols (IEC-61850, DNP, Modbus, etc.)
  • Experience with server/client SCADA applications
  • Experience with design/development suite of HMI applications
  • Willing to travel at least 25% of the time domestically and abroad

Additions skills but not requirements:

  • Experience with phase I/O style project management
  • Experience with SEL product configurations
  • Experience with IEC-61131 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

This position is open to multiple locations

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.

Salary Information

$100,000 - 145,000 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 and responsibility. We base our starting pay offer and title and job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills. #INDD2

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.

SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.

Numbers & Facts

LocationLakewood, CO
IndustryEnergy and Utilities
Salary$100,000–$145,000 Per Year
Company Size2,500 to 4,999 employees
Year Founded1982
Websitehttps://selinc.com/

About Company

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories leads the electric power system protection industry in technology, service, and value. We design and manufacture systems, services, and products for protection, monitoring, control, automation and metering of utility and industrial electric power systems worldwide. Not only do we offer, challenge, and reward at our state-of-the-art headquarters in Pullman, Washington but we also provide a quality work environment and progressive benefits. We seek professional, meticulous individuals for our technical team. Learn more about what makes SEL successful by reading our company values.

An Award Winning Company
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) has earned a reputation for quality, reliability, integrity, and service. This has enabled us to expand within both the electric utility and industrial markets to include international customers and OEM markets.

SEL earned a spot on the 2012 FORTUNE Magazine 100 Best Companies to Work For list. This prestigious ranking celebrates the SEL 100% employee-owned culture as one of the best in the country. SEL has received numerous awards, including the Puget Sound Business Journal's 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Washington State (1999 through 2003, 2010, and 2011), Inc. Magazine's 500│5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies (1990, 1991, 2008, 2010, and 2011), the Association of Washington Businesses (AWB) Manufacturing, Workplace, and Community Service Award (1998 through 2010), and the Washington State Quality Achievement Award (WSQA).

In an independent survey conducted by Newton-Evens Research Company, SEL ranks first in seven performance categories including: technology, features, security against hackers, web/internet information ability, technical service and support, price, and relay setting PC software. Since 2006, SEL has also held the elite VPP STAR status certification for outstanding safety and health programs.

Skills

  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Automationunmatched
  • Automation Engineeringunmatched
  • Bill of Materials (BOM)unmatched
  • Commissioningunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Communications Protocolsunmatched
  • Electricityunmatched
  • Financial Projectionsunmatched
  • Industry Standardsunmatched
  • Input/Outputunmatched
  • International Electro-Technical Commission (IEC)unmatched
  • Logic Designunmatched
  • Network Administration/Managementunmatched
  • Network Configuration Managementunmatched
  • Network Designunmatched
  • Project Designunmatched
  • Project Engineeringunmatched
  • Project Executionunmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
  • Quality Metricsunmatched
  • Requirements Managementunmatched
  • Salesforce.comunmatched
  • Schedule Developmentunmatched
  • Schematicsunmatched
  • Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)unmatched
  • Technical Leadershipunmatched
  • Willing to Travelunmatched
  • Wireshark (Ethereal)unmatched
  • Work From Homeunmatched

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