Senior Application Engineer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Provide technical leadership and mentoring for SEL Application Engineers in power system protection and control.
2. Help customers apply and troubleshoot SEL products through visits, demonstrations, training courses and telephone contact.

3. Develop, test, and document solutions to complex power system protection, control, and metering challenges for an evolving power grid using SEL products and solutions.

4. Contribute to new product specifications and product enhancements.
5. Participate and present at SEL seminars, industry technical meetings, and conferences.
6. Teach and develop course materials for SEL University.

7. Contribute to white papers, application guides, industry journals, and/or technical papers through authorship and review.

8. Model and teach SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World-Class Manufacturing principles.

9. Other duties as assigned.

Work Locations

This position is available in the following SEL office locations:

Alpharetta, GA

Dothan, AL

Lutz, FL

Charlotte, NC

Chattanooga, TN

Tupelo, MS

Jackson, MS

Normal working hours for this position are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Up to 40% of normal working hours can be performed from home depending on applicant experience and location.  Travel to customer sites, conferences, training classes, etc. may comprise 25%-33% of normal working days.

Required Qualifications
Must have a Professional Engineer license and/or Senior IEEE membership for US/CAN region.

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent engineering degree)

Typically 10+ years of experience in power systems and industry practices

Ability to write and speak English coherently

Desired Qualifications

-Relevant work experience and knowledge of utility and/or industrial power systems with an emphasis on protection, control, and operations.

-Familiarity with IEEE, IEC, and NERC standards that govern and guide power system protection, control, and metering methods.

-Specific field experience with setting, testing, and/or commissioning of protective relays and meters in multiple of the following focus areas:

            -Generator Protection

            -Transmission Line Protection

            -Transformer Protection

            -Capacitor Bank Protection

            -Bus Protection

            -Distribution Feeder Protection

            -Motor Protection

            -Revenue Metering

            -Power Quality

-Ability to build technical support relationships with internal and external customers.

-Ability to teach our customers to succeed independently

Benefits:  

People are at the core of our company, and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees. From medical, prescription, dental, vision, and life insurance to paid time off, parental leave and our tuition reimbursement.  

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 401K 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  

We anticipate filling this position as a Senior Application Engineer - Protection with a pay range of $100,000 - $168,000 based on location and experience.   

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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