Senior Engineer - Substation Physical

About the role

SEL is hiring a Senior Engineer for its Substation Physical focus area in Houston, Texas. The engineer acts as a mentor to engineers, specialists and technicians and serves as a technical expert in the design and application of SEL equipment and solutions. The role involves project management, customer support and a strong emphasis on health, safety and environmental leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Mentor engineers, specialists and technicians.
• Review, approve and complete scopes, budgets and schedules at a high level of quality.
• Lead project management, process development, training and customer support for the creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning and operation of engineered solutions.
• Lead environmental, health and safety leadership, including safety awareness training, accident investigation and reporting.
• Model, teach and apply SEL values, operational principles and world-class manufacturing principles.
• Research, innovate and develop new solutions and processes.

Required profile

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering or an applicable discipline.
• 12+ years of working knowledge and experience in electric power systems or equivalent transferable knowledge and industry experience.
• Expert knowledge in the chosen focus area.
• Willingness to travel at least 25% of the time.
• Satisfactory background check and negative drug test results.
• Strong writing, documentation and speaking skills, teamwork ability and willingness to learn new skills.

Required skills

• Excellent technical training and skills.
• Preferred: supervisory experience, electrical utility, consulting or system integrator experience, extensive power systems and customer experience, and a Professional Engineer license.
• Preferred: working knowledge of Vision or other PM tracking software.
• Focus areas include Protection, Automation, Design, Studies, Commissioning, Security, Networking, Project Management, Proposals and Process Development, each with specific technical content described in the posting.

What we offer

• Competitive pay and superior benefits.
• Retirement benefits including an employer-funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
• Medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability insurance.
• 10 paid holidays, vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days and paid family and medical leave covering 90% of pay.
• Growth opportunities such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance and engineering development programs.