Application Engineer - Networking/Cybersecurity

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) • Pullman, WA

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About The Position

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Design and develop technical training materials and demonstrations for R&D products and technologies. Train SEL field technical support staff (internal and external) on R&D products and technologies. Maintain a solid understanding of industry technology, SEL products, and technical specialty. Act as the technical expert in the SEL OT SDN technology supporting internal and external customers Provide feedback and priorities back to R&D to improve the solution and maximize the value SEL’s solutions deliver our customers. Participate in SEL marketing and sales activities, industry technical meetings, and conferences. Publish application guides, technical videos, software tools, and technical papers Author and peer-review service bulletins, application literature, instruction manuals, and data sheets. Mentor and/or supervise engineers, technicians, and interns. Perform competitive analysis. Develop project use cases. Establish and perform validation testing. Contribute to existing and new product specifications. Perform special studies and tests as needed by customers. Understand. Create. Simplify. SEL invents, designs, and builds digital products and systems that protect power grids around the world. This technology prevents blackouts and enables customers to improve power system reliability and safety at a reduced cost. A 100 percent employee-owned company headquartered in Pullman, Washington, SEL has manufactured products in the United States since 1984 and now serves customers worldwide. Our mission is simple: to make electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical.

Requirements

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline, or equivalent experience
• 6+ years working knowledge of electric power systems, communication, and/or automation practices and philosophies
• Demonstrated experience managing technical projects
• Willingness to travel 25%
• Excellent technical training, speaking, documentation, and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop technical training materials and demonstrations for R&D products and technologies.
• Train SEL field technical support staff (internal and external) on R&D products and technologies.
• Maintain a solid understanding of industry technology, SEL products, and technical specialty.
• Act as the technical expert in the SEL OT SDN technology supporting internal and external customers
• Provide feedback and priorities back to R&D to improve the solution and maximize the value SEL’s solutions deliver our customers.
• Participate in SEL marketing and sales activities, industry technical meetings, and conferences.
• Publish application guides, technical videos, software tools, and technical papers
• Author and peer-review service bulletins, application literature, instruction manuals, and data sheets.
• Mentor and/or supervise engineers, technicians, and interns.
• Perform competitive analysis.
• Develop project use cases.
• Establish and perform validation testing.
• Contribute to existing and new product specifications.
• Perform special studies and tests as needed by customers.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level