Proposals Engineer

About the role

SEL is hiring a Proposals Engineer who applies fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of power systems and supports customers with the design, installation, commissioning and operation of automation and/or protection systems, on-site and from SEL offices. The role covers several focus areas, each with its own travel requirement.

Key responsibilities

• Complete assigned work using established procedures, within agreed scope, schedule and budget, and under immediate supervision, with a focus on quality and safety.
• Follow SEL values, principles of operations and world-class manufacturing principles.
• Review customer RFQ documents for technical specifications and scope, evaluate bid/no-bid decisions, and develop work statements, preliminary designs, responsibility matrices, risk assessments, cash-flow and preliminary schedules.
• Use SEL's complete ES portfolio to develop complete solutions and work with contracts to finalize terms and conditions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required profile

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or a relevant discipline.
• Self-motivated, eager to learn and find solutions.
• Willing to travel domestically and internationally at least 25% depending on focus area.
• Strong writing, documentation and speaking skills; ability to learn new skills and work cooperatively in a team.
• Satisfactory background check and negative drug test results.

Required skills

• Preferred: college coursework in electric power and/or controls, EIT certificate, and experience in utilities, industrial plants, communications, programming or construction.
• Protection: protective relays, settings and testing.
• Automation: IEC-61850, DNP, Modbus, SCADA, PLCs and protocol analyzers.
• Design: technical specifications, physical and electrical designs, bills of materials and job estimates.
• Studies: PSSE, ETAP and/or RTDS.
• Commissioning: field commissioning and site acceptance testing.
• Security: industrial control system security, NERC/CIP and NIST SP800, CISSP/GSEC or equivalent, and ability to obtain a security clearance.
• Networking: industrial control system networking, NERC/CIP and NIST SP800, and ability to obtain a security clearance.
• Project Manager: full life-cycle management of large multi-discipline projects.