The Opportunity:

SEL’s corporate office is located in Eastern Washington where you'll enjoy an unmatched quality of life. The Engineering Supervisor position is located in a suburb of Philadelphia, PA. Enjoy the amenities of the suburb and proximity to metropolitan activities.

Engineering Supervisor – Protection Emphasis

• Develop and maintain a high level of technical expertise in the primary discipline electric power system protection and a working level of technical expertise in the secondary discipline electric power system automation.
• Develop and maintain a high level of knowledge of SEL equipment and solutions to electric power system.
• Provide leadership to create a productive, creative and harmonious work environment that reflects and advances SEL values and objectives.
• Perform administration and management activities such as performance evaluations, salary recommendations and disciplinary actions.
• Plan for and implement actions to advance the professional development of SEL employee-owners.
• Plan, assign and direct the work performed by SEL employee-owners to assure quality, timeliness and within-budget performance.
• Assist in developing short and long-term business plans.
• Create, follow and improve applicable processes.
• Provide support for other SEL engineering services, marketing, sales application engineering and development activities.

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university
• Ability to work independently, accepting complete ownership of assigned responsibilities
• Over seven years experience with electrical power systems
• Over seven years of application knowledge in primary discipline electric power system protection.
• Over three years of secondary discipline experience in system automation.
• Proven ability in project management or in leading technical teams
• Excellent technical training, speaking and writing skills
• Willing to travel up to 30% both nationally and internationally
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
• Registered Professional Engineer
• Background check results satisfactory to SEL
• Negative drug test result(s)

• Experience supervising technical professionals
• Electric utility, consulting or system integrator experience
• MSEE or MBA

An Award Winning Company

In an independent survey conducted by Newton-Evans Research Company, SEL ranks first in seven categories of performance including technology, features, security against hackers, web/internet information ability, technical service and support, price, and relay setting PC software. SEL provides an excellent work environment and is the recipient of several awards, including one of the “100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Washington State” (Puget Sound Business Journal, 1999 – 2003), “2005 Washington State Manufacturer of the Year” (Association of Washington Businesses, 2005), “Most Innovative Supplier” (Energex, 2002), "Entrepreneur of the Year" (Ernst & Young, 2000), and the Washington State Quality Achievement Award (WSQA).

Apply Your Talent. Make a Difference. Enjoy the Rewards.

Dr. Edmund O. Schweitzer III delivered the first commercial digital protective relay in 1984. Under his technical, managerial, and fiscal leadership, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories has expanded to over 1800 employees. Ed understands and supports the need for investing in employees. In return, he expects that we hire only the best, most highly motivated team members, and that we deliver simple, reliable, and cost-effective products and solutions.

Our products and solutions must be simple and reliable because they protect the largest, most complicated machine on earth: the electric power grid. Blackouts in the U.S. and Canada remind us that reliable electric power is crucial to our society. SEL provides systems, services, and products for the protection, monitoring, control, automation, and metering of utility and industrial electric systems worldwide.

Our company and our products exist to make electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical. That purpose has made SEL very successful, and the company is managed with sound fiscal judgment and that purpose in mind. Profits are reinvested to fuel the company’s growth.

In addition to offering a variety of challenges in a supportive, stable environment, SEL shares its success with employees by giving them stock in the company. All employees earn stock at the same rate. And because only employees can own SEL stock, the stock price is not subject to market volatility. Even when the stock market value has plunged, SEL stock consistently increased in value.

If you are ready for the challenge and benefits of being part of the SEL team, and you meet the requirements listed above, please apply online at

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Benefits: SEL has an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, and vision for all regular full-time employees and their entire family; long-term disability and life insurance; education assistance programs; a very generous employee stock ownership plan; 401K; flexible benefit account; and an outstanding work environment.

To Apply For This Position:

Apply online If your qualifications and experience match any of our current openings, please submit your resume for that position so that you may be considered immediately.

SEL is an EEO/AA employer, M/F/D/V encouraged to apply.