Project Engineer II- Automation
- Location
- Colorado - Lakewood; Michigan - Plymouth; Texas - Houston; Minnesota - Minneapolis
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
Position Experience Requirement:
- Minimum of 3+ years
- Past work history, or equivalency, to meet position description and skill requirements
As an Automation Engineer, a typical day might include the following:
- Technical leading to assist Project Managers and Salesforce in planning applications for customers
- Joins customer meetings to provide SEL equipment expertise and recommendations for future and active projects
- Defines and oversees the execution of multiple objectives with minimal guidance and general high-level direction
- Research of SEL equipment, third-party equipment and solutions
- Branching into OT network solutions (Layer 1, Layer 2 Architecture and Applications Data Flow)
- Research of emerging technologies and trends within and beyond their focus area.
- Reviews and certifies deliverables for quality standards prior to customer submittal
- Automation Design Specifications and drawings
- Product configurations
- Factory testing and procedures
- Field safety preparations and commissioning procedures
- Service reports
- Technical lead of the project engineering team that will define deliverables, schedule, and project execution from design through commissioning.
This job might be for you if:
- Understanding of project engineering scope in relation to project budget (labor and equipment)
- Ownership of schedule and a self-starter for research
- Professional communication skills to be the direct technical contact for customers and colleagues.
- Designing of control logic schemes and network configurations
- Ability to analyze electrical one-line drawings, DC/AC Schematics, and Bill of Materials
- Experience with industry standard communication protocols (IEC-61850, DNP, Modbus, etc.)
- Experience with server/client SCADA applications
- Experience with design/development suite of HMI applications
- Willing to travel at least 25% of the time domestically and abroad
Additions skills but not requirements:
- Experience with phase I/O style project management
- Experience with SEL product configurations
- Experience with IEC-61131 programming
- Experience with Python programming
- Experience with IT/OT Network design
- Experience with IT/OT Network troubleshooting (Wireshark)
- Substation safety training
- Work from home experience
This position is open to multiple locations
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.
Salary Information $100,000 - 145,000 per year. We are open to reviewing additional candidates with more or less experience and the pay range may differ if filled at a different level. Our pay ranges are determined by job and responsibility. We base our starting pay offer and title and job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills. #INDD2
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SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.
From Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.'s careers page (Workday), checked 29 Oct 2026.
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Posted 29 Oct 2026 · checked 29 Oct 2026 · Report this job