Job DescriptionAs an S&C Electric team member, you'll work on projects that have real-world impact. You'll help transform the grid for resilient and reliable power worldwide. S&C has more than a 100-year history of innovation and has been 100% employee-owned since 2012. We continue this legacy as a trusted, forward-thinking leader in the electrical industry. You will advance a safer, more reliable, and more resilient electrical grid. Our products help the grid adapt to severe weather and transition to clean energy. We're big enough to be a respected industry leader but small enough for you to impact our company directly. Our commitment gives you opportunities to impact on and off the job positively.
Join S&C to make an impact on tomorrow's energy challenges and become an employee-owner
Hours - 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri) Hybrid 3-5 days a week in Chicago
CompensationAt S&C, we are dedicated to providing competitive and equitable compensation for all our team members, and we are committed to transparency in our pay practices.
The estimated annual base salary range for this position in the United States can be found in the JOB INFO section below. Individual pay within this salary range is determined by several compensable factors, including performance, knowledge, job-related skills and experience, and relevant education or training. This role is also eligible for S&C's annual incentive plan (AIP), subject to eligibility criteria.
Join Our Team as a Senior Engineer!Are you passionate about
System Design and Innovation? S&C Electric Company is seeking a dynamic individual to join our Technology Breakthrough and Innovation team. As a
Senior Engineer, you'll be crucial in ensuring continued innovation and supporting our diverse team.
The Technology & Breakthrough Innovation department drives the creation of new opportunities for S&C Electric by exploiting new technologies and enabling breakthrough product development for the fast-evolving intelligent grid. Technically sophisticated on the inside, S&C's future systems must deliver unparalleled user experience, outstanding long-term value, and profitable revenue streams. Distribution system protection coordination is applied today mostly as it has been applied 20 or 30 years ago. At the same time, demand for increased segmentation, faster operation, automation, and the overall complexity of the system has been growing. We are looking for an agile, creative, and determined individual to envision, develop, test, and promote protection schemes to enhance the reliability and safety of the distribution grid. This position reports to Senior Manager - Protection Systems & Engineering. Apply at https://www.sandc.com/en/careers/
Key Responsibilities: - Represent the engineering customer when developing protection software, providing requirements and guidance to software developers
- Test the software embodiments of protection algorithms to ensure they meet the needs and expectations of the customer, including the use of real-time hardware-in-the-loop simulators
- Build support for developing novel protection solutions by promoting them to stakeholders within S&C and to potential customers of S&C
- Author technical papers and present at technical conferences
- Participate in and contribute to working groups of professional associations such as IEEE PSRC and CIGRE
- Research future customer needs through literature review, conferences, discussions with colleagues and external customers, and participation in industry activities
What you'll Need to Succeed: - Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, a master's degree or higher is preferred
- 10 years of relevant industry or academic experience after earning a Bachelor's degree
- At least 2 years of industry experience planning distribution system protection
- Programming experience (any language)
- Well versed in concepts such as time-current coordination, ground and negative sequence protection, fuse saving and sequence coordination, fuse-recloser coordination
- Proficient in distribution protection software tools such as CYMDIST, CYMTCC, and Synergi Electric
- Experienced in configuring protection relays using the relay's setup software such as acSELerator QuickSet, IntelliLink Setup Software, DIGSI, or EnerVista
- Familiar with protection relay testing and event analysis
- Proven ability to work independently, take initiative, and collaborate with colleagues
Any of the following will be viewed favorably, but is not a requirement: - Professional engineer license
- Contribution to research and development (R&D) activities
- Product management experience
- Working with communication networks, to include Ethernet, peer-to-peer and mesh radio, cellular, and fiber
- Designing and testing configurable logic using DNP3, IEC 61850, or IEC 60870-5-104 (IEC 104)
Job requirements: - The job requires working in the Chicago office in person between 3 to 5 days a week
- 10% travel domestically and internationally
No fixed deadline#LI-KD1
About UsIn 1909, S&C Electric Company transformed the delivery of safe, reliable electricity with the invention of the Liquid Power Fuse. Today, as the world faces extreme weather events and the demand for electricity grows, S&C continues to innovate and advance the electrical grid, ensuring reliable and resilient power for homes, communities, and critical infrastructure around the world.
With a diverse, global workforce and core values around integrity, safety, and quality, S&C is a trusted industry leader and top workplace that offers meaningful careers to more than 3,500 team members. As a people-first organization, S&C is committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative workplace where team members advance their careers through robust talent-development programs and involved leadership.
S&C's deeply rooted belief diversity fosters greater creativity, innovation, and success guides the company to advance and sustain a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace culture.
S&C provides a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes the following (eligibility requirements apply): - Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical & Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, , Health Savings Account (HSA), Group Life Insurance, optional Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance, Wellbeing Resources including Employee Assistance Program and Family Forming Benefits (i.e., Adoption and Fertility support)
- Leave Benefits: Vacation Time, Sick Time, Paid Holidays and Company Shutdown days, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves, Paid Parental Time and Military Leave
Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (KSOP) offering traditional and Roth 401(k) options and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) component; KSOP participants can receive annual ESOP company contributions of over 11% of eligible earnings (3% Core, up to 3.5% Match, Variable Periodic).
About the TeamIn the (Engineering, Design) department, we are responsible for creatively addressing customers' needs, pioneering industry changes, and understanding each step, from R&D to production. We strive to not only solve the unique challenges our customers face today, but to create breakthrough technologies enabling them to effectively navigate the demands of the grid of tomorrow. As S&C innovates for reliability, progress, and longevity, our work continues S&C's legacy of creating game-changing technology and advancing the energy industry.
