Project Engineer (SCADA Engineer)

As 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 Remote (Chicago, IL)

Compensation

At 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 is $85,600 - $113,420.  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 Project Engineer!

Are you passionate about Engineering Services?  S&C Electric Company is seeking a dynamic individual to join our Engineering Services and Grid Enablement function. As a Project Engineer, you’ll be crucial in ensuring smooth operations and supporting our diverse team.

The Project Engineer will be responsible for leading engineering efforts, electrical system design, power system controls design and programming, preparing specifications and commissioning efforts to meet the requirements of various microgrid and advanced SCADA projects.  The role will be a combination of power system engineering, SCADA engineering and microgrid control applications.  Projects include commercial and industrial facilities, renewable energy sites, microgrid systems, distribution automation systems and standalone islanded systems.  The candidate is expected to provide support on proposal development and assist the commercial team with new business opportunities.      

Key Responsibilities:

• Design: Power distribution system design, including specifying and selecting power system and communication system equipment.  Interrupting written scopes of work, communicating with clients to understand requirements and clearly defining engineering work. 
• Drawings: Developing electrical drawings including one-line, three-line, communication and wiring diagrams. 
• Documentation: Documentation and communicating effectively to internal and external stakeholders including report writing and summary presentations. 
• Control: Designing control systems and logic, including determining and implementing appropriate control sequences. 
• Leadership: Providing appropriate technical guidance to engineers within the project teams to ensure design standards and work practices are implemented.  Developing standard work practices for use by the other project team members. 
• Implementation:  Developing settings for and programming of microprocessor relays, microgrid controllers and programmable logic controllers.  Testing and commissioning of software, communication systems, relays and power systems (on-site or remote support). 
• Standards: Interpreting and applying industry standards and requirements including NERC, FERC, IEEE, IEC standards and international power markets processes and regulations. 

What you’ll Need To Succeed:

Job Requirements (To select this job at a minimum you must have the following):

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related technical field plus 6-10 years of experience in the field.
• Depth of knowledge with SCADA systems and communication protocols Modbus and DNP3. 
• Knowledge of codes and standards including NEC, NESC and other relevant power system standards. 
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills. 
• Experience commissioning power system projects. 
• Experience with electrical power generation, distribution and/or microgrids. 
• Familiarity with substation IEDs. 
• Strong hands-on deburring capability on hardware; strong system level integration ability. 
• Able to travel to project and/or customer sites up to 20% of the time, with occasional trip durations exceeding 7 days. 
• Good interpersonal skills to establish meaningful relationships built on mutual trust and respect, navigate and resolve conflict, moderate behaviors and foster collaborative working relationships amongst a diverse audience. 
• Good communication skills (written, verbal, listening and presentation).  Able to liaise with key stakeholders in technical and non-technical roles.  
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) including excellent Excel skills and experience using Power BI or a related tool. 

Preferred:

• Master's Degree in Engineering or a related technical field
• Professional Engineer (PE) license. 

Major Physical Demands:

• Standing: Occasionally required to sit in a stationary position for hours at a time throughout the work day
• Walking: Frequently walking throughout the facility
• Carrying: Occasional carrying of light objects
• Pushing: Infrequent pushing of objects
• Observation/Eyesight: Frequently required to observe details at close range including depth perception, peripheral vision and the ability to differentiate between colors 
• Environment:  Standard office 

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S&C Electric is committed to equal-opportunity employment. All employees and applicants will be considered without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to complete the application, please email us at [email protected]. 

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In 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).

In 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.