Integration & Automation Engineer
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories · Charlotte, North Carolina, US
Lead the specification, design, and verification of IEC 61850 communication, data‑modeling, and automation capabilities used across current and future SEL pr...
Job description
Lead the specification, design, and verification of IEC 61850 communication, data‑modeling, and automation capabilities used across current and future SEL products. Serve as the subject‑matter expert for digital substation architectures, GOOSE/SV/MMS applications, SCL engineering workflows, and related power‑system communication technologies. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to cross‑functional hardware, firmware, software, and power‑systems engineering teams to ensure consistent, robust, and interoperable implementation of IEC 61850 features. Responsibilities: - Lead the research, design, and specification of IEC 61850 features, models, and architectures across SEL’s hardware and software product lines. - Develop system‑level requirements, functional specifications, and design documentation for both near‑term and future SEL products. - Architect and evaluate innovative approaches for GOOSE, SV, MMS, digital substations, automation schemes, data models, and engineering workflows. - Support and guide cross-functional R&D teams as the domain authority for IEC 61850 application, performance, conformance, and design tradeoffs. - Translate emerging standards into actionable p...