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S&C Electric Company

Electrical Engineer III (Power Systems)

S&C Electric Company, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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Base pay range: $103,510.00/yr - $137,121.60/yr

Hours 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri) Hybrid

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 $103,510 - $137,121.6. 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.

Key Responsibilities

Develop power system logic and algorithms that include gathering requirements, setting performance targets, brainstorming solutions and implementing functioning prototypes.

Represent the engineering customer when developing solutions, providing requirements and guidance to software developers.

Test the software embodiments of protection and control schemes to ensure they meet the needs and expectations of the customer, including the use of real-time hardware-in-the-loop simulators.

Contribute to planning tools so customers can better place and configure S&C products.

Build support for novel product solutions by promoting them to stakeholders within S&C and to potential customers of S&C.

Author technical papers and present at technical conferences.

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 or Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (Master's or PhD is highly preferred).

Minimum of 3 years of industry experience in an R&D setting contributing to cyber-physical systems-computer systems that make decisions based on measurements of their physical environment and take actions to influence it.

Proficient in at least one programming language such as MATLAB, Python or C++.

Success in influencing others other than direct reports.

Experience in executing power system studies, including power flow, short circuit studies and dynamic simulation.

Proven ability to work independently, take initiative and collaborate with colleagues.

Preferred (but not required)

Designing, executing and analyzing real-time hardware-in-the-loop simulations.

Knowledge of overcurrent protection and coordination and symmetrical components.

Using or implementing graph‑theory and optimization algorithm.

Good understanding of communication protocols utilized in the power system such as DNP3, IEC 61850 or IEC 60870‑5‑104 (IEC 104).

Developing and testing configurable logic.

Job Requirements

The job requires working in the Chicago office in person between 3 to 5 days a week.

10% travel domestically and internationally.

Benefits

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).

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