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# Integration & Automation Engineer - IEC 61850

- **Company:** Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
- **Location:** Charlotte, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $107,600.0 - $161,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Client Server Models, Cyber Security, Firmware, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Modbus, Systems Architecture, Wireshark, Virtual Local Area Networks, Network Simulation
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jofdav.com/jobs/60205121-integration-automation-engineer-iec-61850

## About the Role

* B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering.
 * Minimum 6 years of experience in power system protection, automation, or substation communications engineering.
 * Demonstrated expertise with IEC 61850 - including data modeling, SCL workflows, GOOSE, MMS, sampled values, and system architectures.
 * Knowledge of IEC60870-5-103/-101/-104, Modbus, DNP3, PRP, IEEE1588 PTP, and SEL protocols; deep understanding of substation integration patterns, client/server and publisher/subscriber models, network redundancy, and time synchronization.
 * Experience designing or implementing protection, automation, or SCADA systems in utility or industrial environments.
 * Strong understanding of electric power systems, relay protection fundamentals, communications networks, and automation schemes.
 * Ability to develop clear, detailed engineering documentation, specifications, and system designs.
 * Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
 * Ability to learn new skills, assume new responsibilities, and work cooperatively in a team environment.
 * Background check results satisfactory to SEL. Negative drug test result(s)., * M.S. or Ph.D. in a relevant engineering discipline
 * Experience with SEL products, tools, and engineering workflows.
 * Hands-on experience configuring or deploying digital substations or IEC 61850-based automation schemes.
 * Experience with IEC61850 engineering artifacts and tools (SCL/SSD/IID/ICD/CID, SCT workflows).
 * Hands-on experience with Wireshark or equivalent for MMS/GOOSE/Sampled Values analysis; familiarity with VLANs/QoS, network simulation, and impairment testing.
 * Familiarity with cybersecurity requirements for substation automation systems.

## Description

Lead the specification, design, and verification of IEC61850 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 IEC61850 features., * 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 product direction.
 * Conduct feasibility studies, perform simulation or lab testing, and evaluate new technologies.
 * Collaborate with firmware, hardware, software, test, cybersecurity, and product teams to ensure cohesive, reliable system designs.
 * Partner with product management to assess market needs, develop competitive/technical analysis, and recommend product enhancements for integration, commissioning, and testing workflows.
 * Mentor junior engineers and contribute to developing team-wide technical expertise in IEC 61850 and digital substation engineering.
 * Provide system-level engineering support during product development, reviews, architecture discussions, and critical design decisions.
 * Continuously learn, model SEL values, and help maintain SEL's leadership in reliable protection, automation, and control systems.