Application Engineer - Automation
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 23, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 30, 2026.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Develop expertise of power systems, focus area*, and all related SEL products.
2. Help customers apply SEL products through visits, demonstrations, training courses and telephone contact.
3. Provides solutions to a wide variety of increasingly difficult problems. Solutions are increasingly imaginative, thorough, and practical. Independently supports customers for at least two knowledge areas of their specialization field.
4. Contributes to product specifications, application and testing software, and literature.
5. Participates and presents at SEL marketing and sales activities, industry technical meetings, and conferences.
6. Teaches SEL University courses within core area.
7. Publishes multiple application guides, notes, template guides, software tools, and/or technical conference papers.
8. Provides assistance on products and applications to engineers, associates, and interns.
9. Regular contributions through customer feedback process, FAQ entries, IMI teams, and improving SELU training material. Identifies WCM initiatives and leads efforts to improve.
10. Follow and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World-Class Manufacturing principles.
11. Understand. Create. Simplify.
12. Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent engineering degree)
Typically 6+ years of experience in power systems, industry practices, and focus area*
Ability to write and speak English coherently
Excellent technical training, speaking, writing, and customer service skills
Strong communicator. Actively identifies and pursues ways to improve customer experience.
Experiments to find new solutions and encourages others to do the same.
Ability to gain the confidence and trust of others easily. Inspires, motivates, and encourages others.
Ability to successfully carry out tasks, planning, instruction, and leadership
Models high standards of honesty and integrity
Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
Capable of selecting, applying and teaching principles, theories, and concepts in specialization field.
Background check results satisfactory to SEL
Negative drug test result(s)