Application Engineer - Networking/Cybersecurity

Posted:
3/5/2026, 5:55:45 AM

Location(s):
Washington, United States ⋅ Pullman, Washington, United States ⋅ Idaho, United States ⋅ Boise, Idaho, United States

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
IT & Security ⋅ Software Engineering

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Design and develop technical training materials and demonstrations for R&D products and technologies.
  • Train SEL field technical support staff (internal and external) on R&D products and technologies.
  • Maintain a solid understanding of industry technology, SEL products, and technical specialty.
  • Act as the technical expert in the SEL OT SDN technology supporting internal and external customers
  • Provide feedback and priorities back to R&D to improve the solution and maximize the value SEL’s solutions deliver our customers.
  • Participate in SEL marketing and sales activities, industry technical meetings, and conferences.
  • Publish application guides, technical videos, software tools, and technical papers
  • Author and peer-review service bulletins, application literature, instruction manuals, and data sheets.
  • Mentor and/or supervise engineers, technicians, and interns.
  • Perform competitive analysis.
  • Develop project use cases.
  • Establish and perform validation testing.
  • Contribute to existing and new product specifications.
  • Perform special studies and tests as needed by customers.
  • Understand. Create. Simplify.

Required Qualifications

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline, or equivalent experience
  • 6+ years working knowledge of electric power systems, communication, and/or automation practices and philosophies
  • Demonstrated experience managing technical projects
  • Willingness to travel 25%
  • Excellent technical training, speaking, documentation, and writing skills.

Locations:

Boise, ID

Pullman, WA

Competitive pay. Superior benefits. Inspiring work.

People are at the core of our company and we hire employee-owners. We welcome you to learn more about how we support employees.

  • We’re 100% employee owned. Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.

  • We offer top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.

  • We recognize the importance of a healthy life balance and offer: 10 paid holidays, annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days, 9 paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.

  • We foster growth and development of our employees through avenues such as STEM courses, apprenticeships, tuition assistance, and engineering development programs.  

  • Ask our team about other benefits including wellness, fertility, adoption, and flexible spending benefits.

Pay Range Data

Lead Integration & Automation Engineer: $115,300 - $170,400.

Our pay ranges are determined by job, responsibility, and location. We base our starting pay offer and title on location and job-related factors such as candidate experience, training, knowledge, and skills.

Communication with Applicants 

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SEL is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Vets/Disabled.

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

Website: https://selinc.com/

Headquarter Location: Pullman, Washington, United States

Employee Count: 5001-10000

Year Founded: 1982

IPO Status: Private

Industries: Electronics ⋅ Linux ⋅ Manufacturing ⋅ Open Source ⋅ Software