Careers
Engineer Rotation Program
Expand your knowledge base and skill set while you work on meaningful projects in several areas at SEL. Apply your skills to various stages of the product lifecycle by working alongside other talented SEL team members to invent, design, manufacture, sell, and support our products and solutions.
The Program
The Benefit
The Program
SEL Engineer Rotation Program
Throughout an 18-month program, associate engineers work in three areas of the company, including Research and Development, Engineering Services, Manufacturing, and Application Engineering. Associate engineers are full members of their teams in these rotations, following products through the full life cycle from conception and design to selling and supporting. Each rotation provides an opportunity to explore your passions and refine your discipline within the broad field of engineering and the electric power industry while experiencing a wide slice of SEL culture and work environments.
Associate engineers in the program are paid full-time wages, receive benefits, and have access to the training and resources available to all SEL employee owners. You’re a contributing member of each team, and your ideas will affect our research, products, and processes. Experiencing three separate roles helps build your professional network and knowledge quickly, making you a strong candidate for the engineering career path you choose to pursue.
The Rotations
Mentorship
Explore Your Professional Passions, But Don’t Do It Alone
With so many possible career paths available in electrical and power system engineering, it helps to have a guide as you find your future. Associate engineers work with a mentor and team leads within each rotation to see how their work fits in to larger projects and goals across the company. Whether you have a strong idea of the professional path you want to follow or you are still exploring, your mentor can help you get there with guidance and assistance in roles that take advantage of your strengths while growing your expertise.
“We get to dive into projects. I got to do a lot more technical work than I anticipated. I was given trust and responsibility to dive deep into projects.”
The Benefit
“My experience in the Engineer Rotation Program has given me a look at SEL processes and work culture from nearly every angle. It's like an SEL-focused miniature master’s program.”
SEL’s associate engineers are talented, adaptable professionals who continue to develop excellent communication skills, a desire to learn and innovate through some of the industry’s toughest challenges, and a genuine passion for what they do. If these experiences align with your career aspirations, then we encourage you to apply today or contact the program coordinator, Jennifer White.
Find Your Future With the SEL Engineer Rotation Program
Hear firsthand experiences from several participants of the SEL Engineer Rotation Program—our 18-month program that provides work experience of your choice of three out of four different areas.
The SEL Culture
Why SEL?
As a 100 percent employee-owned company, our values form the foundation of SEL’s day-to-day work and overall mission: to make electric power safer, more reliable, and more economical. We are problem solvers, inventors, and doers. At SEL, you support a mission that truly matters and create a career that maximizes your potential.
We have over 5,000 employees in more than 100 offices worldwide. Our devices are all manufactured in the United States, and we are actively working to make our supply chain as local as possible. Associate engineers who continue with SEL after completing their rotation program gain a broad foundation and visibility into the company, promoting knowledge sharing between divisions, while those who seek careers elsewhere benefit from improved communication skills and professional relationships built during the program.