Best of Pullman 2025: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), Best Employer

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) was named in the 2025 Best of Pullman awards for Best Employer. The Best of Pullman 2025 winners page lists Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) under the Best Employer category.

About the recognition

The Best of Pullman program recognizes local businesses by category each year. This post reports the 2025 result for Best Employer and nothing beyond it. The award title is stated as awarded and is not a broader claim about quality, price, or service.

About Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, known as SEL, describes itself as a company that invents, designs, and builds digital products and systems that protect, automate, and control critical infrastructure. SEL's About page says its headquarters is in Pullman, Washington, and its careers page says its corporate headquarters and largest manufacturing facility are in Pullman. SEL's contact page lists the Pullman headquarters address as 2350 NE Hopkins Court, Pullman, WA 99163, while the Best of Pullman page lists One Schweitzer Drive. SEL says it is 100 percent employee-owned, that it became employee-owned in 1994, and that it moved to 100 percent employee ownership in 2009. Its About page says the company has made products in the United States since 1984. As of October 19, 2026, SEL's home page lists a technical seminar scheduled for October 26, 2026, so the company appears to be operating, though it does not post public business hours for the headquarters.

Operating status was checked on October 19, 2026.

Why local recognition is worth noting

Community awards reflect how residents and customers see a business at a point in time. They are one input among many when you are choosing who to work with on a move, a project, or a home.

Common questions

What exactly did Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) win? The 2025 Best of Pullman award for Best Employer, per the official award listing.

Does Jordan endorse this business? This post reports an award result. It is not a personal endorsement.

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Jordan Vorderbrueggen writes about buying and selling homes in Pullman, Moscow, and across the Palouse with Woodbridge Real Estate. Hard to Spell, Tough to Beat.