Airfield Electrical Designer

Michael Baker International•Linthicum, MD

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Michael Baker International's Baltimore Aviation Practice is seeking an Airfield Electrical Designer to support its growing Airfield Electrical Practice. The practice brings expertise in products, standards, and installation practices to deliver innovative, cost-effective, and schedule-conscious design solutions for a full range of airport operations. They are involved with industry leading organizations to ensure designs reflect the latest advancements and best practices. The mission is to design systems that are resilient, reliable, cost-effective to install and maintain, and enhance pilot situational awareness. This role involves providing trusted guidance and a holistic approach from the electrical vault to every fixture, sign, and NAVAID. The goal is to provide clear, concise, consistent engineering documents and consultation with correct, coordinated, cost-conscious, and schedule-sensitive airfield electrical solutions.

Requirements

Develop survey-accurate drawings in AutoCAD Civil 3D using pipe network structures, blocks, and other integrated features.
Manage large sets of drawings and reference files in AutoCAD using Xref Manager, Sheet Set Manager, linked fields, layer management, and other integrated features.
Develop accurate quantity takeoffs, estimates, and various calculations using Bluebeam, Microsoft Excel, and other tools.
Develop professionally written, grammatically correct, spell-checked, technically accurate narratives, notes, and other written content.
Find, Understand, and Apply FAA Advisory Circulars, FAA Engineering Briefs, FAA Orders, and other FAA Standards.
Find, Understand, and Apply Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG) Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC).
Find, Understand, and Apply NFPA 70 National Electrical Code (NEC) and other NFPA codes.
Find, Understand, and Apply Building Codes such as IBC, IECC, and local amendments.
Find, Understand, and Apply Client Guidelines and Design Requirements.
Participate and Follow Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) Processes.
Completion of 2-year Associate’s Degree from Technical College / Program or Certification.
At least one (1) year of technical experience in the Architecture, Engineering, & Construction (AEC) industry.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical Engineering or Higher in engineering or related technical field from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET).
Autodesk Revit
Acuity Visual and / or AGI 32 Lighting Modeling and Calculation Software
Bluebeam Revu
Engineering Intern (EI) or Engineer In Training (EIT)
AAAE Airfield Certified Employee (ACE) in Airfield Lighting
At least two (2) years of experience with specific focus on applications dealing with airfield lighting design and/or construction.

Responsibilities

Serve as primary production staff with the future career path of becoming a Senior Designer or Associate.
Perform essential duties and responsibilities under direct oversight of Project Engineers and Project Managers.
Produce construction drawings, reports, calculations, quantity takeoffs, cost estimates, and other deliverables for assigned projects.
Perform moderately complex analysis, calculations, design, evaluation, and inspection for areas including Power, Lighting, Telecommunications, and Special Systems.
Complete airfield electrical design for airfield development projects, including coordination, design, and layout of airfield ground lighting systems, signs, navigational aids, and airfield electrical vault equipment.
Coordinate design scope with drawing legends, layout drawings, details, specifications, pay items, and takeoff estimates.
Cross-coordinate electrical designs with other disciplines (pavement, marking, grading, drainage) to resolve design challenges and conflicts.
Represent MBI with professionalism during internal and external meetings involving airfield electrical designs.
Support the airfield electrical practice technical lead, engineers, and designers to develop and maintain department design standards.
Perform other design and production tasks as assigned.
Occasional travel for project site visits may be required.