Associate Electrical Engineer

Lutech Resources•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Associate Electrical Engineer provides support to project leads and team electrical engineers on day-to-day discipline coordination, schedule updates, requisition paperwork, document redlining, and meeting notes while becoming familiar with discipline activities, deliverables, and team dynamics. The role performs electrical engineering for power, oil and gas, and petrochemical projects, including designing, analyzing, and preparing project deliverables for power generation systems, substations, power distribution systems, lighting and grounding systems, and other project engineering systems. It also provides technical support for engineering, fabrication, and construction.

Requirements

An accredited engineering degree may be required in specific regions.
Some familiarity with the content and application of standards, codes, and guidelines, including NEC, NFPA, IEEE, and ANSI, and with current scientific and engineering methods.
Some technical knowledge of the detailed design engineering process.
Experience with MS Office Suite, including Excel and Word.

Nice To Haves

BSEE degree preferred.
One year of detailed electrical engineering experience preferred; previous internship experience may be considered applicable.
Experience with Smart Plant Electrical (SPEL) and ETAP.

Responsibilities

Support project leads and team electrical engineers with discipline coordination, schedule updates, requisition paperwork, document redlining, and meeting notes.
Prepare project deliverables such as specifications and datasheets, electrical load lists, one-line diagrams, motor control schematics, electrical building and equipment layouts, bills of material, cable sizing calculations, conceptual studies and calculations, and cost and planning studies.
Maintain and promote focus on McDermott’s end product throughout engineering, fabrication, and construction.
Report to and coordinate with the electrical engineering project lead and electrical task lead, as applicable.
Communicate with electrical and other engineering and design disciplines.
Coordinate and manage changes with awareness of project impact.
Assume responsibility for cost, schedule, quantity, and budget control.
Develop and review vendor packages, including requisition packages for substations, transformers, and electrical materials, and subcontract packages for heat tracing, cathodic protection, and electrical installation.
Review supplier documents for electrical and non-electrical packages.
Attend inspections and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) of electrical equipment, motors, and associated skids.
Provide off-site and/or on-site technical support to construction personnel and coordinate with office personnel to resolve issues.
Provide technical support for Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) of electrical equipment.
Assist with precommissioning, energization, commissioning, and start-up as required by the project.