Electrical Design Engineer
About The Position
This role is responsible for the design implementation of electric auxiliaries, interconnection, services, and/or specialties. The engineer supports engagement with the project team and/or other subject matter experts to understand operability needs, interfaces, and requirements. Performs direct design and/or review activities as needed for drawings, specifications, calculations, reports, test plans, lists, and other tasks as assigned. Works independently with guidance using knowledge of electrical/I&C and process engineering concepts. May provide support to project planning, scheduling, cost estimating, and review of proposals.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an accredited program, with coursework focusing on power systems, or a professional engineering license in the appropriate discipline from a recognized licensing board.
- Typically, fifteen years of experience in a functional engineering role.
- A master’s degree in engineering or related field (may include a combination of experience obtained through an academic institution, e.g., design projects, research, or design teams, as well as professional experience) may be in lieu of two years of experience.
Responsibilities
- Assist in planning, scheduling, and organization of detailed phases of engineering work.
- Support the assessment of customer needs and/or requirements.
- Review P&ID diagrams, system descriptions, or system architecture to derive electric service needs.
- Perform direct design and/or review activities for electrical deliverables including single lines, calculations, schematics, load lists, panel boards, MCC schedules, area classification drawings, physical layouts, site grounding, meter & relay, communications, system descriptions, reports, white papers, or other tasks as assigned.
- Works with design programs including but not limited to SmartPlant Electrical, SmartPlant 3D, SmartPlant instrumentation, SmartPlant review, AutoCAD, ETAP, and Microsoft office products.
- Size electrical distribution equipment and cabling.
- Work with industrial motors and motor drives.
- Work with balance of plant objectives.
- Work with utility partners to establish high voltage interconnections.
- Work with protective relaying and metering.
- Directly interfaces with other design/system engineers.
- Preparation and review of design packages and design calculations for delivery to client.
- Develop equipment specifications and data sheets.
- Organizes engineering efforts in assigned areas between specialty and other engineering groups or disciplines, with the client, suppliers, contractors, or other groups as required.
- Assist in the preparation of cost estimates and quantity take off.
- Assist in project planning and scheduling.
- Assist systems engineering with interface management and requirements decomposition.
- Reviews and checks the work of colleagues.
- Perform other duties as assigned by manager.
- Lead the execution of the core tasks and responsibilities, listed in the Job Profile Task/Responsibilities section of this document, without close supervision and extensive latitude for independent judgment.
- Teach and mentor more junior team members.
- Stay abreast of industry and academic trends, breakthroughs, and best practices.
Benefits
- 401K plan with an employer match
- Medical/Dental /Vision Insurance
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development policy
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
