Electrical Engineer

Red Metals•South Carolina, SC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Red Metals is rethinking the domestic copper supply chain at a pivotal moment in American industry. Copper underpins electrification, data centers, and defense systems. U.S. demand already exceeds domestic supply, and the gap is widening as grid modernization, the energy transition, and buildout of AI infrastructure accelerate. We are building a new model for this critical industrial layer in the United States. The Role We are hiring an Electrical Engineer to design, build and operate our first copper processing and refining systems. This role is not a support role. You will take processes from first principles through design, commissioning and production, and you will own performance, reliability, and output.

Requirements

Design, build, and own the plant’s electrical systems including maintaining, improving, and expanding the existing electrical infrastructure as production scales.
Own facility electrical infrastructure, including power distribution, electrical loads, and future capacity planning across the plant.
Translate process concepts, equipment specifications, and production requirements into robust electrical system designs.
Partner closely with Mechanical, Chemical, Metallurgical, and Controls Engineers to design and build an integrated manufacturing process.
Lead electrical design and buildout, including service entrance, switchgear, transformers, motor control centers (MCCs), VFDs, feeder and branch circuits, grounding, and industrial controls.
Own power distribution design and execution, ensuring compliance with NEC, NFPA 70E, and applicable local codes, while coordinating with utilities, contractors, and permitting authorities.
Support installation, commissioning, startup, and optimization of new equipment through hands-on troubleshooting and root cause analysis on the plant floor.
Analyze electrical systems, equipment performance, and energy consumption to improve reliability, efficiency, throughput, and operating cost.
Work directly with equipment vendors, electrical contractors, electricians, and technicians to execute projects quickly and maintain a high standard of craftsmanship.
Contribute to the development of next-generation automation and manufacturing systems by integrating controls, data infrastructure, AI, and real-time analytics to improve plant performance.
Help establish engineering standards, documentation, and best practices as we build Red Metals from the ground up.

Nice To Haves

Experience with large scale industrial electrical design
Experience with copper or other non-ferrous metals
Experience commissioning industrial equipment
Familiarity with process control systems and instrumentation
Startup or early-stage experience
Professional Engineering License

Responsibilities

Design and build electrical systems.
Own electrical consumption and requirements across the plant.
Translate process concepts and equipment specifications into electrical requirements and electrical system design.
Work closely with Mechanical, Chemical, and controls engineers to build out a functioning plant.
Help commission mechanical, chemical and processing equipment, including hands on troubleshooting on the plant floor.
Analyze equipment data, electrical consumption, and drive improvements in efficiency, yield and throughput.
Interface directly with vendors, contractors, electricians, and technicians to execute quickly.
Contribute to the development of in-house controls and automation systems, using AI and data to accelerate development, improve energy efficiency, and continuously improve.
Own power distribution design and buildout — service entrance, switchgear, MCCs, transformers, and feeder/branch circuits — and ensure NEC/NFPA 70E compliance, coordination with utility, and permitting/inspection sign-off.
Design, build, and own the plant’s electrical systems including maintaining, improving, and expanding the existing electrical infrastructure as production scales.
Own facility electrical infrastructure, including power distribution, electrical loads, and future capacity planning across the plant.
Translate process concepts, equipment specifications, and production requirements into robust electrical system designs.
Partner closely with Mechanical, Chemical, Metallurgical, and Controls Engineers to design and build an integrated manufacturing process.
Lead electrical design and buildout, including service entrance, switchgear, transformers, motor control centers (MCCs), VFDs, feeder and branch circuits, grounding, and industrial controls.
Own power distribution design and execution, ensuring compliance with NEC, NFPA 70E, and applicable local codes, while coordinating with utilities, contractors, and permitting authorities.
Support installation, commissioning, startup, and optimization of new equipment through hands-on troubleshooting and root cause analysis on the plant floor.
Analyze electrical systems, equipment performance, and energy consumption to improve reliability, efficiency, throughput, and operating cost.
Work directly with equipment vendors, electrical contractors, electricians, and technicians to execute projects quickly and maintain a high standard of craftsmanship.
Contribute to the development of next-generation automation and manufacturing systems by integrating controls, data infrastructure, AI, and real-time analytics to improve plant performance.
Help establish engineering standards, documentation, and best practices as we build Red Metals from the ground up.