Electrical Graduate Engineer
About The Position
The Electrical Graduate Engineer will be a part of Westwood's Renewables Division. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients. The role involves supporting construction document production for commercial and utility scale solar, wind, and energy storage projects. This includes coordinating with various design team disciplines, utilizing AutoCAD for document creation and quantity takeoffs, and creating wiring/cable schedules based on input from senior designers/engineers. The position requires maintaining awareness of Westwood's design/CAD standards.
Requirements
- Proficiency in AutoCAD
- Knowledge of NEC and/or NESC.
- Experience and knowledge of basic electrical design concepts.
- Associates Degree or Technical School Certificate in Electrical Design, Solar Design, Architectural/Engineering Drafting, or related degree.
- Approximately 2 - 5 years of experience in the drafting/design of electrical power/distribution systems.
- Working knowledge and ability to read construction drawings and specifications.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Windows/Office products.
- Professional appearance with excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Must have a strong work ethic along with a positive attitude; be a supportive team member, able to work in a collaborative environment.
- Must be self-motivated with an ability to balance multiple projects under tight deadlines.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, or similar.
- Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D.
- Experience with ArcGIS.
- Proficiency with ETAP, SKM, CYME, or similar software package used to model electrical power systems and perform load flow, short circuit, voltage drop, grounding, thermal, and protective device coordination studies and analysis.
- NABCEP Certification.
- Wind AC collection design.
- Experience with energy storage systems (battery, fuel cells, flywheel, or capacitor.
- Experience with PVsyst, Helioscope, SAM, or other PV production modeling software.
- Experience with Helios 3D or SunDAT.
- Experience with Homer Pro.
Responsibilities
- Construction document production support for commercial and utility scale solar, wind, and energy storage projects.
- Coordinate with design team disciplines including civil engineers, geotechnical engineers, and surveyors.
- Utilize AutoCAD to create construction documents and perform quantity takeoffs. Construction documents will include site layouts, wire/cable routing plans, one lines, details, equipment/wire schedules, etc.
- Create wiring/cable schedules based takeoffs and sizing input from senior designers/engineers.
- Maintain awareness and knowledge of Westwood design/CAD standards.
Benefits
- Westwood provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
