Electrical Staff Engineer II

Electric Power Engineers • Austin, TX

3d

About The Position

Electric Power Engineers is seeking a Staff Electrical Engineer to support the engineering, design, technical review, and delivery of medium-voltage and high-voltage substation projects. The role performs electrical engineering activities for Owner’s Engineer and design engineering assignments, contributing from conceptual design and engineering development through procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout. Projects may serve utility, renewable energy, battery energy storage system, data center, and industrial applications.

The position develops and updates substation electrical design documents and deliverables, supports engineering calculations and studies, coordinates interfaces with other engineering disciplines, and assists with technical reviews and procurement activities. The work is performed in accordance with project scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements. The position is located in the United States, with occasional travel of 10% or less.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• At least three years of related experience.
• Experience preparing or supporting electrical engineering deliverables for utility, industrial, renewable energy, or other power infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of substation electrical equipment, electrical design principles, and engineering documentation.
• Familiarity with substation voltage levels ranging from 4.16 kV through 500 kV or higher.
• Basic knowledge of applicable IEEE, IEC, NESC, NEC, NEMA, NFPA, and relevant utility standards.
• Experience with electrical engineering software and tools such as ETAP, SKM PowerTools, EasyPower, AutoCAD, and applicable grounding analysis software.
• Ability to manage assigned tasks, coordinate with team members, and meet established project deadlines.
• Willingness to learn new engineering tools, standards, and design practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and documentation skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical engineering deliverables for medium-voltage and high-voltage substations serving utility, renewable energy, battery energy storage system, data center, and industrial applications.
• Prepare and update substation electrical design documents, including single-line and three-line diagrams, equipment layouts and electrical drawings, auxiliary power designs, grounding and lightning protection layouts, cable schedules and routing, conduit and duct bank drawings, equipment specifications, technical data sheets, bills of materials, ratings, sizing calculations, and control and protection interface documentation.
• Assist with electrical calculations and studies, including load calculations, short-circuit assessments, equipment duty evaluations, and grounding studies.
• Support development of design packages at conceptual, preliminary, 30%, 60%, 90%, issued-for-construction, and as-built stages.
• Coordinate electrical design interfaces with protection and control, SCADA, civil, structural, and transmission line engineering teams.
• Support Owner’s Engineer assignments by reviewing engineering documents prepared by EPC contractors, engineering consultants, and equipment vendors.
• Assist in preparing technical specifications, equipment data sheets, and procurement documentation for substation electrical equipment.
• Assist with technical bid evaluations and comparisons of equipment specifications and vendor proposals.
• Execute assigned electrical engineering activities and deliverables in accordance with project scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements.
• Communicate progress, outstanding tasks, technical questions, and potential schedule impacts to the responsible engineer or project manager.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% premium coverage for the employee.
• Generous paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• MyShare Employee Ownership Program.
• 401(k) with up to a 4% match, 100% vested from day one.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level