Energization Engineer - Electrical Subject Matter Expert (SME)

FusionIRX • Boise, ID

5h • Onsite

About The Position

FusionIRX is seeking a highly experienced Energization Engineer to provide senior technical leadership, engineering oversight, and coordination of electrical energization activities for a large-scale semiconductor fabrication construction project. The role is responsible for developing, reviewing, coordinating, and overseeing energization strategies, procedures, readiness assessments, and system startup activities, ensuring electrical infrastructure is properly installed, tested, technically ready, and safely transitioned from construction into energized and operational service.

The position covers medium- and low-voltage distribution systems and associated equipment, including substations, transformers, switchgear, switchboards, MCCs, VFDs, transfer switches, UPS systems, generators, critical power equipment, protective devices, grounding, and monitoring systems. The engineer reviews designs and studies, installation and testing records, protection settings, operating configurations, energization sequences, and Methods of Procedure (MOPs). They lead readiness reviews and walkdowns, coordinate testing and commissioning, assess hazards and system dependencies, troubleshoot technical issues, and support initial energization, startup, acceptance, and operational turnover.

The role also involves coordinating electrical work with construction, engineering, commissioning, QA/QC, Energy Marshals, EHS, owner representatives, electrical operations, equipment manufacturers, testing organizations, and other technical disciplines. The engineer is expected to exercise sound technical judgment, communicate risks and recommendations, maintain accurate documentation, mentor less-experienced personnel, and uphold electrical safety and system integrity without compromising them for schedule pressure.

The position is 100% on-site in Boise, Idaho, in an active semiconductor manufacturing construction, energization, and commissioning environment. Flexibility may be needed for critical milestones, scheduled shutdowns, extended shifts, and commissioning activities. Switching, authorization to energize, and hazardous energy control are performed only by designated, qualified, and authorized personnel; this role provides technical oversight and may perform those activities only if separately qualified and expressly authorized.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in electrical engineering, electrical power distribution, electrical construction, energization, or commissioning.
• At least 5 years of directly relevant experience in electrical energization, power system startup, commissioning, electrical testing, or equivalent technical responsibilities.
• Extensive experience with medium- and low-voltage electrical distribution systems and demonstrated expertise in energization planning, readiness verification, and startup.
• Significant experience supporting large-scale semiconductor fabrication, advanced manufacturing, data center, pharmaceutical, power generation, or similarly complex mission-critical facilities.
• Experience in a senior technical leadership capacity such as Senior Electrical Engineer, Electrical Energization Lead, Commissioning Lead, or Electrical SME.
• Strong knowledge of electrical distribution equipment, protective relays, circuit breakers, transformers, switchgear, and protection systems.
• Experience reviewing electrical system studies, protection settings, testing results, and energization documentation.
• Understanding of electrical switching sequences, system operating configurations, hazardous energy control interfaces, and LOTO coordination.
• Ability to interpret single-line diagrams, electrical schematics, equipment specifications, and technical documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve complex electrical engineering, startup, and commissioning issues and coordinate multiple contractors, engineering teams, and commissioning activities.
• Advanced knowledge of electrical power distribution, energization, startup and commissioning, protection and coordination, arc-flash hazards, acceptance testing, grounding and bonding, UPS/ATS/generator systems, redundancy and backfeed protection, control and monitoring systems, readiness assessments, functional and integrated systems testing, and turnover requirements.
• Strong working knowledge of applicable NFPA 70 (NEC), NFPA 70E, NFPA 70B, OSHA electrical safety and hazardous energy control requirements, relevant IEEE standards, NETA testing specifications, ANSI and UL standards, applicable SEMI standards, and manufacturer requirements.
• Current NFPA 70E electrical safety training.
• Ability to work 100% on-site in Boise, Idaho, in an active semiconductor construction, energization, and commissioning environment.
• Ability to conduct electrical walkdowns and equipment inspections, coordinate multiple contractors and disciplines, and comply with project safety, security, quality, and site-access requirements.
• Flexibility to support critical energization milestones, scheduled shutdowns, extended shifts, and commissioning activities, and to respond to urgent technical concerns and changing project conditions.
• Exceptional communication, documentation, organizational, and technical judgment skills; willingness and authorization to exercise stop-work authority when safety requirements are compromised.
• A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related technical discipline is strongly preferred; equivalent extensive electrical engineering, power systems, and energization experience may be considered where permitted by applicable requirements.

Nice To Haves

• 15 or more years of electrical power systems, construction, energization, or commissioning experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety training.
• Relevant electrical testing, power distribution, or commissioning certifications.
• Training or certifications in electrical energization safety, power system protection, hazardous energy control, or project management.
• Previous experience as a Lead Energization Engineer, Senior Electrical Commissioning Engineer, Electrical Startup Lead, or equivalent senior technical authority.
• Direct experience on large-scale semiconductor fabrication construction projects and familiarity with semiconductor cleanroom infrastructure and critical manufacturing utilities.
• Experience energizing complex medium- and low-voltage distribution systems in advanced manufacturing or mission-critical facilities.
• Strong background in substations, switchgear, transformers, protective relaying, and critical power infrastructure.
• Experience developing or reviewing detailed electrical energization sequences and switching MOPs, and coordinating energization across multi-contractor construction programs.
• Experience coordinating system transitions from construction to commissioning and facility operations.
• Experience with ETAP, SKM PowerTools, or EasyPower.
• Familiarity with Procore, Bluebeam, CxAlloy, and other project management or commissioning platforms.
• Demonstrated success resolving complex electrical startup and energization challenges.

Responsibilities

• Plan, engineer, review, coordinate, and oversee electrical energization activities throughout construction and commissioning.
• Develop and review electrical energization plans, procedures, startup strategies, readiness criteria, and Methods of Procedure (MOPs).
• Provide technical oversight for energization and startup of medium- and low-voltage electrical distribution systems and associated critical power infrastructure.
• Review electrical designs, single-line diagrams, schematics, studies, equipment ratings, system configurations, protection settings, and distribution sequences.
• Lead and participate in pre-energization readiness reviews and electrical system walkdowns; verify construction completion, testing, safety, and operational readiness.
• Review installation records, equipment documentation, testing results, punch-list items, deficiencies, and corrective actions before energization.
• Provide engineering oversight of electrical testing, analyze results, witness designated tests, and verify completion of required corrective actions.
• Review short-circuit and coordination studies, arc-flash assessments, protective relay configurations, circuit breaker settings, transformer protection, and system grounding arrangements.
• Coordinate energization schedules, dependencies, hold points, switching procedures, briefings, communications, and contingency arrangements with authorized personnel.
• Identify electrical hazards, backfeed and stored-energy risks, equipment protection concerns, system interdependencies, and operational risks; escalate safety concerns and exercise stop-work authority in accordance with project procedures.
• Coordinate electrical safety and hazardous energy control requirements with the Electrical Energy Marshal, EHS personnel, and designated electrical authorities.
• Coordinate electrical energization with semiconductor manufacturing infrastructure, critical utilities, mechanical systems, process systems, I&C, automation, and commissioning teams.
• Review and support electrical monitoring, control interfaces, alarms, interlocks, permissives, and integrated systems testing.
• Coordinate commissioning planning, equipment startup, initial operational testing, performance verification, system acceptance, and transition to facility operations.
• Develop and maintain energization plans, readiness records, technical procedures, testing and commissioning documentation, operating configurations, deficiency records, and readiness reports.
• Track energization milestones and dependencies; communicate technical risks, schedule constraints, and readiness concerns to project leadership.
• Collaborate with contractors, engineering teams, commissioning personnel, QA/QC, owner representatives, manufacturers, and testing organizations to resolve complex technical issues.
• Lead technical discussions, provide practical recommendations, mentor less-experienced engineers and commissioning personnel, and communicate engineering issues clearly and professionally.

Benefits

• Opportunity to contribute to a major, state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing construction project.
• Opportunity to serve in a critical electrical engineering and energization leadership capacity.
• Opportunity to work alongside experienced engineering, construction, electrical safety, and commissioning professionals.
• Opportunity to help bring complex electrical infrastructure safely into operation and influence energization practices on a technically demanding project.
• Opportunity to apply expertise to advanced power distribution systems and mission-critical manufacturing infrastructure.
• Work with an organization that values technical excellence, accountability, ethical leadership, and respect for others.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior