Senior Electrical Engineer

Dow•Bristol, PA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Dow is hiring a Senior Electrical Engineer for its Bristol, Pennsylvania site, supporting the site maintenance team. The role provides technical electrical expertise for day-to-day plant maintenance and strategic project work, including capital and expense projects across the site. It addresses process instrumentation, electrical distribution, and electrical safe work standards. The engineer supports intermediate and larger improvement projects, or portions of process design within significantly large capital projects, applying expanded conceptual and practical knowledge in the discipline. The position is onsite and does not offer relocation assistance. It requires the ability to work legally in the United States; visa sponsorship or support, including for permanent residency, is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, or relevant military experience at or above U.S. E6, Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class, or Sergeant ranking.
At least 3 years of relevant experience.
Ability to work legally in the United States; visa sponsorship or support is not available.
Ability to wear safety equipment such as earplugs, goggles, and steel-toed shoes.
Ability to wear and use respirators.
Ability to perform frequent bending, reaching, and lifting.
Ability to work in tight or closed-in spaces.
Ability to climb stairs and ladders and work at heights.
Ability to stand or walk for extended periods.
Ability to perform elevated work at or above four feet and use PPE, including harnesses with a total weight capacity of 300 pounds.
Skills in coordinating tasks, inspection techniques, engineering drawings, electrical engineering, project engineering, and plant maintenance.

Nice To Haves

Prior Dow Maintenance, Repair, and Operations experience.
Medium- and low-voltage electrical distribution experience.

Responsibilities

Provide electrical expertise to the Site Maintenance Department to resolve ongoing equipment issues, develop site instrument and electrical improvement strategies, and support electrical projects of varying sizes.
Provide electrical engineering support during the design, construction, and commissioning of site electrical infrastructure capital improvements.
Develop maintenance operating discipline and advise plant personnel on troubleshooting failures, repairs, and evaluating whether equipment meets its intended or existing service conditions.
Support key capital project execution phases by ensuring scope is well defined, meets business needs cost-effectively, and includes technical requirements for local and industry needs.
Serve as engineering owner for medium- and low-voltage electrical distribution systems, substations, switchgear, transformers, motor control centers, UPS systems, standby generators, emergency power systems, power monitoring systems, lighting, grounding, and facility electrical distribution.
Own and maintain site electrical documentation, including single-line diagrams, arc flash studies, protective device settings, and equipment files.
Identify technical problems in designs and existing operations and engage the business, functional technology center, and subject matter expert network to resolve them.

Benefits

Equitable, market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity, with locally relevant incentives.
Benefits and programs supporting physical, mental, financial, and social well-being.
Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources.
Employee stock purchase programs, subject to location availability.
U.S. Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program, applying monthly student debt payments as if they were contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)) toward the company match.
Medical and life insurance packages with coverage options; travel insurance is available in certain countries and locations.
Training, mentoring, work experiences, community involvement, and team-building opportunities.
Role-based workplace flexibility to support productivity and personal needs.
Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
Paid time off for new parents, including birthing, non-birthing, adoptive, and foster parents.
Paid time off to care for sick or injured family members.
Paid time off for volunteering and Employee Resource Group participation.
Wellbeing Portal for Dow employees.
On-site fitness facilities, subject to location availability.
Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships, and more.
Some locations may offer transportation allowances, meal subsidies or vouchers, and carbon-neutral transportation incentives.