Senior Electrical Engineer (10+ years)

Coffman Engineers • Austin, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Coffman Engineers is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer with at least 10 years of experience and an Electrical Engineering PE license to help grow and strengthen its electrical engineering practice. This technical leadership role will deliver complex projects across healthcare, federal, higher education, industrial, commercial, and mission critical markets, including data centers. The engineer will lead electrical system design from concept through construction, guide multidisciplinary teams, mentor developing engineers, support business development and client relationships, and contribute to the technical and strategic growth of the practice. The position is not remote and may require travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in Electrical Engineering; required.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of NEC, NFPA, IEEE, NESC, IES, and IECC requirements.
• Proficiency with electrical power-system analysis and building electrical design.

Nice To Haves

• Experience mentoring engineers and technically overseeing multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with SKM, ETAP, EasyPower, or similar electrical modeling software.
• Experience with AutoCAD, Revit, and Bluebeam.
• Experience with low- and medium-voltage power distribution, generation, protection, and emergency power systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead electrical engineer on complex healthcare, federal, higher education, industrial, commercial, and mission critical projects.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight for low- and medium-voltage power distribution, lighting, grounding, emergency and standby power, and related electrical systems from concept through construction.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable codes, standards, and client-specific criteria, including NEC, NFPA, IEEE, NESC, IES, IECC, UFC, and VA design requirements.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate with architects, engineers, contractors, owners, utilities, and authorities having jurisdiction.
• Perform and oversee engineering calculations, load analysis, equipment selection and sizing, short-circuit studies, protective device coordination studies, arc-flash studies, and basis of design development.
• Manage project scope, budget, schedule, staffing, and technical performance.
• Support construction administration, including submittal reviews, RFI responses, site observations, testing, and commissioning.
• Mentor electrical engineers, designers, and EITs and foster their technical and professional growth.
• Establish and promote best practices, quality standards, and continuous improvement initiatives within the electrical engineering team.
• Support business development through client engagement, proposal development, interviews, and strategic pursuits.
• Expand the electrical practice in healthcare, federal, higher education, industrial, commercial, and mission critical markets through technical expertise and relationship building.
• Develop and maintain client relationships that contribute to repeat business and long-term growth.
• Participate in recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and developing future engineering talent.
• Contribute to the strategic growth and leadership of the electrical engineering practice.
• Travel as needed.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits.
• Flexible PTO program.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Individually tailored professional and technical advancement and personal growth opportunities.
• Fun work environment.

What This Job Offers

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