Senior Power Electrical Engineer - Medium & Low Voltage Distribution

AECOM•Orange, CA

176d•$113,304 - $209,613•Onsite

About The Position

AECOM is seeking a Senior Power Electrical Engineer - Medium & Low Voltage Distribution to be based in Orange, CA. This role is responsible for electrical engineering work in power distribution design, including developing workload forecasts, design schedules, and budgets in collaboration with Project Engineers and Project Managers. The engineer will function as the “Engineer of Record” on projects, perform power system studies (load flow, short circuit, protective coordination, arc flash analysis), and provide technical support for business development activities such as developing proposals. Key technical tasks include single line diagram development, medium voltage switch gear and low voltage switchboard design and specifications, determining ampacity and developing Feeder and Cable Schedules, substation and transformer design and specification, protective relay and metering one line / three-line diagrams, panel schedules, equipment layouts and sectional views, connection diagrams, bills of materials, developing construction and equipment specifications, supporting projects during construction, start-up, and commissioning, grounding layouts, and lightning protection. The role also involves reviewing engineering work performed by peers, attending client meetings, conducting client and site field visits, and performing arc-flash hazard calculations to determine arc-flash boundaries and required PPE.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree plus 6 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
US Citizenship is required for this role

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
7+ years of Electrical Distribution and Facility Electrical System engineering experience
Willingness to travel occasionally
Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
Able to participate in field walks and create field sketches, take dimensions, climb ladders, etc. as necessary
Experience working and collaborating with a team of electrical engineers
Very familiar with industry and federal codes and standards (NEC, NFPA, NESC, IEEE, UFC, etc).
Experienced preparing drawings, specifications, and calculations involving medium voltage site distribution and facility designs
Performed detailed QA/QC engineering deliverable reviews
High preference for candidates with extensive design experience on medium voltage and low voltage distribution systems (for outdoor and indoor installations)
High preference for candidates with experience in conducting power system analysis using software such as SKM Power Tools for Window and ETAP
High preference for candidates with experience in underground electrical distribution
High preference for candidates with experience with outdoor and indoor lighting design and photometric calculations using software such as Visual and AGI
High preference for candidates with experience and ability in interfacing with clients and code enforcing agencies
High preference for candidates that have excellent writing and oral communication skills including report writing and presentations
High preference for candidates with writing and editing technical specifications for power and lighting design
High preference for candidates with leading electrical design and supervising design teams including other electrical engineers, designers and drafting personnel

Responsibilities

Responsible for electrical engineering work in power distribution design.
Working with Project Engineers and Project Managers on developing workload forecasts, design schedules, and budgets for electrical engineering work activities.
Functioning as the “Engineer of Record” on projects.
Performing Power system studies (load flow, short circuit, protective coordination, arc flash analysis).
Providing technical support for business development activities such as developing proposals.
Single line diagram development, medium voltage switch gear and low voltage switchboard design and specifications.
Determine ampacity and develop Feeder and Cable Schedules.
Substation and transformer design and specification.
Protective relay and metering one line / three-line diagrams.
Panel Schedules.
Equipment layouts and sectional views.
Connection Diagrams.
Bill of Materials.
Developing construction and equipment specifications.
Supporting projects during construction, start-up, and commissioning.
Grounding layouts.
Lightening protection.
Reviewing engineering work performed by peers.
Attending client meetings.
Client and site field visits.
Conducting arc-flash hazard calculations to determine arc-flash boundaries and required PPE.