Switchgear Electrical Engineer

Resa Power • Cerritos, CA

80d • $40

About The Position

Under the direction of shop management and Engineering, the electrical engineer uses engineering principles and design software, to help design, develop, and maintain electrical control systems and/or components to required specifications, focusing on economy, safety, reliability, quality, and sustainability.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in related field or equivalent experience or a minimum of 5 years of combined experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform design work for projects utilizing principles of mechanical or electrical engineering.
• Utilizes computer software, drawings, and other tools to perform engineering tasks.
• Coordinates manufacturing, installation, maintenance support documentation and testing activities to ensure compliance with specification, codes and design requirements.
• Establishing construction, manufacturing, or installation standards or specifications by performing a wide range of detailed calculations.
• Inspects completed installations and observes operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment.
• Review drawings to ensure technical and regulatory compliance.
• Able to provide information and technical support to internal and external customers that meet customer and company expectations.
• Responsible for reviewing jobs to ensure the job meets or exceeds Customer expectations.
• Coordinate with customers regarding specification/design questions and clarifications.
• Work with Purchasing and Vendors to receive quotes and lead times to complete design.
• Understanding of basic electrical and control system principles and a familiarity with reading electrical schematics, three-line diagrams and control / communication diagrams.
• Ability to coordinate multiple group efforts within the company to achieve objectives.
• HSEQ, DOT, OSHA compliance and conformance that delivered an excellent safety record.
• Competent with AutoCad and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook). Math Skills.
• Excellent communication skills, organizational skills (coordinate multiple group efforts with the company to achieve results) and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to identify processes needing improvement and recommendations towards improvement.
• Maintaining electrical equipment.
• Able to follow directions regarding assignment and Customer expectation on projects.
• Understand and follows company policies, state, federal, and safety polices.
• Able to work overtime (nights and weekends) to complete jobs in progress.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Performs power testing of protective relay panels, medium voltage switchgear line-ups, test communication, and HMI components on the relay panel.
• Reviews project specifications and implement testing procedures to comply with project requirements.
• Reviews test plans of large projects against schematics.
• Maintains test folder for all projects with relevant test reports, test drawings, and test pictures.
• Leads problem-solving initiatives to analyze quality failures and help drive quality improvements.

Benefits

• Full benefits including medical, dental, vision, company-paid life insurance.
• Employee Ownership Plan.
• Matching 401k.
• Paid time off.
• Paid Holidays (10 a year).
• Milestone bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Repair and Maintenance
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees