Electrical Engineer - Active Cabinets

Position Responsibilities

• Design and engineer active cabinet power systems for Clearfield cabinets based on customer and market requirements, including -48vdc rectifiers, AC UPS systems, battery strings, distribution bays, and grounding schemes.
• Develop AC power designs from utility service entry through panelboards, ATS, and primary distribution, ensuring code compliance and resiliency.
• Manage UL/CE/CSA/NOM compliance for all Active Cabinets.
• Create detailed electrical designs for cabinets including one-line diagrams, wiring schematics, load calculations, site layout drawings, and bill of materials (BOM).
• Specify and evaluate power equipment (rectifiers, batteries, inverters, breakers, fusing, surge protection, etc.) and components to meet customer requirements and to provide for future product enhancements.
• Ensure all designs align with NEC, IEEE, Telcordia (e.g. GR-1089, GR-63, GR-487), and customer requirements.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Marketing and Design Engineering teams to integrate power designs into cabinet architecture.
• Conduct design reviews with internal stakeholders, customers, and Applications Engineering to ensure manufacturability.
• Provide technical guidance and support for Clearfield customer installation, commissioning, and acceptance testing.
• Perform thermal validation of systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or 3+ years of experience in telecom or power system design, with a focus on -48VDC rectifier systems and AC electrical infrastructure.
• Strong familiarity with telecom power equipment from manufacturers including ABB, Eltek, Delta, Eaton, or equivalent.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD (or similar) for generating electrical design drawings.
• Solid understanding of grounding, bonding, surge suppression, and power redundancy strategies.
• Knowledge of load balancing, power factor considerations, and energy efficiency principles.
• Excellent documentation, organizational, and communication skills.
• Adequate color vision and strong eye-hand coordination.
• Demonstrated understanding of Electrical Safety principles and best practices.
• Able to lift up to 40 lbs.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suites and basic computer skills.
• Effective ability to provide direct and actionable feedback.
• Effective ability to build strong internal and external relationships and deliver customer centric solutions.
• Effective ability to build teams to address large systemic problems and take immediate action on well defined, repetitive issues.
• Able to travel 25%.