Electrical Power Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain power system models from field data and record drawings, and perform load flow, short-circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash (IEEE 1584-2018), motor starting, harmonic (IEEE 519), and cable ampacity studies.
• Develop protective relay settings and coordination for feeder, transformer, motor, generator, and bus protection; produce settings files, coordination curves, and functional test plans.
• Design and evaluate grounding systems per IEEE 80 and IEEE 81, including soil resistivity interpretation, ground grid modeling, touch and step potential evaluation, and fall-of-potential field verification.
• Size and rate equipment and conductors — transformers, cables, buses, breakers, fuses, and switches — and verify momentary, interrupting, and short-time withstand duty.
• Review and quality-check studies, calculations, and reports prepared by others, including third-party consultants.
• Develop and review electrical design deliverables: one-line and three-line diagrams, protection and metering diagrams, AC and DC schematics, wiring and interconnection diagrams, communications architecture, plans, sections, details, and design markups.
• Design and upgrade medium- and low-voltage power distribution systems and equipment, including switchgear, unit substations, motor control centers, variable frequency drives, service entrances, station batteries and DC systems, UPS, standby and emergency power, and lighting.
• Produce the supporting engineering basis: load lists, load flow and voltage drop calculations, cable and conduit schedules, panel schedules, and design basis documents.
• Ensure designs comply with the NEC, NFPA 70E, NESC, applicable IEEE and ANSI standards, and client engineering specifications.
• Write technical specifications and datasheets for medium- and low-voltage switchgear, power and station service transformers, motor control centers, protective relays, generators, and related equipment.
• Evaluate vendor proposals technically, prepare bid tabulations, and support procurement decisions.
• Review vendor submittals and shop drawings, issue and resolve comments, and maintain the technical requirements through fabrication.
• Support factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, and commissioning of new and modified electrical equipment.
• Conduct field investigations and existing-condition surveys; document as-found equipment configuration, nameplate data, protection schemes, and constraints, and translate findings into scope and design recommendations.
• Support construction through responses to RFIs, field change resolution, design clarification, and site visits.
• Review field and factory test data — insulation resistance, power factor and Doble testing, CT and PT ratio and polarity, relay functional testing — and confirm the installed system matches the design intent.
• Support energization, startup, and commissioning activities, including switching and outage planning with the client.
• Lead the electrical scope on moderate to large projects, including scope definition, hour estimates, schedule input, and change management.
• Cook up and coordinate electrical work with mechanical, civil/structural, controls, and process disciplines, and manage electrical workflow to meet project milestones.
• Provide technical direction, review, and mentorship to less experienced engineers and designers.
• Interface directly with clients, contractors, and vendors; participate in design reviews, model reviews, safety reviews, and client meetings.
• Identify technical and project risks early and work with project leadership to develop contingency plans.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• Minimum of 3 years of electrical power systems engineering experience in an industrial, utility, or consulting environment.
• Demonstrated experience designing or modifying medium-voltage (1 kV to 38 kV) and low-voltage power distribution systems.
• Hands-on modeling and study experience in SKM Power*Tools, ETAP, EasyPower, or equivalent — including building models from field data and interpreting and defending the results.
• Working knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC), NFPA 70E, and the IEEE standards applicable to industrial power systems (IEEE 1584, the IEEE 3000 / Color Book series, IEEE 80, and the C37 and C57 series).
• Strong technical writing skills, with the ability to produce clear study reports, field reports, and specifications for both technical and client audiences.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities against project schedules.
• Willingness and ability to travel to project sites for field investigations and construction support (approximately 10%).

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license, or EIT/FE with the experience required to sit for the PE exam.
• Direct experience with substation, power plant, generation facility, or microgrid / islanded generation design.
• Experience developing protective relay settings and configuration files using SEL AcSELerator, GE Multilin, ABB, or similar platforms.
• Experience with brownfield electrical equipment upgrades and modifications in operating facilities, including tie-in and phased cutover planning.
• Experience with arc-resistant medium-voltage switchgear and arc flash mitigation techniques.
• Experience with generator sizing, paralleling and load sharing controls, transfer schemes, or battery energy storage systems.
• Experience in natural gas transmission and midstream, oil and gas, power generation, or data center facilities.
• Experience with hazardous (classified) area design and equipment selection.
• Experience with field testing and commissioning, including grounding measurements and acceptance testing per NETA standards.
• Experience with instrumentation and controls interfaces to the power system, including SCADA, PLC-based control, control panel design, and network architecture.
• Experience directing or mentoring engineers, designers, and other project personnel.