Electrical Power Systems Study (ETAP/SKM) Specialist
TekWissen ® · Houston, TX · Yesterday
HybridEngineeringContract
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to clients worldwide. Our client is a trusted engineering, construction, and project management partner to industry and government, differentiated by the quality of their people and their relentless drive to deliver successful outcomes. Since 1898, they have completed more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries, creating jobs, growing economies, and improving infrastructure resiliency.
About the role
This is a temporary, hybrid assignment based in Houston, TX, with a duration of 3 months.
Responsibilities
- Perform system studies including load flow, voltage drop, short circuit, motor starting, arc flash, harmonic study, grounding study, cable thermal analysis, and cable sizing for equipment protection, coordination, and relay settings.
- Design overall single line diagrams, metering and protection single line diagrams, schematics, connection diagrams, MCC schedules, panel schedules, and cable schedules.
- Design medium voltage systems (34.5kV / 13.8kV / 4.160kV) and low voltage systems (480V and 208/120V), including switchgear, MCCs, switchboards, distribution boards, and lighting panel design.
- Collaborate effectively within teams and across disciplines.
Requirements
- Knowledge and application of NEC code, ANSI/IEEE, and other industry standards.
- Extensive experience with ETAP, SKM, and other industry-wide electrical system design tools (e.g., MicroStation, Revit, AutoCAD 2D/3D, electronic cable management systems).
- Professional Registration License (P.E.) in Electrical Engineering (Power).
Qualifications
- Prior work experience on medium or major-sized projects with an EPC company.
- Knowledge of client engineering department procedures.
- Experience coordinating with global execution teams and offices.
- Experience in planning and executing greenfield or brownfield projects in semiconductor, data center, or life sciences market segments.