Electrical Senior Project Engineer - Substation
About the role
Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI) is seeking a Senior Electrical Project Engineer - Substation Power Systems to join our Chapel Hill office. This role involves building and maintaining relationships with clients and project partners, and being responsible for the overall power systems design process on assigned projects.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain relationships with clients and project partners
- Responsible for the overall power systems design process on assigned projects
- Develop innovative and unique design solutions to align with project, client and project partner needs
- Lead the team in implementing solutions in the power, mission critical, manufacturing, automotive, higher ed, pharmaceutical, federal, and institutional markets
Requirements
- BSEE from an ABET accredited program
- Professional engineering registration required
- 10+ years of experience designing MV or HV power distribution, and/or generation, and/or transmission systems
- Proficiency in computer operation for power engineering design programs (power systems modeling, SCCAF)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work well in a team environment, including carrying out appropriate follow-through with others, mentoring, delegating work, and giving and receiving constructive feedback
- Communicates well with clients, project partners and with individuals at all levels in the organization
Qualifications
- Experience in medium and/or high voltage substation design
- Expertise in relaying, protection, and metering design incorporating microprocessor-based devices
- Familiarity with programming and testing practices in support of start-up and acceptance testing
- Expertise in switchgear/substation automation sequence of operations
- Expertise in facilitating SCADA implementation
- Experience coordinating with Utility Companies for point of demarcation, interconnect agreements, design standards compliance, etc.
- Experience with Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and renewable energy generation
- Experience with Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) technology
- Experience with Grid scale Photovoltaic (PV) technology
Skills
- Experience in medium and/or high voltage substation design
- Expertise in relaying, protection, and metering design incorporating microprocessor-based devices
- Familiarity with programming and testing practices in support of start-up and acceptance testing
- Expertise in switchgear/substation automation sequence of operations
- Expertise in facilitating SCADA implementation
- Experience coordinating with Utility Companies for point of demarcation, interconnect agreements, design standards compliance, etc.
- Experience with Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and renewable energy generation
- Experience with Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) technology
- Experience with Grid scale Photovoltaic (PV) technology
Benefits
We offer an exceptional benefits package including health, dental, vision, a year-end bonus based on company profits, individual responsibility, and performance, and a supportive work environment that encourages professional development and adherence to core values.
Pay
Compensation is commensurate with experience.
Schedule
The schedule is flexible to accommodate the needs of the position and the client.
Contact
To be considered, apply online at https://aeieng.com/about/careers/. If you know other candidates that would excel at this position, please share this posting with them directly via email, or to your network on LinkedIn.
About AEI
Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI) is a leading, multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm and collaborative community of over 800 employees who plan, design, and deliver high-performance, innovative, and holistic engineering solutions — positively impacting society and advancing humankind. AEI is dedicated to enhancing public health and improving patient outcomes, advancing revolutionary biomedical research, and enabling the next generation of scientific discovery and technological innovation through remarkable design and award-winning projects.