Facilities Electrical Engineer

About the role

The Facilities Electrical Engineer at Wolfspeed is responsible for overseeing the installation, commissioning, and maintenance of electrical power distribution systems. They also advise plants on changes to existing power distribution systems to meet manufacturing needs and interact with external engineering consulting teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance and guidance to multiple electrical contractors to perform necessary work to achieve electrical studies, implementation of remedy recommendations, incident investigations, and corrective actions
• Advises plant in the recommendations for changes in existing power distribution systems to meet manufacturing needs
• Interact with external Electrical Engineering Consulting Team
• Provide expertise and guidance on all electrical studies, including short circuit analysis, arc-flash analysis, and over duty equipment analysis
• Lead the Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) evolutions and assist in executive corrective actions for electrical issues impacting site operations
• Cook up solutions to address all essential electrical issues to increase safety and reliability of electrical sources
• Develop best practice and standards in the area of electrical distribution, electrical equipment maintenance, and automation of electrical equipment and information
• Work with professionals within and outside the department to develop design criteria, project scopes, schedules, and funding requests to successfully define and deliver projects
• Prepare funding estimates, establish budgets, control costs of the electrical distribution system

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 5+ years of prior work experience as an Electrical Engineer in a high voltage environment
• Knowledge of National Electrical Code and Electrical Safety in the workplace, Electrical Area Classification, Electrical Corporate Engineering and Maintenance Standards, Guidelines and Procedures
• Experience with transformers, switchgear, Motor Control Centers, protective relaying, motors, motor starters, fuses, O/L, AC drives, grounding, uninterruptible power supplies, batteries and chargers, emergency generators, and cables
• Ability to apply electrical theory and related knowledge in the design, testing, and trouble-shooting of operational electrical machinery and electrical control equipment and circuitry in a large manufacturing plant
• Ability to read and interpret one-lines and control schematics

Qualifications

Wolfspeed is proud to offer a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your authentic self to work. We value diversity and believe that everyone's unique perspective contributes to our success. If you have any questions about this position or Wolfspeed, please feel free to reach out.