Lead Power Distribution Design Engineer

About the role

The Project Operations Team provides comprehensive engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services throughout the entire project lifecycle. Our team specializes in handling both greenfield and brownfield turnkey electrical projects and has expertise in designing and constructing high and medium-voltage substations and developing power distribution solutions for utilities, government, data centers, industrial, and commercial facilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide design engineering services instrumental to the completion of turnkey projects.
• Provide engineering guidance to teams of designers/discipline specific engineers to create complete designs including both electrical and civil packages.
• Responsible for leading design deliverables to maintain project schedule, design budget, design accuracy, and submittal completeness working in concert with a broader execution team.
• The Lead Design Engineer is charged with value added engineering to provide a quality product while driving efficiencies.
• Ability to lead medium/high voltage designs for both substations and MV power distribution.
• Participate in site walk downs to assist in developing proposals for new work.
• Develop engineering estimates to develop scope, budget, and review technical documents.
• Develop and maintain schedule/budget.
• Work with and mentor other engineers on team.
• Submit to periodic customer required background and drug screenings.
• Travel 25% of the time.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a BS degree in engineering from an accredited institution with minimum of 3 years electrical engineering or electrical design experience OR an AS degree in Engineering from an accredited institution with minimum of 7 years of electrical engineering or design experience.
• In lieu of degree, minimum of 10 years of electrical engineering or design experience.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.
• This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• No relocation is being offered for this position.
• Candidates must reside within a 50 mile radius of one of the following locations to be considered; Lewiston, ME, Manchester, NH, Burlington, VT, Rutland, VT, Boston, MA, Springfield, MA, Albany, NY.
• Active duty military candidates are exempt from this restriction.
• Must possess a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
• Willing to travel up to 25%.
• Successfully complete and maintain compliance with Eaton’s safety program and policy; This includes role-applicable portions of the EESS Qualified Electrical Worker (QEW) program and any required annual re-certifications thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer qualification.
• Field experience in testing/commissioning medium voltage equipment.
• Working knowledge of NERC/FERC, NESC, NEC, ANSI, NETA.
• Experience with AutoCAD and/or MicroStation.
• Skills: Equipment Specifications, Single line/Three line drawings, Schematics/Wiring/Interconnection diagrams, General arrangement drawings, Conduit/cable plans, Grounding drawings, AC/DC control power drawings, SCADA design, Equipment Testing Procedures/Commissioning plans.