Principal Electrical Engineer

About the job

Responsible for leading a small electrical team and contributing to the design, development, procurement and operation of utility grade electrical distribution and future electrical generation.

Requirements

• Design and development of large distributed electrical systems from suitable grid-connection, transformation and connection to high power systems
• Specification, procurement, and installation of large MVA electrical utility systems
• Commissioning, operation, and monitoring of large MVA electrical utility systems
• Design and implementation of grounding systems and techniques for both AC and experimental systems
• Future power generation at about 50MW level

Skills and Abilities Required

• Simulation of distributed loads and interactions with bus, transformers and utility connections using SKM, ETAP or similar
• Design and simulation of graded protection systems, breakers and fusing
• Transient analysis of large loads during abnormal conditions
• Use of AutoCAD, SolidWorks Electrical etc. for design and documentation of electrical systems
• Able to work independently as well as collaboratively with other scientists and engineers
• Accuracy and the ability to identify and correct shortcomings in proposals and designs
• Awareness of EMI/EMC issues caused by large electrical loads and grounding issues

Education

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related power utility engineering discipline
• At least 10 years’ experience of utility electrical distribution, large MVA loads and power generation equipment
• Professional Engineer status