Senior Electrical Engineer - Design Studies
About the role
ECI is seeking highly motivated Electrical Engineers with significant experience in performing EHV technical design studies. The ideal candidate should have deep knowledge and experience in various studies at the EHV level, including but not limited to:
- Shunt Reactive Compensation and Voltage Control
- Coupled Line Resonance Studies
- Single Pole Automatic Reclosing
- Series Capacitor Analysis
- Line Switching Overvoltage Studies
- Line or Sub MAD calculations
- Coupling to Adjacent Circuits in ROW
- Voltage/Current Unbalance/Transposition Studies
- Transformer Energization TOV studies
- EHV Capacitor Switching
- Technoeconomic Conductor Selection Studies
- EHV Power Cable Studies
Responsibilities
The engineer will join a team of experienced engineers and perform detailed EMT analysis for the study work as well as provide guidance to younger staff who this individual will train.
Requirements
- MSEE (PhD is desirable)
- 15+ years of experience performing most of the studies listed above
- Expert user of PSCAD
- (Knowledge of ATP and EMTP-RV a plus)
- Expert user of positive sequence/phasor domain tools
- A professional engineers license is preferred but not required
Qualifications
- Extensive experience with PSCAD
- Knowledge of common loadflow tools, MathCad, Excel
Skills
- Positive sequence/phasor domain tools
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k), profit sharing and employee stock ownership plan
- Paid vacation, personal days and holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Continued professional education reimbursement
Pay
Salary commensurate with experience and education. Compensation Range: $150,000 - $240,000 Annually
Schedule
Depending on experience, applicants may be qualified for a hybrid or remote work arrangement. Relocation to Madison, WI or Chesapeake, VA to work with the team is preferred.
Electrical Consultants, Inc. (ECI)
ECI employs over 850 engineers, designers, project managers, surveyors, ROW agents, environmental planners, construction professionals and support staff in 37 offices across the U.S. The firm has more than 40 years of experience in the planning, engineering, and construction of a wide range of power delivery projects including substations, transmission lines, distribution systems, communication systems and industrial facilities.