Senior Power Studies Engineer

About the role

SMC is seeking a Senior Level Power Studies Engineer to direct and execute electrical power studies—including short circuit, coordination, arc flash, reliability, and Neher-McGrath thermal ampacity studies—for mission-critical projects. Typical projects include greenfield and brownfield data centers, hyperscale and enterprise colocation fit-outs, conceptual designs, feasibility studies, and assessments of existing facilities. The role involves independent execution of studies, leadership of a small team, and close collaboration with internal design leads, clients, contractors, and equipment manufacturers. The ideal candidate will also help grow the company’s power-studies expertise through training, standards development, quality control, and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Develop and complete power studies for mission-critical buildings and campuses, covering medium-voltage distribution, highly redundant power systems (distributed and block topologies), on-site generation, UPS backup, and house-power distribution.
• Coordinate with electrical design leads, contractors, and equipment manufacturers to collect data and build accurate system models.
• Review client standards, design criteria, applicable codes, and best practices to ensure power-system designs meet all requirements.
• Interpret local and national construction codes and project specifications as they relate to electrical power studies.
• Use SKM, ETAP, Reliasoft BlockSim, and other specialized tools to perform required studies.
• Leverage Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams for documentation, presentations, and collaboration.
• Meet project deadlines, including working extended hours when necessary to deliver major milestones.
• Travel to project sites as needed (typically less than 5% of time).
• Communicate clearly in both written and verbal forms with team members and clients.
• Lead junior engineers and designers, and coordinate multi-team tasks to deliver several projects simultaneously.
• Mentor and train staff to expand the company’s electrical power-studies knowledge base.
• Maintain strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks concurrently.

Requirements

• 4-year degree in electrical engineering or architectural engineering with an electrical focus preferred; 2-year and EET degrees with relevant experience will be considered.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in facility electrical design, with proficiency in SKM for power-system studies.
• Experience performing short-circuit, coordination, and arc-flash studies for large industrial and commercial buildings (>1,000 buses); mission-critical design experience (multiple scenarios, alternate power paths, complex topologies) is a strong plus.
• Experience with Neher-McGrath underground thermal studies is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with the full construction lifecycle—from schematic design through construction administration, including submittal reviews, shop-drawing reviews, existing-condition surveys, site observations, and punch lists—is a plus.
• Experience leading small teams and interfacing with clients is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with construction-management tools such as Procore and Autodesk Construction Cloud is a plus.
• Knowledge of controls and monitoring systems for mechanical and electrical systems is a plus.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred; unlicensed candidates with appropriate experience are welcome.

Pay

Base compensation: $125,000–$350,000 (actual pay varies based on education, experience, skills, and location).

Benefits

• 36-hour standard work week with hybrid working arrangement.
• 13 paid holidays.
• 100% coverage of medical, health, and dental insurance premiums for full-time employees; subsidized spouse and family premiums.
• Employer-sponsored life and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) plan with annual safe-harbor contribution.
• Reimbursement of professional licensing costs.