Sr. Instrument Designer

About the Role

The I/E Instrument Designer is responsible for supervision and technical direction over a team of designers when functioning as a lead designer. Responsibilities include total delivery of electrical and instrumentation deliverables and services on time, within performance budget, and meeting quality expectations. This role involves advanced design work and requires extensive progressive experience in electrical and instrumentation design, performed under minimal supervision in the Pasadena area office.

Responsibilities

• Familiarity with and utilization of department design and drafting standards.
• Recognizing and communicating project scope, specifications, and design criteria upon assignment to a project task team.
• Producing installation details, motor control center single lines, electric room layouts, motor control elementaries, connection diagrams, cable schedules, control panel layouts, and grounding, lighting, power, and instrumentation plans under minimal supervision.
• Recognizing and communicating scope and design changes promptly.
• Providing on-site assistance during startup.
• Providing technical guidance to less experienced drafting personnel in the department.
• Coordinating work activities with other staff members and the discipline lead.
• Providing the discipline lead with the current status of project work, including identification of delays or improvements in the projected finish date.
• Conferring with clients to determine scopes of work and interacting with clients on technical matters.
• Producing 480VAC, 15kV/5kV equipment specifications, and electrical installation specifications with engineering review and approval.
• Complete understanding of the skills and experience required to perform design functions.
• Proactively leading and coordinating the efforts of a design staff to achieve scope, schedule, and budget objectives.
• Mentoring subordinates.
• Participating in team or cross-discipline checks to ensure coordination between design disciplines.
• Checking calculations made by other designers to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria, and good engineering practice.
• Determining construction quantities and providing construction cost estimates.
• Delegating work to designers in proportion to their technical skills and experience, then following up for support to ensure efficient progress and quality.
• Consulting with design leaders from other disciplines to ensure efficient progress and quality.
• Participating in the planning of training programs, continuous education opportunities, and professional development of staff.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Engineering Technology or Computer-Aided Drafting is required.
• 15+ years of relevant industrial experience in electrical and instrumentation drafting and design.

Skills

• Familiarity with the current version of the National Electrical Code (NEC).
• Ability to perform lighting level calculations, size wire, conduit, and overcurrent protection for both lighting and power applications.
• Ability to perform voltage drop calculations and route conduit and cable tray.
• Ability to calculate tray and conduit fill and determine motor control center loading.
• Familiarity with specifications and installation details of construction bulk materials and equipment.
• Ability to create accurate electrical installation documents from vendor equipment drawings.
• Ability to determine load center unit substation loading.
• Knowledge and understanding of workflow/information flow between disciplines and schedule constraints for electrical deliverables.
• Ability to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks.
• Ability to develop equipment specifications for 480VAC equipment (e.g., motor control centers, variable frequency drives, induction and synchronous motors, load center unit substations).
• Familiarity with 15kV power system equipment and installation techniques both above and below ground.
• Ability to develop equipment specifications for 15kV/5kV equipment (e.g., switchgear, load break switches, motor control centers) and perform calculations for short circuit and overcurrent protective device ratings.
• Ability to develop electrical installation specifications and construction cost estimates, detailed engineering schedules, and man-hour budgets for projects.
• Ability to determine construction material quantities and develop design criteria and scope of work.
• Ability to forecast hours to complete professional services and develop staffing plans based on deliverables and project schedule.
• Proficient in the use of MS Word, Excel, Outlook, 2D AutoCAD, and Microstation (3D AutoCAD preferred).
• Programming experience with Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Human Machine Interface (HMI), and/or Distributed Control System (DCS) equipment.
• Ability to lead a small team, coordinate with the process group for efficient equipment layouts, and deliver presentations.
• Good communication and virtual team skills.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.

Benefits

• Paid holidays and personal paid time off.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) and other benefits for eligible teammates.