Senior Power Electrical Engineer - Medium & Low Voltage Distribution
$115,000–$200,000 year
HybridOrange, California, United States
Job Summary
Conduct power distribution design and system studies including load flow, short circuit, and arc flash analysis. Develop single line diagrams, feeder schedules, and equipment layouts for substation and transformer specifications. Review engineering deliverables, prepare construction specifications, and support projects through construction, start-up, and commissioning. Attend client meetings, conduct site field visits, and collaborate with project teams on workload forecasts and budgets. Perform power system calculations and protective device coordination using industry-standard software. This role requires a Senior Power Electrical Engineer based in Orange, CA, with US citizenship, a Bachelor's degree, and six years of experience in medium and low voltage distribution systems.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree plus 6 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
- US Citizenship
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
- 7+ years of Electrical Distribution and Facility Electrical System engineering experience
- Willingness to travel occasionally
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
- Able to participate in field walks and create field sketches, take dimensions, climb ladders, etc. as necessary
- Experience working and collaborating with a team of electrical engineers
- Very familiar with industry and federal codes and standards (NEC, NFPA, NESC, IEEE, UFC, etc)
- Experienced preparing drawings, specifications, and calculations involving medium voltage site distribution and facility designs
- Performed detailed QA/QC engineering deliverable reviews
- High preference for candidates with extensive design experience on medium voltage and low voltage distribution systems (for outdoor and indoor installations)
- High preference for candidates with experience in conducting power system analysis using software such as SKM Power Tools for Window and ETAP
- High preference for candidates with experience in underground electrical distribution
- High preference for candidates with experience with outdoor and indoor lighting design and photometric calculations using software such as Visual and AGI
- High preference for candidates with experience and ability in interfacing with clients and code enforcing agencies
- High preference for candidates that have excellent writing and oral communication skills including report writing and presentations
- High preference for candidates with writing and editing technical specifications for power and lighting design
- High preference for candidates with leading electrical design and supervising design teams including other electrical engineers, designers and drafting personnel
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