Salary
💰 $82,000 - $133,300 per year
About the role
- Create complex electrical engineering plans, details, and calculations for renewable energy and substation projects
- Provide design drawings, under the direction of senior staff, including but not limited to one-line and three-line diagrams, panel front elevations, AC/DC schematics, AC/DC cable schedules, and wiring diagrams
- Acquire knowledge of equipment, specifications, and the art and science of protective relaying and controls for substation systems of renewable power plants interconnecting to various utilities across the United States
- Optimize electrical protection scheme templates and tools
- Enhance automation in substation electrical design using Substation Design Suite, SQL, Python, Visual Basic (Excel Macros), Auto LISP or other programming languages
- Perform design tasks on small projects or portions of larger projects
- Apply standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform assigned tasks as part of a broader assignment
- Ensure compliance with company, industry, trade, and jurisdictional safety standards, practices, and codes
- Work under the direction of more senior staff and receive close supervision on all aspects of assignments
- Receive a thorough review of completed work for application of sound professional judgment
- Perform essential duties, including meeting deliverables and deadlines
- Perform additional duties as assigned or directed
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or similar
- Foundational knowledge of electrical engineering concepts and theories for high-voltage substation equipment
- Intermediate experience utilizing AutoCAD, including understanding layers, dynamic blocks, attributes, etc.
- AutoCAD Electrical or Substation Design Suite for P&C experience is strongly preferred
- Prior experience (internships acceptable) in power delivery, transmission, or distribution is very desirable
- Intermediate experience with Python, SQL, VBA, or AutoLISP programming is desirable, but not required
- A passion for optimization, innovation, and finding efficiencies in processes
- Ability to identify and solve complex problems
- Ability to be both creative and analytical with an eye for aesthetics
- Detail-oriented and accurate
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Efficient time management – must be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously and independently