Senior Electrical Power Engineer
Location: Long Beach, CA
ELECTRICAL POWER DESIGN ENGINEER
General Description
Our company is seeking a qualified Electrical Power Design Engineer in Long Beach, CA to assist with our expanding electrical power offerings. We are a highly regarded electrical power and control systems engineering firm with nationwide recognition.
Key Experience & Skills
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in creating comprehensive electrical construction and specification packages.
- Ability to develop plans such as load studies, single line diagrams, plot plan & area/building detail diagrams, lighting, grounding, conduit and cable schedules, construction specifications, and equipment and installation details.
- Preferably, experience in area classification drawings, motor/breaker schematics and wiring diagrams, and lightning protection.
- Familiarity with National Electrical Code (NEC), IEEE 3000 Series, and API 500 (preferred).
- Proficient in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with power system modeling tools such as ETAP, SKM, or EasyPower is preferred.
- Experience with electrical power relay settings generation and implementation, preferably with GE Multilin and SEL.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam. Professional Engineer License preferred, or ability to obtain licensure within 2 years.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of electrical power load studies.
- Create comprehensive electrical power construction packages for plan check and stamping by a Professional Engineer.
- Generate detailed electrical power specifications for company construction packages.
- Prepare bills of material and collaborate with vendors for equipment pricing.
- Conduct field verification walkdowns and as-building of existing Electrical and E&I infrastructure.
- Perform factory acceptance testing on electrical power equipment.
- Execute start-up and commissioning activities, including troubleshooting electrical power and E&I issues as needed.
- Provide after-hours support for internal and external clients.
- Collaborate with Project Manager(s) to ensure quality, budget adherence, and communicate technical progress or issues.
- Assist in developing cost estimates and proposals for new projects.
- Travel up to 25% with willingness to travel by air.
Company Benefits
- Competitive salary with discretionary bonus for working over 80 hours in a two-week pay period.
- Benefit Time Off (BTO) that can be used as paid vacation, sick time, holiday funding, or cash.
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
- 401(k) Matching.
- Company-provided health insurance.
- Health club sponsorship.