Senior Engineer – Electrical

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assume technical responsibility for electrical engineering and power system projects, overseeing everything from initial scoping to final design and construction-ready deliverables.

• Conduct short-circuit, protective device coordination, arc-flash, load-flow, grounding, and other related power system studies.

• Lead and autonomously perform medium- and low-voltage electrical design for both brownfield and greenfield projects.

• Design outdoor substations, unit substations, power transformers, protection and control systems, power monitoring systems, and manage breaker and relay replacements.

• Create technical specifications for medium- and low-voltage electrical equipment.

• Direct and manage CAD/design teams in the development and revision of one-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, schematics, and associated documentation.

• Analyze and interpret field data to facilitate engineering analysis, design development, and project execution.

• Develop and review protective relay setpoints, settings, and accompanying documentation.

• Evaluate power monitoring data and provide recommendations for clients.

• Conduct engineering reviews to ensure accuracy, coordination, constructibility, and compliance.

• Represent Qualus in customer meetings, site visits, project kickoffs, and other client-facing engagements.

• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, designers, field personnel, manufacturers, suppliers, and other Qualus teams.

• Assess engineering resource requirements and communicate any staffing, scheduling, scope, or technical issues.

• Participate in project kickoff and coordination meetings.

• Identify changes in scope or project conditions and assist with change management processes.

• Maintain necessary safety and technical training and adhere to safety regulations.

• Complete timekeeping, change documentation, technical reports, and other project records.

• Travel to customer sites and project locations as needed, potentially up to 30% of the time.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field from an ABET-accredited institution.

• Possession of a Professional Engineer (PE) license.

• Over 5 years of pertinent electrical engineering experience related to primary power distribution, protection and control, electrical equipment, and/or industrial power systems.

• Proven experience in developing protective relay setpoints and settings files.

• Proficient understanding of NEC/NFPA 70, ANSI C57, ANSI C37, and NESC standards.

• Experience in applying electrical engineering codes and standards to designs for substations and industrial power distribution.

• A minimum of 2 years of experience with AutoCAD.

• At least 3 years of experience utilizing power system modeling and analysis software such as ETAP, SKM PowerTools, and/or EasyPower.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey technical findings and recommendations to clients.

• Capacity to independently manage engineering tasks while ensuring accuracy, quality, and meticulous attention to detail.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Life insurance

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• Retirement Savings Plans, including employer matching where applicable

• Flexible Spending and/or Health Spending Accounts

• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

• Parental Leave

• Paid Time Off

• Company Holidays