Senior Electrical Engineer (Bengaluru) - GFS

Burns & McDonnell; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to lead design and support activities in Bengaluru. This role encompasses responsibility for electrical systems across diverse sectors including Aerospace, Data Centers, and Food & Beverages. Candidates should have at least 10 years of experience in electrical distribution systems and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. Strong communication skills, familiarity with design software, and a proven leadership track record are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in the design, installation and maintenance of electrical distribution systems.
• Experience as a project discipline lead is required.
• Experience in data centers, Food & Beverage, pharmaceutical, healthcare, manufacturing, or institutional facilities is an advantage.
• Knowledge of critical facility design and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support electrical engineering and design activities for various projects.
• Interface with project managers and other engineering disciplines.
• Design electrical systems to meet clients' reliability and uptime requirements.
• Conduct fault studies and load flow analysis.
• Prepare detailed design calculations and review drawings.
• Size electrical equipment, cable sizes, and layouts.
• Develop electrical master plans for facilities.
• Review designs and specifications of purchased or fabricated systems.
• Provide design direction and resource management on multi-discipline projects.

Skills

Knowledge of applicable standards and codes

Experience with 2D engineering tools like AutoCAD 2D

Experience with 3D engineering tools (Navisworks, AutoCAD Plant 3D, REVIT)

Lighting design software (AGI-32, Dialux, Visual)

Microsoft Office Tools (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Knowledge of power system design tools (ETAP, SKM)

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

Job description

Description

Burns & McDonnell India is looking for an experienced candidate to join our Global Facilities Group in Bengaluru office to lead and support electrical Engineering & design activities involved on Aerospace & Industrial, Data Center, Food & Beverages, Consumer life solution & Commercial projects mainly in USA. This position requires an experienced electrical engineer capable of successfully solving difficult problems that require adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures and criteria. This candidate will lead design, planning and client coordination activities associated with high, medium and low voltage electrical distribution and control systems found in Aerospace & Industrial, Data Center, Food & Beverages, Consumer life solution & Commercial projects.

Responsibilities

Position will require extensive interface with Burns & McDonnell project manager, other engineering disciplines, modelers, designers, and detailers locally in the Bengaluru office as well as remotely with Mumbai office & various international offices in the United States & United Kingdom.

• 1. Designs electrical systems/equipment to provide a useful and safe environment for the electrical industry in accordance with the clients’ requirements for reliability and uptime.
• 2. Advises clients regarding electrical systems/requirements available to meet their needs and comply with all applicable codes.
• 3. Monitors installation of designed equipment/systems to ensure compliance with design documents.
• 4. Conducts fault studies and load flow analysis. Develop design criteria for protective device coordination, relay applications, medium voltage transformers, switchgear, medium and low voltage distribution.
• 5. Preparing detail design calculations report and review of detail drawings and layouts.
• 6. Responsible for sizing electrical equipment, cable sizing, cable tray sizing and layouts.
• 7. Able to develop and/or lead the design of electrical master plans for facilities encompassing but not limited to the following: reliable power distribution, motor control centers, energy efficient lighting systems, communications and telecom routing, instrumentation and controls for HVAC systems, fire-alarm interface, building level uninterrupted power systems (UPS) systems, engine generators.
• 8. Reviews electrical designs and specifications of equipment or systems being purchased or fabricated.
• 9. Provides electrical design direction and resource management on multi-discipline projects.
• 10. Developing concept studies, designs, and narratives.
• 11. Participate in the Identification, recruiting and management of resources to meet the needs of the business.
• 12. Travelling to offices within India and International offices on need basis.
• 13. Flexible to work in projects in supporting role and closely collaborate with project lead engineer to execute all assigned duties.
• 14. Responsible for managing the assigned scope within agreed schedule, budget and complying with agreed project quality norms.
• 15. A committed team player able to work on own initiative.

Qualifications

• 1. Certifications / Skills:
  • a. Possess knowledge of all applicable standards and codes
  • b. Experience of exposure to 2D Engineering tools like AutoCAD 2D
  • c. Experience of exposure to 3D engineering tools like Navisworks, AutoCAD Plant 3D, REVIT etc. is an additional advantage.
  • d. Experience with lighting design software like AGI-32, Dialux or Visual.
  • e. Microsoft Office Tools – MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, Outlook, OneNote
  • f. Knowledge or experience working with one of the power system design tools ETAP or SKM is an additional advantage
  • g. Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• 2. Minimum Education:
  • a. Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from a recognized institute.
• 3. Minimum Experience:
  • a. 10 years of experience in the design, installation and maintenance of electrical distribution systems.
  • b. Demonstrated abilities as a project discipline lead
  • c. Data centers, Food & Beverage, pharmaceutical, healthcare, manufacturing, or institutional facilities experience is an added advantage.
  • d. Knowledge of critical facility design and infrastructure

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Job Engineering

Primary Location India-Karnataka-Bengaluru

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: No