Senior Electrical Engineer: Reliability, Design & Maintenance

Elsa Talent; Johor; On-site; MYR 89,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Elsa Talent in Malaysia seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to provide technical input and execute strategy, delivering engineering services across projects and operations. You will support design, testing, maintenance, and troubleshooting of electrical systems, including protection relays, transformers, switchgear, motors, and UPS.

The role requires reading SLDs and drawings, participating in commissioning, start-up, and handover, and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum five years of experience.
• Conversant with electrical system design, testing, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Hands-on knowledge of protection relays, transformers, switchgear, motors, and UPS systems.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, SLDs, schematics, and technical documents.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, ETAP, and/or other electrical simulation software.
• Strong knowledge of power distribution, maintenance processes, and reliability practices.
• Experience in petrochemical / Oil & Gas facilities is highly preferred.
• Experience in plant maintenance and turnaround activities will be an added advantage.
• Familiarity with reliability engineering and asset integrity/inspection.
• Exposure to EPC, brownfield projects, commissioning, and start-up activities is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, coordination, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical input and execute the Electrical Engineering Strategy, Business Plan, and Policy.
• Deliver technical and project engineering services and specialized engineering solutions.
• Provide technical engineering support for electrical systems, including design, testing, maintenance, troubleshooting, and improvement activities.
• Support the operation and maintenance of electrical equipment, including protection relays, transformers, switchgear, motors, and UPS systems.
• Review and interpret electrical drawings, SLDs, schematics, and technical documentation.
• Support electrical engineering activities throughout project and operational phases, including commissioning, testing, and start-up.
• Monitor electrical system performance and support root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical expertise and contribute to technical capability development and continuous improvement across the organization.
• Ensure electrical engineering and maintenance activities comply with applicable safety requirements, regulatory standards, codes, and industry best practices.
• Maintain accurate engineering and maintenance documentation and provide technical recommendations to relevant stakeholders.
• Support initiatives to enhance asset reliability, integrity, availability, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Electrical design

Electrical troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

AutoCAD

ETAP

Reading electrical drawings

Project coordination

Communication

Maintenance planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

ETAP

Electrical simulation software

Job description

Elsa Talent in Malaysia seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to provide technical input and execute strategy, delivering engineering services across projects and operations. You will support design, testing, maintenance, and troubleshooting of electrical systems, including protection relays, transformers, switchgear, motors, and UPS.

The role requires reading SLDs and drawings, participating in commissioning, start-up, and handover, and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.