Associate Principal / Senior Electrical Engineer

Interface Engineering, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 126,366 - 159,399; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

401(k) Medical Vision Dental

Paid time off

Career development

Job summary

Interface Engineering, Inc. seeks an Associate Principal / Senior Electrical Design Engineer in Los Angeles, offering hybrid work with in-person collaboration.

You will lead electrical design for diverse projects, mentor staff, and coordinate with clients while guiding the MEP team through complex, high-performance systems. The role requires a PE, 10+ years in MEP, and strong leadership, communication, and coding knowledge across healthcare and other sectors.

Qualifications

• BSEE required; PE preferred.
• 10+ years' experience in MEP design/consulting.
• Healthcare building design experience and HCAI compliance.
• Strong team leadership and project management with client-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as discipline leader for multiple projects across industries.
• Lead and mentor multi-disciplinary engineers and designers.
• Manage complex MEP projects with a focus on high-performance design.
• Meet with clients to define requirements and present solutions.
• Provide guidance to design staff and integrate with project management.

Skills

MEP design leadership

10+ years experience

Team management

Client engagement

Building codes knowledge

Communication skills

Healthcare design

HCAI compliance

Education

BSEE

Professional Engineer (PE)

PMP Certification

LEED Accreditation

Tools

CAD

REVIT

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join a People-First, Employee-Owned Firm That’s Redefining Flexibility and Growth

Associate Principal / Senior Electrical Design Engineer (MEP) – Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

Interface Engineering Inc.

At Interface Engineering, we believe your career should be as dynamic and rewarding as the projects you support. As a 100% employee-owned firm, we’re proud to offer our Collaboration from Home policy—giving you the flexibility of a hybrid schedule (2 days in-office per week minimum) while staying connected to a team that values innovation, inclusion, and impact.

Why Interface?

We’re not just engineers—we’re collaborators, mentors, and trailblazers in high-performance design. Our Pathway to Leadership program offers a transparent, personalized roadmap for career advancement, empowering you to grow in the direction that excites you most.

Our Culture

Interface has the company culture and work environment you have been seeking! You’ll find a workplace with a culture of fun, and superior work/life balance benefits, expansive personal development opportunities, cutting-edge technology, and great relationships. You’ll work alongside MEP industry leaders who will help you develop your own thriving career path. Our work takes us around the globe and on a steady growth curve. Our success and innovation are powered by people like you!

Our Core Values

Our core values capture the essence of who we are. We live and breathe them, and they inform everything we do. We are:

• Conscientious.
• Empowered.
• Respectful.
• Resilient.
• Transformative.

Key Responsibilities

As an Associate Principal / Senior Electrical Design Engineer at Interface, you will be taking ownership as a discipline leader on multiple projects. Your duties will include, but may not be limited to:

• Serve as permanent Team Leader for Multi-discipline engineers and designers.
• Managing complex MEP projects across numerous industries: Commercial, Medical, Biotech, Education, Transportation, and more.
• Innovative and complex electrical system design
• Meeting and consulting with clients
• Providing guidance to design staff
• Supporting overall project management to our MEP team leaders.

Required

What You’ll Bring:

• BSEE
• 10+ years' experience in MEP design/consulting
• Team leadership/management experience
• Project Management Experience in the MEP space
• Healthcare building design and HCAI compliance experience
• High-energy client services skills
• Excellent communication ability
• Complete understanding of building codes
• Thorough design system knowledge

Preferred

• A Professional Engineering License (or equivalent experience)
• PMP Certification
• LEED Accreditation
• Experience with CAD and REVIT

What You’ll Love

• Competitive Pay: $126,366 to $159,399 annual salary and conditional bonus
• Employee Ownership: Build equity through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Robust Benefits: 401(k), medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, transportation benefits...and more!
• Generous Time Off: PTO, paid holidays, and company closure to clients from Christmas to New Year's
• Purpose-Driven Culture: Paid volunteer time and a commitment to social equity
• Career Development: Work alongside industry leaders and access continuous learning opportunities

Ready to grow with us?

If you’re looking for a role where your voice matters, your growth is supported, and your work makes a difference— and become part of the Interface Engineering family.

Social Equity

Interface is committed to social equity within our walls and in our communities. We are a diverse, inclusive, and responsible firm. Interface provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable federal or state-protected classifications.We support local business and seek to partner with small and minority-owned firms on our projects. Our staff is empowered to design community service programs (e.g., clean up beaches, serve meals at shelters, tutor school-aged children, etc.) – using paid volunteer time.

Please note: H1-B visa sponsorship or transfer is not approved for this position.