Early-Career Power Systems Engineer

Excel Engineering, Inc.; Mounds View (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Health insurance

Dental & Vision

Life Insurance

PTO

Flexible schedule

Employee referral program

Job summary

Excel Engineering, Inc. in Minnesota seeks an Electrical Engineer (Power) to conduct arc flash analyses, load flow and short-circuit studies, and protection coordination for diverse power systems.

You will use SKM PowerTools, AutoCAD, ETAP, and EasyPower to model and optimize designs, with a PE license or plan to obtain within a year. Ideal candidates will have an ABET/EAC‑accredited engineering degree, 3.0+ GPA, and willingness to travel up to 30% while collaborating across teams to deliver

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering (power).
• Cumulative GPA 3.0+ on a 4.0 scale.
• Professional Engineer license or ability to obtain within one year preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform arc flash evaluation to determine incident energy and arc flash boundary per NEC 110.16, NFPA 70E, IEEE 1584, OSHA 1910.269 Appendix E.
• Review and recommend trip times for protective devices.
• Determine protective clothing requirements from study output.
• Suggest mitigations to reduce fault clearing times or arc flash hazards.
• Perform power system modeling and data gathering.
• Perform CAD drafting on projects.
• Analyze load flow, short circuit, and protective device coordination for optimization.
• Develop proficiency in NEC and software: AutoCAD, SKM, ETAP, Easy Power.

Skills

Arc flash analysis

Load flow analysis

Protection coordination

NFPA70E knowledge

AutoCAD

SKM PowerTools

ETAP

EasyPower

MS Office

Travel 30%

Education

BSEE in electrical engineering (power)

Tools

AutoCAD

SKM PowerTools

ETAP

EasyPower

Job description

Excel Engineering, Inc. in Minnesota seeks an Electrical Engineer (Power) to conduct arc flash analyses, load flow and short-circuit studies, and protection coordination for diverse power systems.

You will use SKM PowerTools, AutoCAD, ETAP, and EasyPower to model and optimize designs, with a PE license or plan to obtain within a year. Ideal candidates will have an ABET/EAC‑accredited engineering degree, 3.0+ GPA, and willingness to travel up to 30% while collaborating across teams to deliver