Electrical Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Excellence Group in Alexandria, VA is seeking an Electrical Engineer with Linux chops and a track record of delivering under pressure. You will tune Rails workloads, migrate Linux stacks, and translate large initiatives into PHP increments while keeping security and audits in check.

The role offers ownership over the middle of freelance projects, strong process improvement focus, and a fast-moving environment where deadlines matter. Compensation opens at six figures and hours are flexible.

Qualifications

• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a freelance project.
• Solid Process Improvement grounding, plus Terraform you can pick up on the fly.
• The diplomacy to align stakeholders who don’t agree yet.
• Track record that proves you can high-trust ship under deadline pressure.

Responsibilities

• Tune Ruby on Rails queries until the VA database stops timing out under load
• Pull Energy Excellence Group's Linux stack out of the VA region before the migration deadline
• Break large technology initiatives into PHP increments Alexandria can actually deliver
• Harden Energy Excellence Group's Linux auth so the VA audit comes back clean
• Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using Prioritization
• Decode the undocumented Terraform service nobody at Energy Excellence Group remembers writing
• Ensure code quality through automated linting, testing, and static analysis

Skills

Freelance project ownership

Process improvement

Stakeholder alignment

Deadline-driven

Leadership experience

Tools

Terraform

Linux

Ruby on Rails

PHP

Job description

Some engineers tolerate complexity; the Electrical Engineer we want at Energy Excellence Group hunts it down and refactors it out of existence. You'll bring 3 years of Linux, and in return get $100,000 - $138,000, a supportive team, and the freedom to drive your own results.

Key Responsibilities

• Tune Ruby on Rails queries until the VA database stops timing out under load
• Pull Energy Excellence Group's Linux stack out of the VA region before the migration deadline
• Break large technology initiatives into PHP increments Alexandria can actually deliver
• Harden Energy Excellence Group's Linux auth so the VA audit comes back clean
• Implement secure authentication and authorization flows using Prioritization
• Decode the undocumented Terraform service nobody at Energy Excellence Group remembers writing
• Ensure code quality through automated linting, testing, and static analysis

What You'll Bring

• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a freelance project
• Solid Process Improvement grounding, plus Terraform you can pick up on the flyThe diplomacy to align stakeholders who don't agree yet
• Track record that proves you can high-trust ship under deadline pressure
• Proven leadership experience guiding mid-level-level initiatives

Equal parts laboratory and workshop, Energy Excellence Group builds forever-learning technology products that hold up far beyond the borders of Alexandria, VA. Expect a culture where curiosity is rewarded and asking "why" is never seen as a challenge.

Your compensation opens at $100,000 - $138,000, your mentor is waiting, your benefits are ready, and your hours are yours to flex.

Hiring for this position is live and moving quickly, with interviews already underway.