Electrical Engineer - High Voltage

Genuine Search Group; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Genuine Search Group is seeking an Electrical Engineer to lead power distribution reliability, equipment troubleshooting, and electrical safety across a heavy industrial plant. The role requires technical authority on high- and low-voltage systems and plant automation.

You will oversee NFPA 70E compliance, arc flash analysis, LOTO, and safety regulations while coordinating with maintenance and production teams to minimize downtime and optimize performance.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• 2+ years in industrial power distribution and heavy motors.
• Experience with medium-voltage equipment (4.16 kV–13.8 kV) and digital relays.
• Familiarity with NFPA 70E, arc flash analysis, and LOTO procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical safety programs and ensure NFPA 70E compliance on site.
• Maintain and troubleshoot substation, switchgear, MCCs, batteries, UPS, transformers, and drives.
• Collaborate with maintenance and operations to minimize unplanned downtime.
• Oversee periodic PdM activities, thermal imaging, insulation testing, and relay testing.
• Plan and manage electrical upgrades, retrofits, and capital projects.
• Support large motors, VFDs, soft starters, and heavy equipment during outages.
• Update one-line diagrams, prints, and arc flash studies.

Skills

Electrical safety

Power distribution

Industrial controls

NFPA 70E knowledge

Medium voltage equipment

PLC/HMI familiarity

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering (ABET-accredited)

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Siemens PLCs

HMI software

Digital relays (SEL, GE Multilin)

Job description

We are looking for an Electrical Engineer to lead power distribution reliability, equipment troubleshooting, and electrical safety across our continuous-process plant. You will be the technical authority on site for everything from high-voltage substation feeds down to 480V motor circuits and plant automation.

What You'll Do

• Own Electrical Safety: Oversee the site’s electrical safety program, ensuring full compliance with NFPA 70E, arc flash standards, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), and MSHA/OSHA safety regulations.
• Power & Infrastructure: Manage the maintenance, testing, and upkeep of our utility substation, medium- and low-voltage switchgear, transformers, motor control centers (MCCs), industrial battery/UPS systems, and backup generators.
• Troubleshooting & Uptime: Partner with maintenance mechanics, electricians, and production staff to diagnose electrical issues on large motors, kilns, ball mills, crushers, conveyors, and dust collection systems to keep unplanned downtime to a minimum.
• Preventive & Predictive Maintenance: Run the plant’s electrical PdM programs—including thermal imaging, motor circuit analysis, insulation testing (meggering), and relay testing. Maintain strategic spares for key transformers, large motors, and drives.
• Capital Scopes & Modifications: Specify, estimate, and oversee electrical capital upgrades and equipment retrofits from initial scope through commissioning and contractor sign-off.
• Drives & Heavy Equipment: Support large AC/DC motors, variable frequency drives (VFDs), soft starters, and wound-rotor motors with liquid resistance starters.
• Shutdowns & Outages: Plan, schedule, and execute electrical repair and inspection work during annual plant overhauls and planned kiln/mill shutdowns.
• Engineering Drawings & Studies: Keep one-line diagrams, prints, and arc flash/coordination studies up to date.
• Power Quality: Monitor power factor, harmonics (IEEE 519), and power usage to find opportunities to trim peak demand and energy costs.

What You Bring

• Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering (ABET-accredited program required).
• Experience: 2+ years working around industrial power distribution, large drives, and heavy motors. Background in cement, aggregate processing, mining, chemical, pulp & paper, or heavy manufacturing is strongly preferred.
• Medium Voltage: Practical background with medium-voltage equipment (4.16 kV up to 13.8 kV) and digital relays (SEL, GE Multilin, or similar).
• Controls Exposure: Familiarity with heavy-industry control platforms (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or similar PLCs/HMIs).
• Industry Standards: Clear working understanding of NFPA 70E and experience with arc flash and coordination analysis. An EIT or PE license is a plus, but not required.

Requirements:

• Authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation and work extended hours during major plant outages or critical breakdowns.