Electrical Engineer - Power Systems

Shah & Associates, Inc.; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Shah & Associates, Inc. in Gaithersburg, MD is seeking an experienced Electrical Design engineer to deliver electrical distribution design for facilities, industrial plants, and water/wastewater facilities.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, calculations, and coordination within a project team of engineers and designers. You will perform three-phase power studies, short-circuit analysis, voltage drop calculations, and settings for protective relays, while reviewing drawings and supporting

Qualifications

• BSEE from ABET-accredited university (Electrical Engineering preferred).
• PE license or plans to obtain.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage client contact and coordination of electrical projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical engineering design services for facilities, industrial plants, as well as water and wastewater facilities.
• Work in a project team environment with other engineers and designers involved in design, modification, and analysis of medium voltage electrical systems, electric power distribution design and standby power generation.
• Investigate, trouble-shoot, and solve a wide variety of electrical engineering issues.
• Prepare and review calculations including three phase power studies, short circuit, voltage drop, motor starting and protective relay settings and documentation for drawing production.
• Perform independent reviews of work performed by others including calculations and drawing preparation.
• Construction Management duties including shop drawing review, Inspections, as-built reviews and Manual reviews.

Skills

Electrical design

Power distribution

Project coordination

Communication skills

Education

BSEE (ABET-accredited)

PE licensure or in progress

Job description

Electrical Design – experience in the following: Design LV switchboards, LV switchgear, medium voltage (4.16kV, 13.2kV, 33kV) metal-clad switchgear, medium voltage (4.16kV, 13.2kV, 33kV) metal-enclosed switchgear, VFDs, MCCs

Preparation of one-line diagrams, Design of feeder breaker controls, Preparation of cable and conduit schedules, panelboard schedules, design of underground electrical distribution system, pad-mount transformers for radial and loop systems, pad-mount switches/switchgear, double-ended substation, protection scheme for double-ended substation, electric power distribution design and standby power generation

Construction management duties including shop drawing review, Inspections, as-built reviews and Manual reviews

Responsibilities

• The right candidates will be responsible for providing electrical engineering design services for facilities, industrial plants, as well as water and wastewater facilities. Whether you are just starting out your career or are a seasoned veteran in design services, if hands on design is your passion, we want to see if you have what it takes to be successful.
• Your work will be based in a project team environment with other engineers and designers involved in the design, modification, and analysis of new and existing medium voltage electrical systems, electric power distribution design and standby power generation
• You will work on challenging assignments that include investigating, trouble-shooting, and solving a wide variety of electrical engineering issues.
• You will prepare and review detailed calculations, including three phase power studies, short circuit, voltage drop, motor starting and protective relay settings as well as prepare documentation for design input for drawing production.
• You will Perform independent reviews of work performed by others including calculations and drawing preparation.
• Additionally, you may have Construction Management duties including shop drawing review, Inspections, as-built reviews and Manual reviews.

Must Have

• PE license (or plans to get a PE)
• A BSEE from an ABET accredited university (Electrical Engineering preferred)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage client contact and coordination of electrical projects

Headquarters – Gaithersburg, MD
416 N. Frederick Ave.
Gaithersburg, MD 20877