Electrical Physical Design Engineer - Substations & BESS

Socket.dev; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Willdan is seeking an Electrical Physical Design Engineer or Designer to support power transmission and distribution, renewable energy, BESS, and data center projects across the United States. You will interpret engineering criteria, sketches and markups to produce high-quality design deliverables and manage drawings from initial design through construction.

Ideal candidates have strong electrical design fundamentals, experience with CAD tools, and the ability to work with civil, structural and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or BTech in Electrical Technology from an accredited institution.
• Five to ten years of relevant electrical physical design experience, including detailed design of medium or high voltage substations.
• Experience coordinating substation physical design with civil, structural and protection and control disciplines.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or MicroStation and drawing management tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the electrical physical design of high‑voltage substations, interconnection facilities, utility scale solar and wind projects, BESS, and data center power infrastructure from initial design through construction.
• Independently complete electrical design and drafting assignments by interpreting criteria, sketches, calculations and markups.
• Develop and revise electrical physical design drawings and details, including equipment layouts, elevations, sections, grounding layouts, and conduit/cable routing plans.
• Prepare and maintain P&C drawings including one-line, schematics, wiring documents, BOMs and cable schedules.
• Create and maintain CAD blocks, symbols, templates, and drawing standards.
• Ensure drawings comply with CAD standards, client requirements, codes and project specifications.
• Assemble drawing packages for reviews, submittals, permitting and construction.
• Coordinate design interfaces with civil, structural, SCADA, and other disciplines.
• Provide cross-disciplinary support to maintain accuracy and schedule.

Skills

Electrical design

Substation design

Engineering calculations

Coordination with disciplines

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Job description

Willdan is seeking an Electrical Physical Design Engineer or Designer to support power transmission and distribution, renewable energy, BESS, and data center projects across the United States. You will interpret engineering criteria, sketches and markups to produce high-quality design deliverables and manage drawings from initial design through construction.

Ideal candidates have strong electrical design fundamentals, experience with CAD tools, and the ability to work with civil, structural and