Electrical Senior Project Engineer - Substation

Affiliated Engineers, Inc; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Benefits Package

Job summary

Affiliated Engineers, Inc. seeks a Senior Electrical Project Engineer - Substation Power Systems to lead the power design for complex projects and mentor the team. You will coordinate with clients, partners, and utilities to deliver MV/HV solutions across campuses, manufacturing, and institutions.

The ideal candidate has a PE license, 10+ years of MV/HV experience, and proficiency with power systems modeling and design tools, plus strong communication.

Qualifications

• BSEE from ABET accredited program.
• Professional engineering registration (PE) and licensure in multiple states as needed.
• 10+ years of MV/HV power distribution, generation, or transmission design experience.
• Proficiency in power engineering design software (power systems modeling, SCCAF).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to mentor, delegate work and collaborate with clients and project partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the power systems design process on assigned projects.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and project partners.
• Mentor and coordinate the project team and stakeholders.
• Coordinate with utilities and ensure design standards compliance.

Skills

Power systems design

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Mentoring and delegation

Education

BSEE from ABET accredited program

Tools

Power systems modeling

SCCAF

Microsoft Office

Job description

As a Senior Electrical Project Engineer - Substation Power Systems, you will help us empower our clients to achieve energy-efficient building solutions, save global environments, and create a better, greener future for all.

Here’s why we need you:

In this role, you will build and maintain relationships with clients and project partners and will be responsible for the overall power systems design process on assigned project. AEI projects may require experience in some or all of the following expertise: substation design, utility coordination, relaying and protection, switchgear automation, dynamic load analysis, SCADA design, Vdc distribution, DER and renewable energy generation, battery energy storage systems, microgrids, and campus distribution for medium and high voltage. You will develop innovative and unique design solutions to align with project, client and project partner needs and leads the team in implementing solutions in the power, mission critical, manufacturing, automotive, higher ed, pharmaceutical, federal, and institutional markets.

Expertise of our most successful Senior Electrical Project Engineer:

• BSEE from an ABET accredited program.
• Professional engineering registration required. Ability to obtain licensure in various states as needed.
• 10+ years of experience designing MV or HV power distribution, and/or generation, and/or transmission systems.
• Proficiency in computer operation for power engineering design programs (power systems modeling, SCCAF).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work well in a team environment, including carrying out appropriate follow-through with others, mentoring, delegating work, and giving and receiving constructive feedback. Communicates well with clients, project partners and with individuals at all levels in the organization.

Effective skills to help you flourish:

• Experience in medium and/or high voltage substation design.
• Expertise in relaying, protection, and metering design incorporating microprocessor-based devices. Familiarity with programming and testing practices in support of start-up and acceptance testing.
• Expertise in switchgear/substation automation sequence of operations.
• Expertise in facilitating SCADA implementation.
• Experience coordinating with Utility Companies for point of demarcation, interconnect agreements, design standards compliance, etc.
• Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and renewable energy generation.
• Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) technology.
• Grid scale Photovoltaic (PV) technology.

Exempt Employees:

Full Benefits package to include: Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, STD/LTD, Paid sick time, FSA, PTO, Paid Holidays, 401k.