Electrical Senior Project Engineer - Substation

Affiliated Engineers, Inc.; Denver (CO); In loco; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health, dental and vision insurance

Retirement plan

Performance-based year-end bonus

Flexible work environment

Wellness resources and community Initi

Descrizione del lavoro

Affiliated Engineers, Inc. seeks a Senior Electrical Project Engineer - Substation Power Systems to lead complex power design efforts. You will drive the design process, coordinate with clients and partners, and mentor project teams to deliver MV/HV solutions across sectors.

The role emphasizes substations, protection, switchgear, SCADA, and DER integration, with a focus on collaboration and innovative engineering excellence.

Competenze

• ABET-accredited engineering degree required.
• Professional engineering registration with ability to licensure in multiple states.
• 10+ years designing MV/HV power distribution, generation or transmission.
• Proficient in power engineering design software including power systems modelling (SCCAF).
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with clients and teams.
• Mentorship and leadership capabilities in project settings.

Mansioni

• Lead the power systems design process on assigned projects.
• Develop relationships with clients and project partners.
• Coordinate substation design, relaying/protection and SCADA aspects.
• Guide teams and ensure design solutions meet project needs.

Conoscenze

Professional engineering registration

10+ years experience

Interpersonal communication

Team collaboration

Power systems modeling

Power distribution design

Formazione

BSEE from ABET-accredited program

Strumenti

Microsoft Office

SCCAF

Descrizione del lavoro

Join a Team Where Engineering Excellence Drives Opportunity

At Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI), we bring together expertise and innovation to solve the most complex challenges. Since 1978, we’ve supported mission-driven organizations in designing systems and environments that advance society and improve lives. Today, with more than 1000 professionals across 23 offices, we help shape the future of healthcare, science and technology, energy, education, and other vital sectors. From elevating patient care in Mayo Clinic’s world-class hospitals to enabling discovery in high-containment laboratories for U.S. agencies and driving environmental progress with Microsoft’s renowned Thermal Energy Center, our work enriches the human experience, safeguards the environment, and pushes the boundaries of possibility. AEI consistently earns national recognition from leading industry publications, including Building Design+Construction, Engineering News-Record, and Consulting-Specifying Engineer, with distinctions such as being named the #1 Laboratory Engineering Firm in the nation and receiving multiple Best of the Best Project awards, underscoring the lasting legacy of our work. At AEI, you’ll join a collaborative community where your expertise fuels innovation, your ideas drive progress, and your work helps shape a brighter future.

Senior Electrical Project Engineer - Substation Power Systems

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 maintains 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.

When You Work Here, You Can Expect

• A flexible, collaborative environment where your well-being matters—because your best work happens when you’re supported.
• Real opportunities to grow—through mentorship, professional development programs, and exposure to high-impact projects across disciplines.
• To collaborate with inspiring teammates who challenge the status quo, foster innovation, and pave the way for future leaders.
• A benefits package that offers health, dental, vision, and retirement, a performance-based year-end bonus, and thoughtful perks tailored to your needs—whether that’s a flexible work environment, wellness resources, or community-focused initiatives, we’ll continue to invest.

If this dynamic environment and the chance to contribute to transformative projects resonate with your ambitions, we would love to connect with you. Join us and make an impact!

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