Electrical Senior Project Engineer - Substation

Affiliated Engineers, Inc.; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Electrical Project Engineer to join their Overland Park office. This role involves leading the design of power systems for various sectors, including mission-critical and institutional markets. You will collaborate with clients to create energy-efficient solutions and ensure the successful implementation of innovative designs. The company offers a flexible work environment, a commitment to professional growth, and an exceptional benefits package, including health, dental, and vision coverage. If you're ready to make an impact on world-changing projects, this opportunity is for you!

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Year-end bonus based on performance

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in MV or HV power distribution, generation, or transmission systems.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the power systems design process on assigned projects.
• Develop innovative design solutions for clients and project partners.

Skills

Power systems design

Substation design

Utility coordination

Relaying and protection

Switchgear automation

Dynamic load analysis

SCADA design

Distributed Energy Resources (DER)

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

Communication skills

Education

BSEE from an ABET accredited program

Professional engineering registration

Tools

Microsoft Office suite

Power engineering design programs

Job description

Overview

Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI) is a leading, multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm and collaborative community of over 800 employees who plan, design, and deliver high-performance, innovative, and holistic engineering solutions — positively impacting society and advancing humankind.

As a Senior Electrical Project Engineer - Substation Power Systems in our Overland Park, Kansas office, 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 projects. 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 lead 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.

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.
• 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.

Our dedication to you:

• AEI passionately invests in our brilliant talent by allowing for personal and professional growth through supporting clients like NASA, the National Institutes of Health, and others.
• Our flexible and collaborative work environment demonstrates our dedication to employee appreciation and collective commitment to excellence.
• An exceptional benefits package (health, dental, vision) and a year-end bonus based on company profits, individual responsibility, and performance.

We provide the tools and a support system to ensure a thriving career. If this environment and opportunity to work on world-changing projects align with your goals, we would be thrilled to meet you.

Come and collaborate with us!

To be considered, apply online at https://aeieng.com/about/careers/.

AEI is proud to be an EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled.