Entry Level Electrical Engineer

HireTalent; Ashland (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

HireTalent is seeking Electrical Engineers to support four power generation facilities in Minnesota and Wisconsin. You will be the primary electrical engineering resource at your assigned plant, driving reliability improvements, supporting operations, and leading capital and maintenance projects.

You will manage upgrades from concept through completion, collaborate with operations, maintenance, engineering and leadership, interface with contractors, and help ensure safe, on-time, within-budget

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of electrical engineering experience.
• Experience in utility, power generation, industrial manufacturing, or heavy industrial environments.
• Experience with medium-voltage and high-voltage equipment.
• Troubleshooting and reliability engineering experience.
• Familiarity with plant electrical systems and equipment.
• Electrical Engineering degree preferred (ABET-accredited program preferred)

Responsibilities

• Serve as onsite electrical engineering expert for plant operations and maintenance.
• Lead reliability initiatives and troubleshoot plant electrical systems.
• Develop, scope, budget, bid, manage, execute, and close out electrical capital and maintenance projects.
• Support upgrades and replacement projects involving switchgear, transformers, MV, HV equipment, and other critical electrical infrastructure.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, engineering, and leadership to improve performance and reliability.
• Interface with contractors, consultants, subject matter experts, and project stakeholders.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget.
• Support large-scale outages, modernization efforts, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Electrical systems troubleshooting

Medium-Voltage equipment

High-Voltage equipment

Power plant operations support

Reliability engineering

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Client is seeking Electrical Engineers to support one of four power generation facilities located in Minnesota and Wisconsin. These engineers will serve as the primary electrical engineering resource at their assigned plant and will play a critical role in improving electrical reliability, supporting plant operations, and managing capital and maintenance projects. The position offers the opportunity to lead electrical infrastructure upgrades from concept through completion while working in a highly collaborative power generation environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the onsite electrical engineering expert supporting plant operations and maintenance teams.
• Lead electrical reliability initiatives and provide troubleshooting support for plant electrical systems.
• Develop, scope, budget, bid, manage, execute, and close out electrical capital and maintenance projects.
• Support upgrades and replacement projects involving:
• Switchgear
• Transformers
• Medium-voltage equipment
• High-voltage equipment
• Other critical electrical infrastructure
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, engineering, and leadership teams to improve plant performance and reliability.
• Interface with contractors, engineering consultants, subject matter experts, and project stakeholders.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget.
• Support large-scale outages, modernization efforts, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Must Have Skills:

• 1-3 years of Electrical Engineer
• Utility, power generation, industrial manufacturing, or heavy industrial experience
• Medium-voltage and high-voltage electrical equipment experience
• Troubleshooting and reliability engineering experience
• Familiarity with plant electrical systems and equipment
• Electrical Engineering degree preferred (OPEN to other similar bachelor's degrees) (preferred from an ABET-accredited program)