ERS Systems Integration Engineer - Remote

Vertiv; California (MO); Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a System Integration Engineer to tackle complex challenges in electric power systems. This role involves collaborating with diverse teams to develop innovative solutions, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and managing projects effectively. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and a passion for problem-solving. Join a forward-thinking company that values safety, teamwork, and operational excellence, and contribute to vital infrastructure technologies that power data centers and communication networks globally.

Qualifications

• Requires strong knowledge of the National Electrical Code and industry standards.
• Thorough knowledge of electrical apparatus testing and problem evaluation.
• Willing to work flexible hours and travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain expertise in electric power system protection.
• Create system programming based on owner’s requirements.
• Simulate power system conditions to test integrated IEDs.

Skills

Power system studies

Software engineering

Hardware engineering

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Electrical apparatus testing

Microsoft Office Suite

AutoCAD

Education

Graduate Engineer BSEE or BSME

5 years experience in design, testing, and commissioning

3 years experience as Power Systems Engineer

Registered Engineer in Training

Tools

AutoCAD

Manufacturer specific software

Job description

Integration engineers require a substantial amount of specialized expertise, including power system studies, software and hardware engineering, interface protocols, and general problem-solving skills. The problems to be solved have not been solved before, except in the broadest sense. Projects will include new and challenging problems with an input from a broad range of engineers where the system integration engineer "pulls it all together."

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain an advanced level of technical expertise in electric power system protection and automation

Work closely with design, vendor, utility, regulatory agency, operators, owners, contractors, and protection engineers to create system programming which translates the owner’s requirements into concrete technical designs.

• Develop settings for all layers of control including; protective relaying, and communication processors.
• Simulate power system conditions in a lab environment to test communications and automation functionality of integrated IEDs and software packages.
• Write complete, detailed reports using a computer, and accurately process job billing.
• Track, organize and manage projects using web based storage.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Job Qualifications :

• Strong knowledge of the National Electrical Code and various industry standards, such as NERC, IEEE, OSHA and NFPA.
• Requires special skills in a majority of the following : Generation and co-generation start-up – ANSI, NEC, and NEMA specification; - complex control systems - medium and high voltage substation start-up.
• Thorough knowledge of electrical apparatus testing with a strong theoretical understanding of electrical power systems, and good aptitude for problem evaluation.
• Requires a high degree of communication, and organizational skills.
• Communicate effectively, in writing and verbally, with clients, peers and management.
• Good judgment, dependable, supervises large-scale projects with technical expertise and good business management skills.
• Strong computer skills including editing, formatting and using templates in Microsoft Office Suite, use of Manufacturer specific software and documentation of design within AutoCad.
• Willing to work flexible hours, weekends, holidays and night work. Must be available for out-of-town and international travel of up to several weeks.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk, hear, and smell. Frequently required to sit, climb and balance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, basic color differentiation and the ability to adjust focus.
• Valid Driver’s License.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Graduate Engineer BSEE or BSME and five years’ experience in design, testing and commissioning of protection and automation systems.
• Three years’ experience as Power Systems Engineer
• Registered Engineer in Training or the ability to obtain licensure

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Heavy Lifting (over 50 Ibs.)
• Frequent Standing

Due to the safety sensitive aspect of the role, candidates are required to successfully pass a drug test prior to employment. In addition, you will also be required to complete and pass a pre-employment background check and a motor vehicle records check.

ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS

• Extreme cold (below 32
• Extreme heat (above 100
• Noise Level (Medium / High need to shout to be heard)
• Working around moving machinery (fork-lifts, tractors)
• Work outdoors (no effective protection from weather)

TRAVEL TIME REQUIRED

At Vertiv, we offer the stability of a global leader in a growing industry and the opportunity of a startup. We design, manufacture and service the mission-critical infrastructure technologies for vital applications in data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. With $ billion in revenue, a strong customer base and global reach in nearly 70 countries, our move to establish a standalone business enables us to deliver greater value to our customers and create new opportunities for our people.

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS : Safety. Integrity. Respect.Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• High-Performance Culture

OUR BEHAVIORS

• Own It
• Act With Urgency
• Foster a Customer-First Mindset
• Think Big and Execute
• Lead by Example
• Learn and Seek Out Development

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