Field Electrical Engineer — Power Innovation

Purple Cow Recruiting; Bowling Green (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Purple Cow Recruiting, in partnership with Heartline Staffing, seeks an Electrical Engineer — Power Innovation for an onsite 12-month contract in Bowling Green, Ohio. The role focuses on commissioning and startup of power generation and energy systems, collaborating with management, construction, controls, and operations teams.

Responsibilities include hands-on testing, verification, troubleshooting, and documentation, ensuring compliance with NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE standards, and safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• Minimum 4 years in electrical engineering, power systems, or commissioning.
• Experience with electrical power systems equipment and drawings.
• Commissioning, testing, and startup experience.
• Ability to work in field-based industrial environments.
• Willingness to work 12-hour, 7-on/7-off shifts.

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical engineering support during commissioning, startup, and handover.
• Lead testing, verification, and troubleshooting of switchgear, transformers, generators, protection relays, and control systems.
• Validate short-circuit, protection coordination, and arc-flash studies against as-built conditions.
• Perform insulation resistance, hi-pot, relay testing, and functional verification.
• Support FAT, SAT, PSSR, and RFSU activities.
• Mentor junior engineers and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Power systems

Commissioning experience

Field work

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP

MATLAB

DCS/SCADA

Omicron/Doble test gear

Job description

Purple Cow Recruiting, in partnership with Heartline Staffing, seeks an Electrical Engineer — Power Innovation for an onsite 12-month contract in Bowling Green, Ohio. The role focuses on commissioning and startup of power generation and energy systems, collaborating with management, construction, controls, and operations teams.

Responsibilities include hands-on testing, verification, troubleshooting, and documentation, ensuring compliance with NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE standards, and safety