Instrument Engineer

Hargrove Engineers & Constructors; California; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Hargrove Engineers & Constructors in California seeks a senior electrical/instrumentation engineer to lead complete design on complex projects, including 15kV/5kV equipment and installation specifications. This role involves strong leadership and collaboration with multi-discipline teams on site.

Ideal candidates have 6+ years of industrial experience in electrical and instrumentation engineering, a BS or MS in EE, and PE registration is highly preferred or may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• Professional Engineering registration is highly preferred or may be required.
• 6+ years of relevant industrial experience in electrical and instrumentation engineering.

Responsibilities

• Perform complete design of complex electrical and instrumentation engineering assignments under general supervision.
• Provide technical guidance to less experienced drafting and engineering personnel in the department.
• Produce 15kV/5kV equipment specifications and electrical installation specifications.
• Develop conceptual layouts, cost studies, and preliminary designs for projects.
• Produce installation details, control panel layouts, and wiring diagrams; ensure conformance to codes and specs.
• Check calculations and review vendor drawings for electrical/instrumentation input.
• Lead small to mid-sized projects and coordinate with discipline leads and staff.
• Perform fieldwork to gather data, verify tie-ins, and support construction.

Skills

Electrical design

Leadership

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor or Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

Job description

What You'll Be Doing

Job Scope: Generally responsible for performing all aspects for complete design of complex electrical and instrumentation engineering assignments. This level requires extensive progressive experience in electrical and instrumentation engineering and involves applying advanced engineering techniques and analysis. This work will be performed under general supervision.

Primary responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Familiarity with and utilize department design and drafting standards.
• Familiarity with project scope, specifications and design criteria upon assignment to a project task team.
• Recognize and communicate scope and design changes promptly.
• On-site assistance during startup.
• Provide technical guidance to less experienced drafting and engineering personnel in the department.
• Coordinate work activities with other staff members and the discipline lead.
• To perform duties as a discipline lead on a small to mid-sized projects.
• Producing estimate level designs and material take-offs suitable for the level of the estimate being performed on a project.
• Producing detail design calculations and sketches for materials of construction associated with the project. Calculations produced will be neatly prepared and organized for efficient checking by others and efficient use by drafters/designers for preparing drawings and as a deliverable when required.
• Produce 15kV/5kV equipment specifications.
• Produce electrical installation specifications.
• Developing conceptual layouts and cost studies as necessary to determine the simplest, most efficient approach to solving engineering tasks at hand.
• Producing estimate level preliminary designs and material take-offs suitable for the level of the estimate being performed on a project.
• Produce installation details, motor control center single lines, electric room layouts, motor control elementaries, connection diagrams, cable schedules, control panel layouts and grounding, lighting, power and instrumentation plans under general supervision.
• Producing designs with efficient use of construction materials with an overall emphasis on ease of construction and completed product meeting the expectations of the client.
• Checking calculations made by other engineers to ensure accuracy, conformance to codes, specifications, design criteria and conformance to good engineering practice.
• Assisting the drafting group in resolving routine layout and detailing problems. It is your responsibility to furnish sufficient sketches and details necessary for completion of engineering drawings.
• Consulting with design leaders from other disciplines to ensure the smooth flow of vital information necessary for the scheduled completion of the project.
• Advising the senior engineer concerning design or scope changes, which have been identified.
• Assisting other engineers in developing and assembling scopes, drawings and specifications into a "package", enabling electrical/instrumentation purchase inquiries to be issued for procurement of materials or subcontract pricing.
• Reviewing and checking vendor drawings and other discipline drawings for electrical/instrumentation input.
• Developing construction specifications.
• Reviewing fabrication drawings and other construction submittals for conformance to engineering drawings and specifications.
• Performing fieldwork necessary to gather field data, check tie-ins and provide construction support.
• Knowledgeable of the discipline specific methods, practices and techniques required to engineer design and construct process and manufacturing projects.
• Applying advanced engineering techniques and analysis to complex designs.
• Estimating and scheduling professional service hours and assessing the progress and quality of electrical/instrumentation work.
• Complete understanding of the skills and experience required to perform engineering and design functions.
• Ability to identify and develop work sharing packages for interoffice execution support. Provide leadership to ensure communication and execution of work within scope, schedule and budget.

Below is the range that we in good faith believe is the potential compensation for this role at the time of this posting and is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California. The typical base salary range for this position is just one component of Hargrove's total compensation package for Teammates. Actual compensation will be based on education, experience, skill set and location.

Minimum Salary: $140,000 annually

Maximum Salary: $190,000 annually

Ideal Background

Education: Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university is required.

Registration: Professional Engineering registration is highly preferred or may be required.

Experience: This position requires 6 or more years of relevant industrial experience in electrical an