Lead Electrical Engineer - Medium-Voltage Power Systems

Exemplar Global; Waukesha (WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Exemplar Global in Waukesha, WI seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to lead design and validation of medium-voltage power generation, conversion, and distribution systems.

The role requires expertise in MV systems, protection coordination, and standards compliance, plus mentoring of junior engineers and collaboration with manufacturing. You will use ETAP, SKM, and AutoCAD Electrical to develop schematics, BOMs, and test plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field is required.
• 7+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience required.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop medium-voltage (1 kV-38 kV) power systems, including switchgear, transformers, generators, inverters, and paralleling equipment.
• Perform load flow, short-circuit, arc flash, protection coordination, and insulation coordination studies.
• Design power circuits and select/size transformers, breakers, contactors, busbars, cables, and grounding systems.
• Develop electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, BOMs, and component specifications.
• Support new product development from concept through production release and market launch.
• Develop and execute electrical validation and testing plans, including dielectric/hipot, environmental, fault-injection, and system-level testing.
• Ensure compliance with UL, IEC, NEC, IEEE, CSA, ANSI, and other applicable standards.
• Support EMC/EMI design, mitigation, and compliance testing.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, suppliers, designers, and cross-functional teams to improve cost, reliability, safety, and manufacturability.
• Use tools such as ETAP, SKM, AutoCAD Electrical, or equivalent for electrical design and analysis.
• Lead technical problem-solving and provide mentorship to junior engineers.
• Manage multiple engineering projects while meeting schedule, cost, quality, and technical requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Analytical skills

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP

SKM

AutoCAD Electrical

Job description

Exemplar Global in Waukesha, WI seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to lead design and validation of medium-voltage power generation, conversion, and distribution systems.

The role requires expertise in MV systems, protection coordination, and standards compliance, plus mentoring of junior engineers and collaboration with manufacturing. You will use ETAP, SKM, and AutoCAD Electrical to develop schematics, BOMs, and test plans.