Lead Electrical Power Systems Engineer (Hybrid/Remote)

Lake Superior Consulting; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Flexible work options

401K/Profit Sharing

Company paid life, AD&D, and short/lt.

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Lake Superior Consulting is seeking an Electrical Power Engineer to join our growing team. You will design, analyze, and upgrade medium- and low-voltage power systems for industrial energy clients, guiding projects from concept through commissioning.

As the electrical lead on moderate to large projects, you will set the technical direction, mentor junior engineers, and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams. This role offers hybrid or remote work options and a path to advanced responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• Minimum of 3 years of electrical power systems engineering experience in an industrial, utility, or consulting environment.
• Demonstrated experience designing or modifying medium-voltage (1 kV to 38 kV) and low-voltage power distribution systems.
• Hands‑on modeling and study experience in SKM Power*Tools, ETAP, EasyPower, or equivalent — including building models from field data and interpreting and defending the results.
• Working knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC), NFPA 70E, and the IEEE standards applicable to industrial power systems.
• Ability to read and interpret one-line diagrams, protection and control schematics, relay logic, and vendor drawings.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain power system models from field data and record drawings, and perform load flow, short-circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash (IEEE 1584-2018), motor starting, harmonic (IEEE 519), and cable ampacity studies.
• Develop protective relay settings and coordination for feeder, transformer, motor, generator, and bus protection; produce settings files, coordination curves, and functional test plans.
• Design and evaluate grounding systems per IEEE 80 and IEEE 81, including soil resistivity interpretation, ground grid modeling, touch and step potential evaluation, and fall‑of‑potential field verification.
• Size and rate equipment and conductors — transformers, cables, buses, breakers, fuses, and switches — and verify momentary, interrupting, and short-time withstand duty.
• Perform hazardous area classification per NEC Articles 500–505 and API RP 500 where applicable, and specify equipment suitable for the classified area.
• Review and quality-check studies, calculations, and reports prepared by others, including third‑party consultants.

Skills

Power systems design

Modeling & analysis

Team leadership

Client communication

Education

ABET-accredited Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SKM Power*Tools

ETAP

EasyPower

Job description

Lake Superior Consulting is seeking an Electrical Power Engineer to join our growing team. You will design, analyze, and upgrade medium- and low-voltage power systems for industrial energy clients, guiding projects from concept through commissioning.

As the electrical lead on moderate to large projects, you will set the technical direction, mentor junior engineers, and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams. This role offers hybrid or remote work options and a path to advanced responsibilities.