Lead Engineer

Eaton; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 93,750 - 137,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Welfare benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid time away from work

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Lead Engineer to provide design services for turnkey projects in South Carolina. The role requires a BS in engineering and at least 7 years of electrical engineering experience, with strong skills in AutoCAD or MicroStation. You will lead design deliverables and contribute to project schedules and budgets, ensuring a quality product. This position offers competitive compensation and is crucial for our operations in various sectors including utilities and commercial facilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of electrical engineering or electrical design experience.
• Experience with AutoCAD and/or MicroStation required.
• Professional Engineer qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide design engineering services for turnkey projects.
• Lead design deliverables to maintain project schedule and budget.
• Participate in site walk downs for new work proposals.

Skills

Equipment Specifications

Single line/Three line drawings

Schematics/Wiring/Interconnection diagrams

General arrangement drawings

Conduit/cable plans

Grounding drawings

AC/DC control power drawings

SCADA design

Equipment Testing Procedures/Commissioning plans

Education

BS in engineering from an accredited institution

AS in Engineering from an accredited institution

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Job description

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Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Lead Engineer. The Project Operations Team provides comprehensive engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services throughout the entire project lifecycle. Our team is committed to delivering reliable and efficient turnkey services while ensuring client satisfaction throughout the project journey. Our turnkey solutions encompass various stages such as project conception, specification development, engineering design, equipment procurement, construction, installation, testing, and commissioning. With a single point of accountability, our team specializes in handling both greenfield and brownfield turnkey projects and has expertise in designing and constructing high and medium-voltage substations and developing power distribution solutions for utilities, government, data centers, industrial, and commercial facilities.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $93,750.03 - $137,500.04 a year. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What You’ll Do

• Provide design engineering services instrumental to the completion of turnkey projects.
• Provide engineering guidance to teams of designers/discipline specific engineers to create complete designs including both electrical and civil packages.
• Responsible for leading design deliverables to maintain project schedule, design budget, design accuracy, and submittal completeness working in concert with a broader execution team.
• The LDE is charged with value added engineering to provide a quality product while driving efficiencies.
• Ability to lead medium/high voltage designs for both substations and MV power distribution
• Participate in site walk downs to assist in developing proposals for new work
• Develop engineering estimates to develop scope, budget, and review technical documents
• Ability to develop and maintain schedule/budget
• Ability to work with and mentor other engineers on team

Basic Qualifications

• BS in engineering from an accredited institution with minimum of seven (7) years of electrical engineering or electrical design experience OR AS in Engineering from an accredited institution with minimum of Ten (10) years of electrical engineering or design experience; OR In lieu of degree, minimum twelve (12) years of electrical engineering or design experience.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• Experience with AutoCAD and/or MicroStation
• Must be located in one of the desired locations to be considered including TX, OH, NM, NC, MD, SC, FL, LA and TN

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer qualification
• Field experience in testing/commissioning medium voltage equipment
• Working knowledge of NERC/FERC, NESC, NEC, ANSI, NETA

Skills

• Equipment Specifications
• Single line/Three line drawings
• Schematics/Wiring/Interconnection diagrams
• General arrangement drawings
• Conduit/cable plans
• Grounding drawings
• AC/DC control power drawings
• SCADA design
• Equipment Testing Procedures/Commissioning plans

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 9/8/2025.

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