Lead Substation Physical Design Engineer

Digitailor; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

APG is seeking a Substation Physical Design Engineer to support power transmission, renewable energy, BESS, and data center projects across the United States. The role emphasizes electrical physical design, drafting, and documentation from initial design through construction with accuracy and adherence to standards.

The ideal candidate has 5–10 years of high‑voltage substation design experience, proficiency in AutoCAD or MicroStation, and the ability to interpret criteria and markups with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 5–10 years of relevant electrical physical design experience for medium/high voltage substations.
• Ability to read and interpret one-line diagrams, schematics and vendor drawings.

Responsibilities

• Support electrical physical design of high‑voltage substations, interconnection facilities, utility-scale solar and wind projects, and data center power infrastructure.
• Independently develop and revise drawings from criteria, sketches, calculations and markups.
• Prepare and maintain drawing packages, BOMs, and document-control deliverables.
• Coordinate design requirements with civil, structural, protection and control, and SCADA disciplines.
• Ensure CAD standards and project schedules are met.

Skills

Substation design

Electrical drafting

Discipline coordination

Schematic interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Job description

APG is seeking a Substation Physical Design Engineer to support power transmission, renewable energy, BESS, and data center projects across the United States. The role emphasizes electrical physical design, drafting, and documentation from initial design through construction with accuracy and adherence to standards.

The ideal candidate has 5–10 years of high‑voltage substation design experience, proficiency in AutoCAD or MicroStation, and the ability to interpret criteria and markups with