Power Systems Applications Engineer I - MV/HV Solutions

Southern-States-LLC; Hampton (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern-States-LLC is seeking an Application Engineer I – Power Systems to support the technical development, design, and proposal of medium-voltage and high-voltage reactive power compensation equipment. You will collaborate with customers, Sales, Engineering, and Procurement to review specs, prepare budgets, and drive proposals from quotation through order.

The role requires identifying technical risks, configuring equipment, and delivering reliable support for timely proposals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering or closely related field.
• Fundamental understanding of power systems and power quality concepts.
• Ability to perform effectively in time-sensitive situations while maintaining quality.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with technical attention to detail.
• Effective written and verbal communication for customers and internal teams.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for customer meetings (<25%).
• Master’s Degree with coursework in power systems/power electronics (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Review customer specifications, drawings, data sheets, and RFQ documents to determine requirements and risks.
• Develop preliminary equipment designs, layouts, ratings, and BOM estimates for quotations.
• Prepare technical and commercial support packages for MV/HV capacitor banks, harmonic filters, reactors, STATCOMs, and related power system solutions.
• Support Sales with customer-facing documents, proposals, exceptions, and scope clarifications.
• Perform basic electrical calculations (voltage, current, fusing, configurations, reactive power, insulation, duty, conductor sizing).
• Coordinate with internal engineering for feasibility of proposed solutions (layouts, insulation coordination, switching devices, control requirements).
• Coordinate with vendors/purchasing to obtain technical and cost information for major components.
• Write technical specifications for power equipment.
• Technically evaluate bids from vendors.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Power Systems

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Written & verbal communication

Travel

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

ETAP

PSCAD

DigSILENT

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Southern-States-LLC is seeking an Application Engineer I – Power Systems to support the technical development, design, and proposal of medium-voltage and high-voltage reactive power compensation equipment. You will collaborate with customers, Sales, Engineering, and Procurement to review specs, prepare budgets, and drive proposals from quotation through order.

The role requires identifying technical risks, configuring equipment, and delivering reliable support for timely proposals.