Principal Electrical Engineer – Industrial Systems

Global Edge Group; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 171,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Global Edge Group seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead U.S. electrical activities for centrifugal chillers and complex equipment. You will bridge customers, cert agencies, suppliers, and global teams to ensure compliance with U.S. standards and performance requirements.

You will guide requirements, design, testing, and commissioning, driving alignment across cross‑functional groups and international teams to deliver robust engineering solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of relevant electrical engineering experience.
• 7+ years leading electrical engineering scope across quotation, design, and change management.
• Experience with UL/NEC/IEEE and related regulations.
• Ability to coordinate with customers and global teams.

Responsibilities

• Translate U.S. electrical and safety standards (UL, NEC, IEEE) into specs and design requirements.
• Lead electrical engineering activities from customer requirements through quotation and design execution.
• Develop technical specifications for proposals and coordinate detailed electrical design with teams.
• Establish and maintain electrical interface definitions and responsibilities.
• Manage electrical change control processes to maintain design integrity.
• Integrate certification, compliance, verification, and validation into deliverables.
• Serve as primary electrical contact for customers, integrators, suppliers, stakeholders.
• Support certification and regulatory approval efforts and corrective actions.
• Provide leadership during FAT, SAT, installation, commissioning, and field support.
• Lead root-cause investigations and implement corrective changes.
• Contribute to standard architectures, design guidelines, and best practices.

Skills

Power distribution

Protection systems

VFDs

Instrumentation and controls

Single-line diagrams

Customer coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Controls Engineering or related

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

UL/NEC/IEEE standards knowledge

Regulatory compliance translation

Job description

Global Edge Group seeks a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead U.S. electrical activities for centrifugal chillers and complex equipment. You will bridge customers, cert agencies, suppliers, and global teams to ensure compliance with U.S. standards and performance requirements.

You will guide requirements, design, testing, and commissioning, driving alignment across cross‑functional groups and international teams to deliver robust engineering solutions.