Senior Associate, Facilities Electrical Engineering

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is hiring a Senior Associate, Facilities Electrical Engineer in Salt Lake City, UT.

The role supports a large campus with labs, manufacturing, and offices, driving electrical design and upgrade projects to meet dynamic business needs. The engineer will perform sizing, power distribution, and lighting designs, develop construction documents, and lead maintenance activities with contractors and in-house staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 2+ years of related experience; or graduate degree with 0–2 years.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of related experience.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, REVIT, SKM or Easy Power.
• Proficiency in conducting Arc flash and coordination studies.
• Thorough understanding of NEC/NFPA 70, NFPA 70B.
• Professional engineering license.
• Knowledge of BAS programming: BACnet, LonWorks, Modbus

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical system sizing, lighting, and energy code analysis.
• Design power distribution, lighting, and tele-data for new and remodel construction activities.
• Develop construction documents: drawings, specs, and statements of work.
• Estimate project construction costs.
• Perform energy audits, usage calculations, and circuit analysis for critical loads.
• Validate & optimize the facility for energy efficiency and cost savings.
• Plan and lead electrical system maintenance and installation activities with contractors and in-house staff.
• Support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Operate SKM, Easy Power for short circuit and arc-flash studies.
• Develop plans to address power quality issues from large VFD drives and UPS systems.
• Reduce ARC-Flash incidents energy levels (PPE requirements).
• Complete projects with minimal supervision and manage time effectively.

Skills

Power systems knowledge

Arc flash studies

Coordination studies

BAS programming

Electrical license

AutoCAD

REVIT

SKM

Easy Power

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Graduate degree or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

REVIT

SKM

Easy Power

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Senior Associate, Facilities Electrical Engineer

Job Code: 45055

Job Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days- totaling 80 hours worked- and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Facilities Electrical Engineer is part of the Facilities engineering team and tasked with designing new, and oversight of existing electrical systems to meet the requirements and reliability to support the ever-changing business needs of L3Harris in Salt Lake City. This location is approximately 1M sq. ft. and is comprised of lab, manufacturing, and office space.

Essential Functions:

• Perform engineering calculations: electrical system sizing, lighting, and energy code analysis.

• Design power distribution systems, lighting, and tele-data for new and remodel construction activities.

• Develop construction documents: drawings, specifications (MasterSpec), and statements of work. Includes coordination with other disciplines and document/drawing review.

• Estimate project construction costs.

• P erform energy audits, usage calculations, and circuit analysis for critical loads throughout the plant and circuit protection for voltage sag for critical loads .

• Validate & optimize the facility through efficiency analysis for cost savings and reduction of energy throughout the plant.

• Plan and lead electrical system maintenance and installation activities with contractors and in-house maintenance personnel.

• Support with troubleshooting and root cause analysis.

• Operate advanced electrical engineering design software (SKM, Easy Power, etc.) to perform short circuit calculation studies, protective device coordination studies including device settings, and arc-flash studies.

• Develop plans to address power quality Issues. Specifically, power quality problems caused by large VFD Drives and UPS systems.

• Develop plans to reduce ARC-Flash incidents Energy levels (PPE Requirements)

• Ability to complete projects with little supervision and ability to manage time appropriately.

  Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.

  Preferred Additional Skills:

• Proficiency in the following software: AutoCAD, REVIT (preferred), SKM or Easy Power.

• Proficiency in conducting Arc flash and coordination studies.

• Thorough understanding of commercial electrical power systems, substations, emergency generators, uninterruptable power supplies, and 400Hz systems.

• Thorough knowledge of the following codes: NEC/NFPA 70, NFPA 70B, and NFPA 70B.

• Professional engineering license

• Knowledge of BAS programming: BACnet, LonWorks, Modbus

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.