Senior Electrical Design Engineer (MEP)

Socket.dev; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

ESOP Employee Ownership

Robust benefits

Generous PTO

Culture & development

Job summary

Interface Engineering Inc. in Chicago is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer (MEP) to lead multi-discipline teams on high-performance electrical design projects.

This hybrid role offers 2 days per week in-office collaboration, with flexible work arrangements under our employee-owned structure. You will drive complex MEP projects, mentor staff, and coordinate with clients while ensuring compliance with building codes and healthcare design standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of experience in MEP design/consulting.
• Leadership/management experience.
• Project management experience in the MEP space.
• Healthcare building design and HealthCare Access & IA compliance experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead as MEP Project Leader for multi-discipline engineers and designers.
• Manage complex MEP projects across Commercial, Medical, Biotech, Education, Transportation, and more.
• Perform innovative and complex electrical system design.
• Meet with and advise clients.
• Provide guidance to design staff.
• Support overall project management for the MEP team leaders.

Skills

MEP design experience

Team leadership

Project management (MEP)

Healthcare design

Client services

Communication skills

Building codes

Design systems

Education

BSEE

Tools

CAD

REVIT

Job description

Join a People-First, Employee-Owned Firm That’s Redefining Flexibility and Growth Senior Electrical Design Engineer (MEP) – Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Interface Engineering Inc. At Interface Engineering, we believe your career should be as dynamic and rewarding as the projects you support. As a 100% employee-owned firm, we’re proud to offer ourCollaboration from Homepolicy—giving you the flexibility of a hybrid schedule (2 days/week in-office) while staying connected to a team that values innovation, inclusion, and impact.

Why Interface?

We’re not just engineers—we’re collaborators, mentors, and trailblazers in high-performance design. OurPathway to Leadershipprogram offers a transparent, personalized roadmap for career advancement, empowering you to grow in the direction that excites you most.

Our Culture

Interface has the company culture and work environment you have been seeking! You’ll find a workplace with a culture of fun, and superior work/life balance benefits, expansive personal development opportunities, cutting-edge technology, and great relationships. You’ll work alongside MEP industry leaders who will help you develop your own thriving career path. Our work takes us around the globe and on a steady growth curve. Our success and innovation are powered by people like you!

Our Core Values:

Our core values capture the essence of who we are. We live and breathe them, and they inform everything we do.We are:

• Conscientious.
• Empowered.
• Respectful.
• Resilient.
• Transformative.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as MEP Project Leader for multi-discipline engineers and designers.
• Managing complex MEP projects across numerous industries: Commercial, Medical, Biotech, Education, Transportation, and more.
• Innovative and complex electrical system design
• Meeting and consulting with clients
• Providing guidance to design staff
• Supporting overall project management to our MEP team leaders.

What You'll Bring:

Required

• BSEE
• 10+ years' experience in MEP design/consulting
• Team leadership/management experience
• ProjectManagement Experience in the MEP space
• Healthcare building design and HCAI compliance experience
• High-energy client services skills
• Excellent communication ability
• Complete understanding of building codes
• Thorough design system knowledge

Preferred

• A Professional Engineering License (PE)
• PMP Certification
• LEED Accreditation
• Experience with CAD and REVIT

What You'll Love:

• Competitive Pay: $96,687 to $150,404 annual salary and conditional bonus
• Employee Ownership: Build equity through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Robust Benefits: 401(k), medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, transportation benefits...and more!
• Generous Time Off: PTO, paid holidays, and company closure to clients from Christmas to New Year’s
• Purpose-Driven Culture: Paid volunteer time and a commitment to social equity
• Career Development: Work alongside industry leaders and access continuous learning opportunities

If you’re looking for a role where your voice matters, your growth is supported, and your work makes a difference— and become part of the Interface Engineering family.

Social Equity:

Interface is committed to social equity within our walls and in our communities. We are a diverse, inclusive, and responsible firm. Interface provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable federal or state-protected classifications.We support local business and seek to partner with small and minority-owned firms on our projects. Our staff is empowered to design community service programs (e.g., clean up beaches, serve meals at shelters, tutor school-aged children, etc.) – using paid volunteer time.

Please note: H1-B visa sponsorship or transfer is not approved for this position.