Senior Electrical Engineer

Ateeca Inc; Florida; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitsubishi Power Americas is seeking a senior Electrical Engineer to design and lead the electrical power distribution network for gas turbine projects in a dynamic energy sector. You will interpret codes and collaborate across disciplines to ensure safe, standards-compliant installations.

Leading junior engineers and coordinating with vendors, you will review specs, prepare electrical packages, and support manufacturing and commissioning activities. Travel up to 10% is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• Minimum ten years of technical and/or practical experience in industrial facility power distribution design.
• Familiarity with electrical codes, NFPA 70 is required; knowledge of other codes desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of electrical power distribution networks for gas turbine projects.
• Develop electrical system based on standard designs in a safe and efficient manner.
• Interpret and design per NEC/NFPA 70, CEC, IEC, ISA, and other codes.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to integrate electrical equipment.
• Prepare and review specifications and select vendors for electrical packages.
• Lead junior engineers, designers and interns; travel up to 10%.
• Provide technical support during manufacturing and commissioning.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Project leadership

Vendor coordination

Team mentorship

Education

Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SmartPlant Electrical

SmartPlant Instrumentation

SmartSketch

SmartPlant 3D

AutoCAD

ETAP

Job description

• Mitsubishi Power Americas is a major power generation equipment and storage solutions provider for the energy industry.
• This position will be responsible for leading and designing the electrical power distribution network of our Gas Turbine projects.
• This position requires experience with equipment such as MCCs, LV and MV motors, Lighting and Power Distribution Panels, LV Transformers, DC Systems, Variable Speed Drives, UPS, AC/DC rectifier systems and backup power systems.
• Develop electrical system based on our electrical standard design in a safe and efficient manner.
• Interpret and integrate design requirements from parent company or customer (per contract specifications).
• Interpret and design per code requirements from the authority having jurisdiction over a project’s electrical installation. Will need to be able to investigate, understand, and interpret when necessary, the applicable electrical code for a project (NEC/NFPA 70, CEC, IEC, ISA, AGA, etc.).
• Collaborate with other disciplines to integrate electrical equipment.
• Develop and / or review electrical component specifications, and work with electrical system vendors to integrate electrical components, equipment, and systems into plants.
• Prepare and / or review purchase specs for electrical equipment and select vendors to construct electrical packages
• Perform and / or review calculations, sizing of equipment (i.e.: breakers, overload devices, relays), sizing of cables/conduits/equipment spacing, illumination level calculations, maintaining BOM’s, and other design duties required by complexity of project.
• Generate and / or review electrical drawing packages (single-line diagrams, panelboard schedules, electrical loads lists, motors lists, wiring diagrams, control schematics, cable schedules, terminations schedules) used (or created) by Electrical engineers, designers, and drafters to document logic, point to point wiring, and system interaction.
• Develop and / or review electrical, control and instrumentation wiring diagrams and cable lists generated by SmartPlant Electrical (SPEL) or SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI) designers.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and standardize product designs for improved manufacturability and reduce costs without compromising product quality and function.
• Meet regularly w/ vendors and ensure that all technical and schedule requirements are met.
• Interpret and respond to technical inquiries from customers, vendors and field personnel.
• Use of SmartPlant Electrical (SPEL); SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI) and SmartPlant 3D (S3D) to design electrical power and control systems. Experience with similar database driven software will also be considered.

Other Duties And Responsibilities

• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures reporting all unsafe activities to Management and/or Human Resources.
• Preferred to have experience in working with Generators (150 MVA ratings and above) for Gas or Steam Turbines with its Auxiliaries power plant experience is a plus.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Contribute to building a positive team spirit.
• Communicate effectively with all levels of employees.
• Possess current, working knowledge of electrical design for industrial facilities; power plant experience is a plus.
• Interpret and design per code requirements from the authority having jurisdiction over a project’s electrical installation. Will need to be able to investigate, understand, and interpret when necessary, the applicable electrical code for a project (NEC/NFPA 70, CEC, IEC, etc.).
• Work closely with the electrical team in implementing smart-tool standards, policies, and procedures.
• Develop schedules, coordinate and manage the design for projects of all sizes with minimal supervision from the project lead.
• Meet schedule requirements for project engineering deliverables.
• Provide technical support during manufacturing and commissioning of equipment
• Lead junior engineers, designers and interns and support their development.
• Travel – up to 10%.

Knowledge, Skills & Education

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: Bachelor Degree (BA) in Electrical Engineering required. Minimum ten (10) years of technical and/or practical experience in industrial facility power distribution design. Individuals with inclination towards computer programming languages is highly encouraged.

Familiarity with electrical codes, industry standards and best practices is required; Strong familiarity with National Electric Code NFPA 70 is a requirement for this position; Knowledge of NEMA, IEC, IEEE, ISA, ANSI, NFPA 70E, UL, CSA, TUV, and other codes and standards desirable

Software Experience Desired

• SmartPlant Electrical: Expertise of the software is a plus. Significant expertise in registered report creation/modification, symbol creation, filters creation, rules creation, reference data creation, batch mode operations, data maintenance, and overall effective utilization of tool.
• SmartPlant Instrumentation: Past experience of the software is a plus.
• SmartSketch: Past experience with the tool is a plus.
• SmartPlant 3D: Past experience with the tool is a plus. Experience with Revit 3d or another comparable 3D electrical design tool will be considered as well.
• AutoCAD: Experience with tool is a plus
• ETAP

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those of an office job.