Senior Electrical Engineer - Design Studies

Electrical Consultants, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Flexible spending account

Health savings account

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k), profit sharing and employee stock ownership plan

Paid vacation, personal days and holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Continued professional education reimbursement

Job summary

Electrical Consultants, Inc. is looking for experienced electrical engineers for EHV technical design studies, requiring expertise in PSCAD and detailed analysis. Candidates with 15+ years of relevant experience and an MSEE (PhD preferred) are ideal. The role will involve training younger staff and performing complex analysis.

Benefits include medical, dental, life insurance, 401(k) plans, and paid leave. A hybrid or remote work arrangement may be available based on experience.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience performing EHV technical design studies.
• Expert in PSCAD and positive sequence/phasor domain tools.
• Must not require sponsorship for employment visa status.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed EMT analysis for various EHV studies.
• Provide guidance and training to younger staff.
• Conduct analysis and write detailed reports.

Skills

PSCAD

Loadflow tools

MathCad

Excel

Education

MSEE

PhD

Job description

ECI is highly motivated to attract electrical engineers that have significant experience performing EHV technical design studies. We are looking for hands‑on study engineers that can utilize any software to perform the analysis and write detailed reports. The ideal candidate should have deep knowledge and experience in most of the following studies at the EHV level:

• Shunt Reactive Compensation and Voltage Control
• Coupled Line Resonance Studies (stuck pole on breakers drives NGR size on switched/fixed line connected shunt reactors to prevent resonance)
• Single Pole Automatic Reclosing (NGR sizing, reclose dead time determination, check stability margins, etc)
• Series Capacitor Analysis (develop cap size, MOV sizing, etc.)
• Line Switching Overvoltage Studies (with/without breaker PIRs and point on wave controllers, etc)
• Line Insulation Coordination Studies (includes assessing line clearances and make recommendations for PIRs, sub/line arresters, changes to clearances)
• Breaker TRV/RRRV Studies
• Line or Sub MAD calculations
• Coupling to Adjacent Circuits in ROW
• Voltage/Current Unbalance/Transposition Studies
• Transformer Energization
• TOV studies in HV/EHV systems
• EHV Capacitor Switching (analysis and TLI/PIR sizing)
• Technoeconomic Conductor Selection Studies
• EHV Power Cable Studies (EMT studies of riser design including grounding, cross-bonding, SVL sizing/placement, protection of cables)

The engineer will join a team of experienced engineers and perform detailed EMT analysis for the study work as well as provide guidance to younger staff who this individual will train. Extensive experience with PSCAD is required and knowledge of common loadflow tools, MathCad, Excel is a must.

Depending on experience, applicants may be qualified for a hybrid or remote work arrangement. Relocation to Madison, WI or Chesapeake, VA to work with the team is preferred.

Minimum Requirements: MSEE (PhD is desirable) 15+ year performing most of the studies listed above. Expert user of PSCAD. (knowledge of ATP and EMTP-RV a plus); expert user of positive sequence/phasor domain tools; a professional engineers license is preferred but not required. The successful applicant may be subject to client-mandated drug and background checking. Occasional travel/driving is required; therefore, the successful applicant will be subject to ECI's auto insurance carrier requirements. Applicants must not require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B visa status) now or in the future.

Salary commensurate with experience and education. Benefits include:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k), profit sharing and employee stock ownership plan
• Paid vacation, personal days and holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Continued professional education reimbursement

An Equal Opportunity Employer