Senior Electrical Engineer: HV Substations & Transmission

Power Staffing Solutions; Michigan; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Power Staffing Solutions seeks an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to join our growing engineering team across North America. You will lead complex electrical projects from concept through construction, focusing on utility-scale power and renewable energy deployments.

The ideal candidate holds a PE license in Michigan, 10+ years of related experience, and strong skills in high-voltage design, NEC/NERC standards, and client coordination. Travel to project sites will be expected as needed.

Qualifications

• Active PE license in Michigan.
• 10+ years of progressive electrical engineering experience in utility, renewable energy, or energy storage projects.
• Experience with high-voltage substation design (138 kV or above).
• Signing and sealing engineering deliverables as Engineer of Record or supporting EO R.
• Strong knowledge of NEC, NESC, IEEE, NFPA, and NERC standards.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Engineer of Record for electrical, substation, and transmission-related design packages, calculations, and reports.
• Lead and review high-voltage substation design projects up to the 345 kV class.
• Review equipment specifications, bus arrangements, transformer integration, and high-voltage breaker interfaces.
• Review medium-voltage collector systems, auxiliary power systems, grounding systems, lightning protection, cable sizing, and single-line diagrams.
• Oversee transmission and generator tie-line design deliverables.
• Support protection and control design, relay coordination, and SCADA integration.
• Ensure all engineering designs meet technical, safety, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

High-voltage substation design

AutoCAD

ETAP

Power system studies

Relay coordination

SCADA integration

Client and stakeholder communication

Travel willingness

Leadership mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Power Engineering

Tools

ETAP

PLS-CADD

Power system modeling tools

Job description

Power Staffing Solutions seeks an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to join our growing engineering team across North America. You will lead complex electrical projects from concept through construction, focusing on utility-scale power and renewable energy deployments.

The ideal candidate holds a PE license in Michigan, 10+ years of related experience, and strong skills in high-voltage design, NEC/NERC standards, and client coordination. Travel to project sites will be expected as needed.