Senior Electrical Engineer - Industrial Power & HV Systems

airproducts; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision

401k with company match

Paid Vacation, holidays + sick time

Parental leave

Backup Child and Adult Care

Adoption assistance

Flexible spending accounts

Life Insurance / AD&D

Legal & Identity protection

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Air Products is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to support reliable operation of industrial electrical equipment and power systems across North America. The role requires hands-on expertise with HV distribution, motors, and protective relays, plus leadership in RCA and maintenance strategy implementation.

Based at our Allentown, PA headquarters, you will guide field technicians, review upgrade documents, and ensure compliance with safety standards while enabling world‑scale production

Qualifications

• BS Electrical Engineering Degree required.
• Active PE license preferred.
• Six years of electrical engineering experience.
• Experience in operations and maintenance of large industrial plants required.
• Knowledge of SKM Power Tools for Windows preferred; ETAP experience considered.
• Experience with HV substation equipment, transformers, motors, drives, UPS systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to field personnel for high voltage equipment and power systems.
• Respond to electrical equipment problems at company facilities and coordinate fixes.
• Coordinate vendor repairs on high voltage motors/equipment for QA.
• Issue repair reports after critical jobs for documentation.
• Identify engineered solutions to recurring electrical issues.
• Improve plant reliability via historical trending and maintenance improvements.
• Lead and participate in RCA investigations.
• Implement preventive/predictive maintenance strategies.
• Ensure compliance with internal and national standards in equipment specification/support.
• Review/approve engineering documents on plant upgrade projects.
• Support training and mentoring of electrical technicians and operations staff.
• Ensure 100% safety and environmental compliance.
• Perform power system analyses: short circuit, arc flash, load flow; program protective relays.

Skills

High voltage distribution

HV motors/generators

Root cause analysis

Preventive maintenance

Electrical power systems analysis

Protection relays programming

Safety compliance

Training and mentoring

Equipment reliability

Education

BS Electrical Engineering Degree

Job description

Air Products is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to support reliable operation of industrial electrical equipment and power systems across North America. The role requires hands-on expertise with HV distribution, motors, and protective relays, plus leadership in RCA and maintenance strategy implementation.

Based at our Allentown, PA headquarters, you will guide field technicians, review upgrade documents, and ensure compliance with safety standards while enabling world‑scale production