Senior Electrical Engineer — Medium Voltage Switchgear

Power Careers (powercareers.net); Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Hybrid flexibility

Job summary

Power Careers LLC is recruiting a Senior Electrical Engineer for a capital-backed manufacturer of custom power-distribution equipment serving data centers, utilities, and industrial customers.

The role focuses on engineering-to-order MV switchgear, translating specifications into coordinated equipment configurations, and producing accurate documentation for manufacturing. Hybrid work is available as the team expands its MV engineering practice.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with switchgear, switchboards, or related power-distribution equipment.
• Ability to translate customer requirements into equipment drawings and manufacturing deliverables.
• Practical understanding of breaker controls, CTs/PTs, protection interfaces, interlocks, and wiring.

Responsibilities

• Review customer specs and single-line diagrams to develop order-specific switchgear configurations.
• Prepare or review electrical schematics, diagrams, wiring, BOMs.
• Coordinate controls, CT/PT interfaces, protection, interlocks with mechanical and project teams.
• Evaluate configurations against ANSI/IEEE C37 standards and type-test info.
• Support manufacturing and testing with technical clarifications.
• Improve documentation quality and enable controlled engineering releases.
• Mentor developing engineers and organize reusable technical information.

Skills

Switchgear engineering

Electrical CAD

Protection interfaces

Documentation & drawings

Team mentoring

Education

Electrical engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Electrical CAD tools

Job description

Senior Electrical Engineer — Medium Voltage Switchgear

Bring your switchgear expertise to a growing engineering team—and help shape how it operates.

Power Careers LLC is recruiting a Senior Electrical Engineer for a capital-backed manufacturer of custom power-distribution equipment serving data centers, utilities, and industrial customers.

If your background includes medium-voltage switchgear, UL 891 switchboards, or UL 1558 low-voltage switchgear, this opportunity offers a chance to apply that experience to complex customer projects while helping develop a growing medium-voltage engineering team.

The opportunity

You will apply established switchgear platforms to customer-specific requirements, translating specifications into coordinated equipment configurations and accurate documentation for manufacturing.

The technical environment includes metal-clad and metal-enclosed MV switchgear, draw-out vacuum circuit breakers, CTs/PTs, protective relaying, breaker control circuits, and bus systems.

The immediate focus is engineered-to-order equipment, with opportunities to strengthen design practices, organize established product capabilities and type-test information, and mentor developing engineers.

What you’ll contribute

• Review customer specifications, single-line diagrams, and project requirements to develop order-specific switchgear configurations.


• Prepare or review electrical schematics, three-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, component selections, and bills of material.


• Coordinate breaker controls, CT/PT interfaces, protective relaying, interlocks, and auxiliary circuits with mechanical engineering and project teams.


• Evaluate equipment configurations against applicable ANSI/IEEE C37 standards, listing scope, and available type-test information.


• Help ensure customer modifications remain within established product design and certification boundaries.


• Support manufacturing and testing teams with technical clarifications and resolution of order-specific issues.


• Strengthen peer reviews, documentation quality, and controlled engineering releases.


• Help organize reusable technical information and mentor less experienced engineers.

What makes you a strong candidate

• Substantial hands‑on experience engineering switchgear, switchboards, or closely related power-distribution equipment.


• Experience translating customer requirements into equipment drawings, configurations, and manufacturing deliverables.


• Practical understanding of breaker control wiring, CTs/PTs, protection interfaces, electrical interlocks, and component integration.


• Familiarity with relevant equipment standards, which may include:


• ANSI/IEEE C37.20.2: Metal-clad medium-voltage switchgear.


• ANSI/IEEE C37.20.3: Metal-enclosed interrupter switchgear.


• UL 891: Dead-front switchboards.


• UL 1558: Metal-enclosed low-voltage power circuit breaker switchgear.


• Understanding of equipment voltage and current ratings, interrupting and withstand ratings, grounding, and electrical clearances.


• Proficiency with relevant electrical CAD and engineering documentation tools.


• Sound technical judgment, clear communication, and an interest in helping a team develop.

Medium-voltage experience is preferred. Strong engineers with UL 891 and/or UL 1558 equipment experience who want to expand into MV are also encouraged to apply. Experience across every standard listed is not required. Electrical engineering education or a comparable technical background is valuable.

The primary focus is customer-order engineering and equipment execution. Candidates should enjoy practical design decisions, manufacturing collaboration, and improving processes while delivering current projects.

Why consider this role?

• Technical influence: Help shape engineering practices and standards as the team develops.


• Growth potential: Opportunities to earn broader technical, lead, or management responsibilities.


• Business investment: Join a manufacturer expanding its engineering capabilities and planning additional production capacity.


• Hybrid flexibility: A combination of office collaboration, time on site as required, and working from home. The specific schedule will be agreed with engineering leadership.


• Negotiable compensation: Salary packages are completely negotiable based on years of experience, technical expertise, and agreed responsibilities.


• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) with employer match, paid time off, and paid holidays. Eligibility and current plan details will be discussed during the interview process.