Senior Electrical Engineer - Power

Job Juncture; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Job Juncture is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join a private engineering firm with a strong stability history. The role focuses on power systems design for large projects including data centers, storage and grid-scale systems.

Hybrid work arrangement and relocation are available for the right candidate. The position offers growth with high visibility, mentoring responsibilities, and compensation that reflects experience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of power systems design experience (15–20 years preferred).
• BS in Electrical or Power Engineering.
• Medium- and high-voltage design experience, including utility interconnection.
• PE license preferred.
• Strong communication and mentoring ability.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical design for generation, storage, and large industrial power projects from schematic design through construction documents.
• Design systems from low voltage through 34.5 kV, and interconnections at 115 kV and above.
• Run power system studies, including cable sizing and derating.
• Serve as owner's engineer and support developers through design and construction.
• Coordinate interconnection requirements with utilities.
• Mentor and develop younger engineers on the team.

Skills

Power systems design

Substations

Battery storage

Client communication

Mentoring

Education

BS in Electrical or Power Engineering

Tools

ETAP

PSCAD

Job description

Our client is a privately owned engineering firm with a long, stable history and no interest in selling to private equity. Their power group designs large industrial and utility-scale systems. The practice is growing and they are searching for a Senior Electrical Engineer to add to a capable, professional team whose members work closely with each other.

This is an important, highly visible position within the group, with a high ceiling for advancement and the compensation will reflect that.

The scale of the work sets this group apart. Current and recent projects include:

• Data center power supply up to 2 GW, using reciprocating engines and aeroderivative gas turbines
• Power generation plants from 50 MW to 500 MW, grid-connected and standalone
• Grid-scale battery storage up to 250 MW / 1,000 MWh
• District energy and renewable systems in a dense urban core
• Generator interconnections, including a 115 kV gen-tie to the utility
• Medium-voltage drives for 13,000 kW pumps
• Master plan studies for university and pharmaceutical campuses

Location: Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, or Los Angeles/Long Beach. Hybrid schedule. Relocation available for the right candidate.

What you would be doing:

• Lead electrical design for generation, storage, and large industrial power projects, from schematic design through construction documents
• Design systems from low voltage through 34.5 kV, and interconnections at 115 kV and above
• Run power system studies, including cable sizing and derating
• Serve as owner's engineer and support developers through design and construction
• Coordinate interconnection requirements with utilities
• Mentor and develop younger engineers on the team

What we are looking for:

• 10+ years of power systems design experience in generation, substations, battery storage, and/or large industrial or mission critical power (15 to 20 years preferred)
• BS in Electrical or Power Engineering
• Medium- and high-voltage design experience, including utility interconnection
• PE preferred
• The ability to take a project and run it, and communicate well with clients and colleagues
• The desire to help mentor the next generation of engineers