Senior Electrical Engineer - Power Distribution for Refineries

Ember Grey; New Jersey; On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off and company holidays

Employee assistance program

Wellness programs

Professional development

Job summary

Ember Grey is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to support a major US refinery. The role focuses on reliability, maintenance, operation, and improvement of electrical systems across low to high voltage equipment.

You will lead capital projects from development through startup, ensuring safety, compliance, and performance targets. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with at least five years in industrial power engineering, and strong collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of industrial electrical power engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of industrial electrical power distribution systems and equipment.
• Experience supporting electrical reliability, troubleshooting, maintenance, or capital improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical engineering support for low, medium, and high-voltage electrical systems and equipment across the refinery.
• Troubleshoot electrical equipment failures, investigate reliability issues, and develop corrective and preventative solutions.
• Develop and implement electrical reliability strategies covering capital improvements, preventive maintenance, repairs, and equipment upgrades.
• Support the design and modification of electrical systems including switchgear, protective relays, MCCs, transformers, motors, UPS systems, and battery systems.
• Review and maintain electrical power system studies including load flow, short circuit, equipment ratings, and protective relay coordination.
• Support electrical capital projects from front-end development, scope definition, and cost estimation through detailed design, construction, commissioning, and startup.
• Develop and review electrical engineering packages, drawings, specifications, calculations, and technical documentation.
• Support plant electrical troubleshooting, failure investigations, root cause analysis, and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Work closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, contractors, and other technical disciplines to improve electrical system reliability and availability.
• Develop and maintain electrical maintenance and operating procedures.
• Support electrical area classification and hazardous location requirements within the refinery.
• Ensure electrical designs, installations, and modifications comply with applicable API, NFPA, NEC, IEEE, ANSI, ASME, and other industry standards.
• Provide technical input into maintenance strategies, engineering changes, project planning, and electrical equipment upgrades.

Skills

Electrical power systems

Electrical safety

Project coordination

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SKM Power Tools

EasyPower

ETAP

SEL QuickSet

Job description

Ember Grey is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to support a major US refinery. The role focuses on reliability, maintenance, operation, and improvement of electrical systems across low to high voltage equipment.

You will lead capital projects from development through startup, ensuring safety, compliance, and performance targets. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with at least five years in industrial power engineering, and strong collaboration