Senior Electrical Engineer - Power Systems

Shermco Industries, Inc.; West Lawn (PA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Shermco Industries, Inc. is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead design and upgrade of medium- and low-voltage power systems for industrial, commercial, healthcare, and mission-critical facilities. The role blends technical leadership with client-facing advisory, project leadership, and mentoring of junior engineers.

Hybrid work expects ~3 days in office and 2 remote, depending on client needs. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in power system design, equipment specification,

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent.
• 6+ years of experience in medium & low-voltage power system engineering.
• Experience designing electrical distribution systems from utility service entrance through MV/LV equipment.
• Experience with MV/LV switchgear, transformers, protection, UPS, ATS, emergency power, grounding, metering and SCADA.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering design for medium & low-voltage distribution systems.
• Develop and review one-line diagrams, layouts, specs, and calculations.
• Coordinate with utilities for service requirements and modifications.
• Review submittals and provide technical recommendations.
• Lead projects, manage scopes, schedules, and budgets; mentor junior engineers.
• Support construction activities, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
• Present engineering recommendations in client meetings.

Skills

MV/LV power systems

Power system studies

Project leadership

Client-facing

SKM

AutoCAD

Utility coordination

Mentoring junior engineers

Technical reporting

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

SKM

AutoCAD

Job description

Overview

Shermco is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer with extensiveexperiencedesigning and upgrading medium voltage electrical distribution systems for industrial, commercial, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and mission-critical facilities. This is a hybrid position with approximately 3 days a week in office and 2 days a week remote depending on customer needs.

This position will serve as both a technical lead and client-facing engineering advisor responsible for developing electrical infrastructure solutions, leading projects, mentoring junior engineers, and helping customers improve the reliability, safety, and performance of their power systems.

The ideal candidate willpossessa strong background in medium& lowvoltage system design, equipment specification, power system studies, and customer relationship management.

Responsibilities

Engineering Design & Technical Leadership

• Lead conceptual, preliminary, and detailed engineering design efforts for medium& lowvoltage electrical distribution systems.

• Develop and review one-line diagrams, equipment layouts, construction drawings, technical specifications, and engineering calculations.

• Design and specify:

• Medium& Lowvoltage switchgear

• Lowvoltage switchboards,panelboards,anddistributionequipment.

• Transformers

• Protective relaying systems

• Motor controlcentersystemsdesign

• UPS systems

• Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS)

• Emergency and standby power systems

• Grounding systems

• Metering,monitoringand SCADAsystems

• Supportrelay/breaker andswitchgear replacement and modernization projects.

• Evaluate existing infrastructure and recommend technical solutions for reliability, capacity, and safety improvements.

• Coordinate with electric utilitiesregardingservice requirements and system modifications.

• Review equipment submittals and provide technical recommendations.

Power System Analysis

• Perform and review:

• Short-circuit studies

• Protective device coordination studies

• Arc flash studies

• Power quality assessments

• Harmonic studies

• Grounding studies

• Utilize SKM, AutoCAD

Project Leadership

• Serve as lead engineer for medium& lowvoltage infrastructure projects.

• Develop project scopes, schedules, engineering deliverables, and budgets.

• Coordinate internal engineering resources and assign work to junior engineers.

• Review engineering deliverables for quality and technical accuracy.

• Support construction activities, equipment commissioning, and troubleshooting.

Client Advisory & Business Development Support

• Act as a trusted technical advisor for customer facilities and electrical infrastructure planning.

• Lead customer meetings and present engineering recommendations.

• Assistcustomers in evaluating future capital projects and modernization programs.

• Provide technical support during planned outages and emergent power system issues.

• Support proposal development,scopecreation, and technical sales efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science inEngineeringorequivalent.

• 6+ years of experience in medium& lowvoltage power system engineering.

• Experience designing electrical distribution systems from utility service entrance through medium& lowvoltage distribution equipment.

• Experience with:

• Medium& lowvoltage switchgear

• Medium&lowvoltagedistributionsystemsand equipment

• Transformersandtransformerprotection

• Protectiverelayignandprotectioncontrols systems

• UPS systems

• ATS systems

• Emergency power systems

• Strong client-facing communication skills.

• Ability to lead engineering projects and mentor junior engineers.

• Experiencepreparing engineering reports, technical specifications, and construction documents.

• Experience using SKM and AutoCAD

Preferred

• Professional Engineer (PE) license.

• Experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical, industrial, airport, or mission-critical facilities.

• Experience with utility coordination and service entrance design.

• Experience with commissioning and field support.

Pay Range

USD $0.00 - USD $0.00 /Yr.