Senior Electrical Engineer - Substations & Power Plants

Energy Vault; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

RSUs

401K employer matching

Comprehensive medical/dental/vision

Flexible Spending Account

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paternity leave

Holiday allowance

Flexible time off

Home office equipment reimbursement

Job summary

Energy Vault, a global energy storage and power infrastructure company, seeks an experienced Principal Project Engineer to lead electrical design for utility-scale and behind-the-meter projects.

You will oversee HV/MV substations, interface with OEMs, utilities, and EPCs from concept through energization, with travel up to 30% as needed. Bachelor’s in engineering and 7+ years in project design are required, with PE certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 7+ years leading project design for large generator power stations and substations.
• Direct experience in HV/MV substation design.
• Direct experience with natural-gas reciprocating-engine power plants, CHP facilities, or distributed generation is strongly preferred.
• PE certification or equivalent is preferred.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, up to 30%.
• Familiarity with IEEE, ANSI, NFPA 70/NEC, NESC, NETA, OSHA, and utility standards.

Responsibilities

• Establish the electrical design basis, scope boundaries, interface matrix, deliverable register, schedule, and risk register; close scope gaps across stakeholders.
• Review electrical design packages: single-line/three-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, cable schedules, layouts, grounding and lightning designs.
• Create or evaluate specifications for major equipment: transformers, HV/MV switchgear, disconnect switches, cables, metering and protection relays, UPS systems.
• Coordinate electrical interfaces with natural-gas engine-generator OEMs (ratings, grounding, AVR, governor, protection, starting systems).
• Review load-flow, short-circuit, protection-coordination, grounding, arc-flash, cable-ampacity studies.
• Manage utility interconnection requirements, including interconnection design, metering, communications, relay settings.
• Review EPC/vendor drawings and submittals; provide clear dispositions and maintain design configuration control.
• Support procurement via equipment specifications, bids, supplier evaluation.
• Provide construction engineering support; respond to RFIs and field changes; verify conformance to design and codes.
• Plan and support substation energization, generator synchronization, commissioning, and turnover with utilities and operations.

Skills

Electrical design

HV/MV substation design

Natural-gas engine generators

PE certification

Travel up to 30%

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Energy Vault, a global energy storage and power infrastructure company, seeks an experienced Principal Project Engineer to lead electrical design for utility-scale and behind-the-meter projects.

You will oversee HV/MV substations, interface with OEMs, utilities, and EPCs from concept through energization, with travel up to 30% as needed. Bachelor’s in engineering and 7+ years in project design are required, with PE certification preferred.