Senior HV Underground Transmission Engineer - Hybrid

Jacobs; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 129,400 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Unlimited PPTO with holidays

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an HV Underground Transmission Engineer to join our team in North America. You will work with regional/global transmission and cable experts on ongoing projects, business development, and client engagement, focusing on high voltage underground and subsea cable design and installation.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in underground cabling, knowledge of IEC/IEEE/CIGRE standards, and proficiency with CYMCAP, with willingness to travel across North America.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Civil, Mechanical or related engineering discipline; Master’s preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of direct experience with underground and/or subsea cable design and installation.
• Ability to work with cable design software such as CYMCAP.
• Knowledge of IEC, IEEE and CIGRE standards.
• Experience working with major global cable OEMs.
• Ability and willingness to travel within North America.

Responsibilities

• Develop HV/EHV cabling system specifications, concept/detailed design and design review, estimation, site supervision and support as required.
• Provide technical support to the team on all aspects of HV cable system engineering and design.
• Prepare specifications power cable route specifications, and reports and progress reports
• Confirm correct and accurate interface with other engineering functions involved in the projects
• Attend and conduct internal and external meetings with colleagues, clients, and subcontractors
• Support FAT/Test inspections.
• Perform technical calculations including cable size, rating calculations, EMF calculations, and related analyses
• Perform design reviews and verification of design.
• Ensure drawings and specification documents contain sufficient, accurate information for construction
• Verify that inspection and test plans are completed as required by the specifications.

Skills

HV cable design

Cabling engineering

CYMCAP

IEC/IEEE/CIGRE standards

Travel North America

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

CYMCAP

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an HV Underground Transmission Engineer to join our team in North America. You will work with regional/global transmission and cable experts on ongoing projects, business development, and client engagement, focusing on high voltage underground and subsea cable design and installation.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in underground cabling, knowledge of IEC/IEEE/CIGRE standards, and proficiency with CYMCAP, with willingness to travel across North America.