Senior Industrial Electrical Engineer (Hybrid)

AECOM; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Day 1 onboarding

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Senior Industrial Electrical Engineer to lead power system designs for large-scale manufacturing facilities in its Advanced Manufacturing practice. You will coordinate with clients, utilities, vendors and multidisciplinary teams from concept through energization.

Responsibilities include utility coordination, power system studies, HV/LV design, and mentoring engineers. The role supports hybrid work arrangements and requires U.S. citizenship for federal projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering is required.
• PE license or ability to obtain PE within 24 months.
• Experience with ETAP or SKM and Revit/AutoCAD Electrical is required.

Responsibilities

• Design medium- and low-voltage distribution (480 V to 35 kV) for high-load facilities.
• Lead utility coordination and interconnection studies with major providers.
• Perform power system studies: load flow, short circuit, protective coordination, arc flash, harmonics.
• Design power quality and reliability systems: UPS, standby gensets, BESS, N+1/N solutions.
• Design process/formation power for battery lines, VFDs, motors, automation power.
• Define hazardous area classification and grounding/lightning protection.
• Develop lighting and lighting control per energy codes (ASHRAE/IECC).
• Provide submittals, RFIs, witnessing/testing and energization support.
• Lead client workshops and mentor engineers across disciplines.

Skills

NEC standards

IEEE power standards

ETAP

SKM

Revit

AutoCAD Electrical

mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

PE license or EIT

Tools

ETAP

SKM

Revit

AutoCAD Electrical

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Industrial Electrical Engineer to lead power system designs for large-scale manufacturing facilities in its Advanced Manufacturing practice. You will coordinate with clients, utilities, vendors and multidisciplinary teams from concept through energization.

Responsibilities include utility coordination, power system studies, HV/LV design, and mentoring engineers. The role supports hybrid work arrangements and requires U.S. citizenship for federal projects.