Senior/Lead Electrical Engineer

Job Juncture; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Job Juncture is assisting a growing, employee-owned engineering firm expanding into the Phoenix market to support semiconductor work in the region. They seek a Senior Electrical Engineer to establish the electrical practice in Phoenix and lead the office as it grows.

The role involves building the office, mentoring engineers, staffing projects with cross-office collaboration, and delivering electrical design for industrial and critical facilities.

Qualifications

• Licensed Professional Engineer (Electrical), with AZ registration or ability to obtain it.
• Experience leading electrical design for industrial/semiconductor/life sciences/process facilities.
• Desire to learn and grow with a new office.

Responsibilities

• Act as local point of contact for regional clients.
• Hire, mentor, and develop engineers and designers as the office expands.
• Staff and deliver projects with input from other firm offices.

Skills

Office leadership

Electrical design

Mentoring engineers

Client liaison

Education

PE license (Electrical)

Job description

Our client is a growing, employee-owned engineering firm expanding into the Phoenix market to support semiconductor work in the region, and they are looking for a senior electrical engineer to build the new office around. The firm designs electrical, mechanical, process, and control systems for semiconductor fabs, life sciences plants, research labs, and industrial manufacturing facilities. Their electrical work runs from site-wide medium-voltage upgrades through motor controls, lighting, fire alarm, and on-site generation, along with short circuit, coordination, and arc flash studies.

The role

The Senior Electrical Engineer will be the firm's first engineer in Phoenix, establish its electrical practice in the market, and grow into leading the office. The firm develops its leaders from within, so the person who opens the office is the one expected to run it as it grows.

The position is based in the Phoenix, AZ area.

What you would be doing

Building the office

• Serve as the firm's local point of contact for clients in the region
• Hire, mentor, and develop engineers and designers as the office grows
• Work with the firm's other offices to staff and deliver projects

Engineering and project delivery

• Design power distribution for industrial and critical facilities, including low- and medium-voltage distribution, motor controls, lighting and lighting control, standby generation, and fire alarm
• Perform and review short circuit, coordination, and arc flash studies
• Lead electrical design from basis of design through construction documents, construction administration, and startup
• Coordinate with process, mechanical, and controls engineers on integrated facility designs
• Review and seal drawings and calculations as Engineer of Record

What we are looking for

• Licensed Professional Engineer (Electrical), with Arizona registration or the ability to obtain it
• Experience leading electrical design for industrial, semiconductor, life sciences, or other process-driven facilities
• Desire to learn and grow along with the new office.