Senior/Lead Electrical Engineer

The Keystone Distinction Group; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Keystone Distinction Group is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to establish its Phoenix office and lead the electrical practice in the region. You will open the new office, recruit and mentor staff, and coordinate multisite teams to deliver complex industrial and semiconductor projects.

Based in the Phoenix area, you will own the office growth, build client relationships, and drive design from concept through construction, ensuring compliance and technical excellence while expanding the

Qualifications

• Licensed PE electrical with Arizona registration or ability to obtain
• Experience leading electrical design for industrial/semiconductor or process facilities
• Willingness to establish and grow the new Phoenix office

Responsibilities

• Build the Phoenix office and establish local practice
• Hire, mentor, and develop engineers and designers
• Staff and deliver projects with other offices
• Design power distribution for industrial facilities
• Coordinate with process, mechanical, and controls teams
• Review and seal drawings as Engineer of Record

Skills

Leadership

Client liaison

Project management

Electrical design

Education

PE license (Electrical)

Job description

About our client

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.