Senior Principal Electrical Engineer

Air Products; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision insurance (1)

401k with company match

Paid vacation, holidays & sick time

Parental leave

Backup child/adult care

Job summary

Air Products is seeking ambitious Principal and Senior Principal Electrical Engineers to lead electrical scope across the Americas. The role reports to the Electrical Engineering Manager and includes mentoring junior staff while traveling up to 20% to customer sites.

Ideal candidates hold an Electrical Engineering degree with PE status (or pursuing it) and have heavy experience in power engineering for large-scale process facilities, including motor drives and high/low voltage equipment.

Qualifications

• Electrical Engineering degree; PE status or pursuing PE status.
• Proven experience in electrical power engineering in design within process industries.
• Experience with large motors (1–10MW) and high voltage equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical scope on proposals and projects in the Americas region.
• Assign tasks and supervise electrical design teams to meet schedules and quality.
• Provide input for Air Products' electrical design standards; liaise with suppliers and partners.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Leadership

Power systems analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

PE licensure

Tools

SKM Powertools

ETAP

Job description

At Air Products, we reimagine what's possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together - where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter - we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.

Reimagine What's Possible

To help support an ambitious growth strategy and rapidly growing project portfolio we're looking for ambitious and hard-working Principal and Senior Principal Electrical Engineers . If you can demonstrate leadership potential, we'll offer you an outstanding opportunity to develop your career within one if our high performing teams working across a wide range of technically challenging projects. Reporting to the Electrical Engineering Manager, you will also mentor junior team members throughout the broader Air Separation Unit (ASU) organization across the Americas region. 20% domestic travel to Air Products and customer sites.

What's In It for You:

• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (day 1 of employment)
• 401k with 100% vested company core and match
• Paid Vacation, holidays + sick time
• Paid Parental leave (Up to 8 weeks)
• Backup Child and Adult Care benefit
• Adoption assistance
• Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
• Life Insurance (AD&D- Paid for by Air Products), Supplemental AD&D
• Legal Plan & Identity theft coverage
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Many more supplemental benefits available

Roles / Responsibilities:

• Leading the electrical scope of work on a range of proposals and projects implemented in the Americas region.
• Assigning tasks to the electrical design teams, providing supervision and technical expertise to ensure delivery against time and quality constraints.
• Providing technical input for the ongoing development of Air Products' electrical design standards.
• Liaising with existing suppliers and outsourcing partners, seeking additional partners to add value to AP and customer projects.
• Defining execution models for electrical engineering scope, monitoring performance and developing improved processes where appropriate.

Requirements / Qualifications:

• An Electrical Engineering degree plus PE status, or actively pursuing PE status.
• Proven experience in electrical power engineering in a design function within the process design industry.
• Demonstrated understanding of large motors (induction and synchronous) in the range of 1-10MW. Experience with larger motors (10MW up) will be a plus.
• Experience in specification and procurement of low, medium and high voltage switchgear, power transformers and power electronics (LCI's, VSD's and Thyristor Controllers).
• An ability to work with software packages for analysis of power systems (e.g. SKM Powertools or ETAP).
• A dedicated and driven approach & be committed to getting it right with a never-ending desire to learn, improve and contribute.
• Experience leading cross functional teams.

Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what's possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.). You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.

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