Senior Principal Electrical Engineer

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision

401k with company match

Paid Vacation & Holidays

Job summary

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. is seeking principal and senior principal Electrical Engineers to lead the electrical scope on a portfolio of Americas projects. You’ll mentor junior engineers and coordinate with suppliers while ensuring schedule and quality targets are met.

The role includes leadership across design teams, development of standards, and collaboration with partners to deliver large, technically challenging facilities. Domestic travel ~20% is required.

Qualifications

• Electrical Power Engineering experience in a design function within process design.
• Experience with large motors (1–10MW); larger motors are a plus.
• Experience in specification and procurement of low/medium/high voltage switchgear and transformers.
• Proficient with electrical design software for power systems analysis (SKM ETAP).
• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional teams and mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Lead the electrical scope of work on proposals and projects in the Americas.
• Assign tasks to electrical design teams and ensure on‑time, quality delivery.
• Contribute to development of Air Products' electrical design standards.
• Coordinate with suppliers and partners to add value to projects.
• Define execution models for electrical engineering scope and improve processes.

Skills

Electrical power engineering

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Motor experience 1–10MW

Mentoring junior engineers

Education

Electrical Engineering degree + PE status or pursuing

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:

At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees. Check out some of our benefits below!

• 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.

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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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