Senior Principal Electrical Engineer

Airswift; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer to lead electrical engineering efforts on complex projects across multiple sites in Reading, Kansas City, and Charlotte. The role covers procurement, construction, and commissioning phases, with a strong emphasis on technical leadership and standards compliance.

The position requires extensive electrical engineering experience, leadership skills, and the ability to manage scope, costs, and schedules within a multi-disciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in electrical engineering.
• Experience in a project leadership role.
• Experience estimating project costs and writing proposals.
• Strong technical and practical electrical engineering capability.
• Knowledge of local and international standards and regulatory requirements.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary projects and teams.
• Competent use of electrical engineering software and office tools.
• PE in the United States is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver electrical engineering services in line with customer requirements, standards, timelines and budget expectations.
• Initiate, manage and supervise electrical engineering activities across projects.
• Act as electrical engineering lead on projects, defining requirements and supervising progress.
• Participate in project meetings, prepare progress updates and follow checking procedures.
• Ensure project scope is understood and changes managed per change processes.
• Provide engineering support during procurement, construction and commissioning; write requisitions and purchase orders.
• Resolve technical discrepancies between project requirements and customer expectations.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Project leadership

Cost estimation

Proposal writing

Engineering software

Education

Engineering degree (BS/MS)

Professional Engineer (PE) in the US

Tools

Electrical engineering software

Job description

Job Title: Senior Principal Electrical Engineer

Duration: 6 months

Locations: Reading, Pennsylvania; Kansas City, Missouri; Charlotte, North Carolina

Position Overview

This opportunity is for a Senior Principal Electrical Engineer to deliver high-level electrical engineering support across complex projects within a multi-disciplinary environment. The Senior Principal Electrical Engineer will play a key role in leading technical delivery, supporting project execution, and ensuring engineering work is completed to applicable standards, regulatory requirements, and project expectations. This position offers the chance to contribute to major engineering scopes, provide technical leadership, and support project stakeholders through procurement, construction, and commissioning phases. For candidates seeking a technically focused Senior Principal Electrical Engineer role with leadership responsibility and broad project exposure, this is a strong career opportunity.

Role Context

This role sits within an engineering environment supporting customers across upstream engineering, procurement, and construction management activities. The company has established capabilities across areas including refining, sulphur technology, arctic development, subsea systems, deepwater facilities, nuclear power, and renewable energy. The Senior Principal Electrical Engineer will work within multi-disciplinary project teams and may support projects delivered for both domestic and international customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver electrical engineering services in line with customer requirements, applicable statutory and regulatory standards, project timelines, and budget expectations.
• Initiate, manage, and where required supervise electrical engineering activities across assigned projects.
• Act as electrical engineering lead on specific projects, defining requirements, assigning tasks, and supervising progress.
• Participate in project meetings, prepare progress updates, and follow required checking procedures.
• Ensure project scope is clearly understood and that changes are managed in line with project change processes.
• Provide engineering support during procurement, construction, and commissioning, including preparing requisitions, completing technical bid evaluations, and writing purchase orders.
• Proactively resolve technical discrepancies between project requirements and customer expectations.
• Communicate effectively with project stakeholders and support junior members of the electrical engineering team where required.

Qualifications & Experience

• Extensive relevant experience within electrical engineering.
• Experience working in a project leadership role.
• Experience estimating project costs and writing proposal content.
• Strong technical and practical electrical engineering capability with a consistent record of delivering accurate and timely work.
• Sound knowledge of fundamental electrical engineering principles and the basic requirements of other engineering disciplines.
• Sound knowledge of applicable local and international standards and statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary projects and teams within the same or similar industry.
• Competent use of electrical engineering software and relevant office-based software.
• BS or MS in a related field or applicable discipline, typically an engineering degree, or equivalent experience where permitted.
• Professional Engineer (PE) in the United States (desirable).