Staff Power Systems Engineer

Fluor; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluor Corporation in Mason, MI is seeking a Staff Power Systems Engineer to provide expert leadership in electrical power distribution and facility electrical infrastructure on major projects. The role demands technical mastery, cross-functional collaboration, and a drive for reliability and modernization.

You will mentor engineers, review designs, interface with utilities, and shape roadmaps while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance across NFPA, IEEE, ANSI and OSHA standards.

Qualifications

• Master’s in electrical engineering with a preference for power systems
• Advanced knowledge of power distribution system design, protection, reliability, grounding, metering, and infrastructure
• Experience with medium-voltage and low-voltage distribution in industrial/manufacturing settings
• Experience performing arc flash, short-circuit, protection coordination, load-flow, and power quality studies with SKM/ETAP/EasyPower
• Knowledge of NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, IEEE, ANSI, IEC, and OSHA electrical safety requirements
• Ability to evaluate complex electrical system problems, present risks and tradeoffs, and propose practical solutions
• Experience leading multi-facility modernization programs and procurement support
• Professional Engineer registration preferred

Responsibilities

• Exercise creativity and independent judgment on highly complex electrical projects with significant impact
• Act as SME for management, engineering, facilities, maintenance, production and cross-functional teams
• Develop infrastructure vision, modernization goals, roadmaps, and investment priorities for review
• Lead complex electrical distribution projects from concept through design, construction, commissioning and turnover
• Develop and govern corporate electrical standards, equipment specs, design guidelines, and acceptance criteria
• Review major designs, equipment applications, submittals, and deviations for reliability and consistency
• Lead evaluation and selection of major electrical equipment, consultants, and external providers
• Oversee arc flash, short-circuit, protection coordination, load-flow, and power quality studies
• Plan asset lifecycle, condition assessment, maintenance integration, obsolescence, outage planning, and investigations
• Interface with electric utilities on service reliability, interconnection, and rate structures
• Persuade stakeholders on technical concepts and innovative solutions to challenges
• Mentor and develop engineers and staff while staying current with codes and practices

Tools

SKM

ETAP

EasyPower

Job description

Job details

Posted 02 October 2026

Salary USD Negotiable

Start date 04 January 2027

Location Mason

Job type Permanent

Discipline Engineering and Project Management , Electrical

Reference 170460

Job Function Senior Electrical Engineer

Title: Staff Power Systems Engineer

Location: Mason, MI

Status of Hire: Full time/Direct

Industry: Manufacturing

Summary

The Staff Power Systems Engineer is formally recognized as a technical subject matter expert in electrical power distribution systems and facility electrical infrastructure, with demonstrated accomplishments that differentiate them from their peers. The role provides company with competitive technical advantages through advanced engineering judgment, technical standards, system reliability improvements, modernization support, and execution guidance for complex electrical infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Exercise creativity, foresight, judgment, and independence over highly complex electrical infrastructure projects or programs with significant company impact

• Act as a technical subject matter expert for management, engineering, facilities, maintenance, production, and cross-functional teams on electrical power distribution and facility electrical infrastructure

• Develop electrical infrastructure vision and recommend modernization goals, project roadmaps, investment priorities, timelines, and resources for management review and approval

• Lead or facilitate complex electrical power distribution projects from concept through design, procurement support, construction, commissioning, startup, operational handoff, and closeout

• Develop, maintain, and govern corporate standards, approved equipment specifications, design guidelines, engineering requirements, commissioning criteria, testing requirements, and acceptance criteria for electrical infrastructure projects

• Review and approve significant electrical infrastructure designs, studies, equipment applications, submittals, shop drawings, as-builts, and technical deviations for consistency with standards and reliability objectives

• Lead technical evaluation and selection of major electrical equipment, consultants, contractors, equipment suppliers, and external service providers

• Oversee or direct arc flash, short-circuit, protective device coordination, load-flow, power quality, and related electrical system studies

• Lead asset lifecycle planning, condition assessment, predictive maintenance integration, obsolescence management, outage planning, failure investigations, operational turnover, and lessons learned for electrical infrastructure

• Serve as a primary technical interface with electric utilities on service reliability, capacity, metering, interconnection, rate structures, and service upgrades

• Develop and persuade stakeholders on advanced technical concepts, constructively challenge existing approaches, and recommend innovative solutions to infrastructure and reliability challenges

• Mentor and develop engineers, facilities personnel, project managers, and other technical staff while staying current with applicable codes, standards, technologies, and industry practices

Requirements

• Master’s in electrical engineering with a preference for power systems emphasis OR Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with demonstrated strategic leadership of power system design and management

• Advanced knowledge and demonstrated mastery of electrical engineering principles, power distribution system design, protection, reliability, grounding, metering, equipment application, and facility electrical infrastructure

• Advanced knowledge of medium-voltage and low-voltage industrial and manufacturing distribution systems, including topology, redundancy, protective devices, and major electrical equipment

• Experience performing, directing, or interpreting arc flash, short-circuit, protective device coordination, load-flow, power quality, and related studies using tools such as SKM, ETAP, or EasyPower

• Advanced knowledge of applicable electrical codes and standards, including NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, IEEE, ANSI, IEC, and OSHA electrical safety requirements

• Ability to evaluate complex electrical system problems, compare technical alternatives, communicate risks and tradeoffs, and recommend practical solutions

• Ability to prioritize and organize long-term infrastructure programs, project roadmaps, deadlines, technical tasks, and cross-functional work in team and independent environments

• Experience supporting construction, commissioning, startup, outage coordination, operational turnover, procurement support, technical bid evaluations, and project closeout for major electrical infrastructure projects

• Experience developing specifications and reviewing or directing work by electric utilities, consulting engineers, contractors, equipment suppliers, facility teams, external providers, and senior stakeholders

• Strong verbal and written communication skills needed to explain complex technical information, influence decisions, and create reports, documents, presentations, and spreadsheets using Microsoft Office

• Professional Engineer registration and experience leading multi-facility electrical infrastructure modernization programs are preferred

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; age; sex; sexual orientation; gender identity; religion; national origin; disability; veteran status; genetic information; or any other criteria protected by governing law.