Transformer Applications Engineer — Bids & Specs Expert

Giga Energy; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidized health, dental, and vision

Equity options

401(k) with 4% employer match

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

FSA/HSA options

Commuter benefits

Monthly on-sites

Job summary

Giga Energy is seeking a highly motivated Transformer Applications Engineer to support the technical bidding and submittal processes for our medium voltage pad mount transformers and high voltage power transformer offerings. The ideal candidate will collaborate with domestic and international team members and sometimes manufacturers to align customer equipment requirements for projects.

This role is an in-office position, ideally based in San Francisco, Long Beach, or Houston, with full-time

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or related field (Master’s a plus).
• 5+ years of experience in three-phase, oil-filled, medium and high-voltage transformers in the North American market.
• Willingness to be on-call beyond typical work hours.

Responsibilities

• Assess customer requirements from bid documents, technical datasheets, schematics, single/multi-line drawings, and meetings to compile internal equipment specification documents.
• Serve as a technical resource for technical sales engineers in the scoping and development of bid proposal documents.
• Communicate project specifications with internal engineering, operations teams, and external engineering to assist in accurate costing and scoping estimation of projects.
• Assist in drafting of equipment device bill-of-materials including the selection of suitable components and monitoring devices.
• Evaluate alignment of supplier and partner proposals with customer requirements and internal standards (pre and post-drawing).
• Support internal and external engineering team understanding of project needs.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, products, and competitor offerings.
• Participate in meetings with vendors and foreign application engineers, both virtually and in-person, to support the team.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless communication and coordination between sales, manufacturing, engineering, and customer support departments.
• Travel occasionally to customer sites and manufacturing facilities as needed.

Skills

Transformer experience

On-call readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Giga Energy is seeking a highly motivated Transformer Applications Engineer to support the technical bidding and submittal processes for our medium voltage pad mount transformers and high voltage power transformer offerings. The ideal candidate will collaborate with domestic and international team members and sometimes manufacturers to align customer equipment requirements for projects.

This role is an in-office position, ideally based in San Francisco, Long Beach, or Houston, with full-time