Switchgear Electrical Engineer

Overview

Position Summary:

Under the direction of shop management and Engineering, the electrical engineer uses engineering principles and design software to help design, develop, and maintain electrical control systems and/or components to required specifications, focusing on economy, safety, reliability, quality, and sustainability.

Electrical Design (90% of duties)

• Perform design work for projects utilizing principles of mechanical or electrical engineering.
• Utilizes computer software, drawings, and other tools to perform engineering tasks.
• Coordinates manufacturing, installation, maintenance support documentation and testing activities to ensure compliance with specification, codes, and design requirements.
• Establishing construction, manufacturing, or installation standards or specifications by performing a wide range of detailed calculations.
• Inspects completed installations and observes operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment.
• Review drawings to ensure technical and regulatory compliance.
• Able to provide information and technical support to internal and external customers that meet customer and company expectations.
• Responsible for reviewing jobs to ensure the job meets or exceeds Customer expectations.
• Coordinate with customers regarding specification/design questions and clarifications.
• Work with Purchasing and Vendors to receive quotes and lead times to complete design.
• Understanding of basic electrical and control system principles and a familiarity with reading electrical schematics, three-line diagrams and control / communication diagrams.
• Ability to coordinate multiple group efforts within the company to achieve objectives.
• HSEQ, DOT, OSHA compliance and conformance that delivered an excellent safety record.
• Competent with Auto Cad and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook). Math Skills.
• Excellent communication skills, organizational skills (coordinate multiple group efforts with the company to achieve results) and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to identify processes needing improvement and recommendations towards improvement.
• Maintaining electrical equipment.
• Able to follow directions regarding assignment and Customer expectation on projects.
• Understand and follows company policies, state, federal, and safety polices.
• Able to work overtime (nights and weekends) to complete jobs in progress.
• Other duties as assigned.

Electrical Testing (10% of duties)

• Performs power testing of protective relay panels, medium voltage switch gear line-ups, test communication, and HMI components on the relay panel. Testing also involves switchboards, automatic transfer switches, and other power distribution component.
• Reviews project specifications and implement testing procedures to comply with project requirements.
• Reviews test plans of large projects against schematics
• Maintains test folder for all projects with relevant test reports, test drawings, and test pictures.
• Leads problem-solving initiatives to analyze quality failures and help drive quality improvements (e.g., ways to improve the efficiency of testing to reduce the time required).

Required Experience and Qualifications:

Associate’s degree in related field or equivalent experience or a minimum of 5 years of combined experience.

RESA Power is a dynamic, people first organization that prides itself on being the employer of choice in its industry. RESA is fortunate to have an extraordinarily talented group of people who take pride in everything they do. RESA Power has locations throughout the United States & Canada. We are a trusted service provider committed to ensuring the safety, performance, and compliance of electrical distribution systems.

With a track record of long-term partnerships and excellence in customer experience for nearly a decade!

Ensure reliable and safe mission-critical power across our customers’ electrical infrastructure lifecycle.

To be the premier, first-choice, trusted provider in the US and Canada for critical power services and products by delivering the best customer and employee experience in the industry.

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