Electrical Engineer

DTE is one of the nation's largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer's homes and Michigan's progress for more than a century.

And as Michigan's largest source of renewable energy, we're creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We're also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states. But we're more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job.

At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities. When you join us, you'll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences, and values everyone's health, safety, and wellbeing. Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE.Together,

we can achieve great things.

Location:

Detroit, MI

The Electrical Engineer is responsible for the design, and technical oversight of new development projects, specifically in regard to electrical infrastructure, including medium voltage distribution systems, power generation assets, transformers, switch gear, protective relays, feeders, motors, and associated control systems. This role focuses on ensuring safe, reliable, and optimized system performance through sound engineering practices, equipment specification, and system level problem solving.

• Leading conceptual electrical engineering efforts. As projects progress, oversee the engineering of record in the detailed engineering design, specification, and technical evaluation of electrical equipment such as MV switch gear, transformers, protective relays, motor control systems, and power distribution components
• Overseeing the design, specification, and integration of power generation and backup generation systems, including gas turbines, reciprocating engines, and steam turbines
• Developing and reviewing sequence of operations, control logic, and system integration requirements for new and existing electrical systems
• Supporting and reviewing system studies (load flow, coordination, arc flash, reliability assessments) and ensuring compliance with applicable codes and standards
• Providing engineering direction for capital projects, equipment upgrades, and system modifications
• Supporting operations at existing facilities by diagnosing complex electrical or control issues and recommending engineered solutions
• Collaborating with operations teams to align system performance with production needs while maintaining engineering integrity
• Working closely with plant managers to ensure energy reliability, system resilience, and customer satisfaction
• Serving as the electrical technical resource for other company locations as needed, including due diligence reviews and emergency response support

• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis on large industrial or utility distribution systems including protective relaying

Preferred:

• Professional Engineer certification is desired
• Ability to function within a matrix organization in which functional and business leaders have equal authority within the organization and employees report to both a functional leader and a business leader
• Ability to develop and maintain productive relationships with both a functional and a business leader, who collaborates on employee issues and decisions (including performance management, compensation, and development)

The physical demands characterized here epitomize those that must be met by an employee to properly perform the integral functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential  order to properly perform the integral functions of this job, the employee is required to:

• Occasionally stand or walk and stoop or kneel. Frequently, the employee is required to sit
• Talk or hear, both in…