Substation Physical Engineer - Hammond

Substation Physical Engineer - Hammond, IN

Orbital Engineering has been driven by this core purpose for more than 50 years – energizing Orbital team members and helping our clients solve challenging and complex problems with innovative engineering, inspection, and construction solutions.

Orbital team members are guided by the fundamental beliefs of building trusted relationships, personal accountability, innovation, and excellence in everything we do.

Orbital is looking for others to join our team to continue activating our purpose and embrace our values.

Orbital is seeking a Substation Physical Engineer to provide technical support and direction for our Substation design team in Hammond, IN
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This role will accommodate a remote or hybrid work arrangement, but candidates within reasonable commuting distance of Hammond, IN are strongly preferred in order to support local client projects.

The preferred candidate will possess 3+ years of Substation Physical Design experience. The position requires substation engineering and design competencies, in a utility or consulting environment, for electric substation projects with voltages through 500kV. The position requires excellent communication, leadership and client relation skills.

Responsible for technical leadership and oversight of substation engineering and consulting services for clients across the US. Primary responsibilities include creating substation physical design deliverables. Projects range in size, complexity, and voltage class from small equipment upgrades to large projects in transmission and distribution substations. The candidate may prepare, provide guidance, or assist in preparing and developing the engineering deliverables for electric substation projects.

This position provides leadership and mentorship to other team members and contributes to the technical development of the group as well as the quality of our deliverables. May serve as project lead or independent reviewer for projects assigned.

• Utilizes understanding of the NEC, NESC, NEMA, ANSI, IEEE, industry standard work practices, client standards, and/or other applicable guidelines to complete engineering designs.
• Provide technical support for clients and support regional business development initiatives as a technical resource under the direction of the Department Manager.
• Support creation of proposals and scope development.
• Work in a project team environment with other engineers and designers involved in detailed electrical design and project management of utility substation projects.
• Participate in project conceptualization, work planning, and project execution.
• Lead in the execution of engineering activities.
• Physical substation design including equipment layouts, plans, sections, details, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, cable routing, AC/DC power systems, and bills of material.
• Calculations for studies and reports and preparation of equipment and installation specifications.
• Coordination of design activities with other disciplines and groups.
• Develop and improve processes, tools and technology within the organization.
• Provide leadership, training and mentoring to other engineers and team members.
• Regularly meet and correspond with clients or external partners.
• Perform quality reviews for other engineers and designers.
• Conduct field visits for site walkdowns, constructability reviews, construction support, and other site meetings as needed.
• Support business development and marketing initiatives.
• Other assignments may include relay setting development, 3D modeling/design, or industry/professional technical committee involvement.
• Work with Project Management team to develop project plans and provide project updates.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from accredited college or university, or a related field with equivalent experience.
• Position to be filled at an appropriate level according to candidate experience (Master’s degree may be considered as portion of total experience).
• Engineer I 0+ years related experience
• Engineer II 1+ years related experience
• Engineer III 3+ years related experience
• Engineer IV …