Design Engineer - Substation​/Power Distribution

Lead Design Engineer – Substation/Power Distribution

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Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Lead Design Engineer – Substation/Power Distribution. The Project Operations Team provides comprehensive engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services throughout the entire project lifecycle. Our team is committed to delivering reliable and efficient turnkey services while ensuring client satisfaction throughout the project journey. Our turnkey solutions encompass various stages such as project conception, specification development, engineering design, equipment procurement, construction, installation, testing, and commissioning.

With a single point of accountability, our team specializes in handling both greenfield and brownfield turnkey projects and has expertise in designing and constructing high and medium‑voltage substations and developing power distribution solutions for utilities, government, data centers, industrial and commercial facilities.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $93,750 - $137,500. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

• Provide design engineering services instrumental to the completion of turnkey projects.
• Provide engineering guidance to teams of designers/discipline specific engineers to create complete designs including both electrical and civil packages.
• Lead design deliverables to maintain project schedule, design budget, design accuracy, and submittal completeness working in concert with a broader execution team.
• Deliver value‑added engineering to provide a quality product while driving efficiencies.
• Lead medium/high voltage designs for both substations and MV power distribution.
• Participate in site walk‑downs to assist in developing proposals for new work.
• Develop engineering estimates to define scope, budget, and review technical documents.
• Maintain project schedule and budget.
• Mentor other engineers on the team.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS in engineering from an accredited institution with a minimum of seven years of electrical engineering or electrical design experience, or AS in Engineering with a minimum of ten years of experience; or in lieu of a degree, a minimum of twelve years of electrical engineering or design experience.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F‑1 to H‑1B, H‑1B cap registration, O‑1, E‑3, TN status, I‑485 job portability, etc.
• Experience with AutoCAD and/or Micro Station.
• Must be located in one of the desired locations to be considered including AL, GA, MS, TX, OK, NM, NC, SC, FL, LA and TN. No relocation offered.

• Professional Engineer qualification.
• Field experience in testing/commissioning medium voltage equipment.
• Working knowledge of NERC/FERC, NESC, NEC, ANSI, NETA.

• Equipment Specifications.
• Single line/Three line drawings.
• Schematics/Wiring/Interconnection diagrams.
• General arrangement drawings.
• Conduit/cable plans.
• Grounding drawings.
• AC/DC control power drawings.
• SCADA design.
• Equipment Testing Procedures/Commissioning plans.

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 12/19/25.

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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work.  for more detail:
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