Hybrid Electrical Engineer – U.S. Energy

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• Job title: Electrical Engineer – U.S. Energy
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: TCP/IP, Vault
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Milwaukee, United States

About the role

• Electrical Engineer responsible for electrical engineering design and technical management of projects at U.S. Energy. Locations include Milwaukee, WI, Appleton, WI, or Houston, TX, with travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Primary contact for all technical inquiries and interface for assigned projects
• Aid in project management by overseeing technical aspects of all bid packs/bidding process
• Help project managers identify scope, track costs/schedule, ensure standards/quality are being met throughout duration of project
• Provide electrical cost estimates for new construction and maintenance projects
• Direct and/or develop design concepts and models from product specifications within cost and budget goals
• Responsible for coordinating all engineering efforts, to meet budget and schedule, for assigned projects
• Provide quality assurance on all projects
• Mark up as built redlines to drawings upon completion of projects
• Review/approve requested project design change orders
• Ability to read and review P&IDs and electrical drawings such as one-line diagrams, panel wiring diagrams, instrument wiring diagrams
• Create electrical layout and design drawings of power, control, and communication systems using various AutoCAD products such as AutoCAD Electrical and AutoCAD Plant 3D
• Provide selection and specification of power distribution equipment (transformers, switchgear, OCPDs, power cables), motor control equipment (contactors, overloads, soft starts, VFDs), and Instrumentation & Control equipment (PLCs, HMI, Level/Flow/Pressure measurement devices)
• Apply NFPA 70 to all electrical designs to ensure compliance in the project permitting stage to final inspections
• Design, implement, retrofit, and program PLCs using RS Logix 500, RS Logix 5000, and Studio 5000 software
• Integrate networking and field devices using communication protocols such as Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP/IP, Modbus RTU/RS-485/RS-232, radio and fiber optic communications
• Design, implement, and maintain SCADA systems
• Design and implement HMIs using software such as Wonderware InTouch, C-more, Factory Talk View (Allen-Bradley PanelView)
• Monitor and analyze equipment and system performance using data queries and trends
• Be available as on-call support to work with maintenance team to troubleshoot equipment and system failures
• Perform calculations
• Checking and approval of drawing packages and calculations
• Participate in design reviews for projects to ensure quality design output
• Maintain the drawing database and vault to ensure a consolidated record of all projects is kept
• Confer with engineering management and project engineers on problems encountered and questions arising on projects. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology is required for this position
• Suggested minimum of 3-5 years’ experience as an electrical/mechanical engineer or related position
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record
• Ability to travel <50%
• Successfully pass a pre-employment drug test (do not test for THC / marijuana)

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be provided
• $5,000 sign-on bonus