Electrical Engineer, DC

BW Design Group is a rapidly growing company with over 1500 professionals across the US, committed to empowering their employees. As an Electrical Engineer, you will work with a team to design and implement solutions for capital projects, focusing on power distribution systems and ensuring compliance with relevant codes and standards.

Responsibilities

• Design medium voltage power distribution systems in compliance with local municipal and public utility building codes
• Design protective relay scenarios and settings
• Design DC control power for MV systems
• Design substation yard layouts and medium voltage equipment
• Create grounding designs and perform site analysis
• Design lighting for outdoor and interior spaces
• Develop arc flash hazard assessment models to define hazard boundaries, short circuit ratings, and overcurrent protection coordination
• Perform duct bank modeling and heating analysis
• Perform generator studies and sizing, including controls and loading analysis
• Coordinate with civil and site designers for underground and overhead distribution equipment design
• Create 3-line drawings for power distribution systems
• Perform Load calculations and cable selections based upon application and design standards
• Observe, assess, and document site installation systems and testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes, and customer requirements
• Write progress reports and present them to project managers and clients
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and contractors on new construction and renovation projects
• Review electrical design specifications and drawings
• Design low voltage electrical distribution systems, switchboards, MCCs, generators, transformers, and UPSs
• Review construction cost estimates and budgets
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Make an impact day-to-day with your skills and expertise, strengthening that relationship with our clients and team

Skills

• A passion for learning and growing engineering skills in medium and low voltage power distribution design
• Familiarity with Rural Utility Standards (RUS), IEEE Standards, and the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC)
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, PowerTools SKM, ETAP, and EasyPower software systems
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to effectively coordinate with engineers, architects, managers, clients, and contractors
• Familiarity with construction processes and documents
• Proficiency with written and verbal technical communication, including generating reports and conducting group presentations
• A willingness to travel for project requirements including installation and start-up activities, client and company sponsored meetings, trainings, industry related seminars, forums, and conventions
• A bachelor of science in electrical engineering
• An Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification (electrical and computer)
• Experience in medium voltage power design, easy power, load flow analysis, and electrical engineering drawings in a manufacturing environment
• Revit software experience
• Experience working on multi-disciplinary large capital projects
• Familiarity with facilities document control systems
• Experience reviewing and updating electrical system models
• A professional engineer (PE) license

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