Lead Electrical Engineer - Facilities & Infrastructure

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Lead Electrical Engineer - Facilities & Infrastructure
Location: Newark, DE
Compensation: $135,000-$200,000 + Overtime Eligibility + Bonus
Employment Type: Full-Time / Direct Hire

About the Opportunity:
As a highly experienced Electrical Engineer, you will lead infrastructure reliability, power distribution, and capital improvement initiatives within a complex manufacturing environment. This position will play a key role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of critical electrical systems while supporting facility growth, modernization, and long-term asset performance.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys a combination of technical leadership, hands-on problem solving, project execution, and collaboration with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities:
-- Provide technical leadership for facility electrical infrastructure, including medium- and high-voltage distribution systems, substations, transformers, switchgear, backup power systems, and related equipment.
-- Support the ongoing reliability and performance of site electrical systems through proactive maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
-- Conduct and review power system analyses, including load flow, short circuit, protective coordination, and arc flash studies.
--Develop recommendations and corrective action plans resulting from system assessments and reliability evaluations.
-- Support energy management and utility optimization efforts by identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs.
-- Evaluate facility infrastructure needs and participate in planning efforts related to equipment upgrades, capacity expansions, and capital investment projects.
-- Partner with project teams throughout project lifecycles, including scope development, budgeting, design review, construction support, commissioning, and startup activities.
-- Ensure compliance with applicable electrical codes, safety regulations, and industry standards.
-- Lead investigations into equipment failures, power quality issues, and other electrical reliability concerns.
-- Collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to enhance preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
-- Maintain technical documentation, electrical drawings, one-line diagrams, and equipment records.
-- Coordinate activities with outside engineering firms, contractors, equipment suppliers, and utility providers.
-- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering and maintenance personnel.

Required Qualifications:
-- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
-- Minimum of 8 years of experience supporting industrial electrical systems within manufacturing, industrial processing, energy, chemical, pharmaceutical, food production, or similar environments.
-- Strong understanding of electrical distribution systems, power infrastructure, and industrial facility operations.
-- Experience working with medium- and high-voltage equipment and systems.
-- Proven troubleshooting and root cause analysis experience involving electrical equipment and infrastructure.
-- Knowledge of applicable electrical safety standards and codes, including NEC, NFPA, and OSHA requirements.
-- Experience supporting reliability, maintenance, and operational improvement programs.
-- Ability to interpret electrical schematics, construction drawings, and technical specifications.
-- Demonstrated experience supporting facility infrastructure projects and capital improvements.
-- Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work across multiple functional groups.

Preferred Qualifications:
-- Experience supporting facilities with on-site generation, utility operations, or distributed energy systems.
-- Proficiency with electrical system modeling and analysis software such as SKM, ETAP, EasyPower, or comparable tools.
-- Experience performing or managing arc flash, coordination, short-circuit, and load flow studies.
-- Background in electrical capacity planning and infrastructure assessments.
-- Familiarity with predictive maintenance strategies and asset reliability programs.
-- Experience overseeing electrical contractors and external engineering resources.
-- Exposure to energy efficiency, sustainability, or utility reduction initiatives.
-- Working knowledge of industrial automation, controls, PLCs, or manufacturing systems.
-- Professional Engineer (PE) registration preferred.

Additional Compensation & Benefits:
Overtime Eligible
Performance-Based Bonus Opportunity
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
401(k) with Company Match
Life and Disability Insurance
Paid Time Off an