Physical Substation Engineer

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Why Ampirical?

Salary Range : $92,000 - $180,000 (dependent on experience, education, and qualifications)

Profit-Sharing Bonus : Semi-annual, performance-based (10% to 20% of salary)

Day-One Benefits : Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with 4% match and immediate vesting
️ PTO : Starting at 80 hours of vacation & 40 hours of sick time per year + 10 paid holidays
️ Flexible Work Schedule : Every other Friday off

Career Development : Advancement opportunities, tuition reimbursement

Perks : Gym membership stipend, wellness program, fertility benefits, pet insurance, and more

Job Summary:

The Physical Substation Engineer works within a multi-discipline team to develop efficient and reliable preliminary design of electrical systems and components for Substation Facilities. This Engineer is accountable for developing preliminary substation electrical drawings in accordance with RFQ scope of work, ensuring constructability of design. This individual provides leadership, mentorship, and/or guidance to less experienced engineers within the department.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited university

• 2+ years of experience engineering/designing electrical systems within the Utilities or Energy industry

• Experience with ETAP, WinIGS, IEEE 88/998

• Experience using Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Bentley MicroStation and/or Bentley Substation software to develop 2D drawings or 3D models are a plus.

• EIT Certification preferred (not required)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Deliver accurate designs of high voltage electrical substation components that meet industry and client standards and applicable codes.

• Perform quality reviews of electrical engineering work for both peers/sub-contractors on assigned projects.

• Act as lead Engineer and Engineer of Record for projects.

• Design substation systems and components to include general arrangement, equipment, and electrical layout, grounding, bills of material, etc.

• Prepare construction drawing preliminary packages for bids and review incoming proposals for alignment with design and constructability of methods.

• Manage the development of project proposals, bid preparation, project schedules, etc. for assigned Substation projects.

• Assist project team during construction on electrical substation issues.

• Travel to client sites/field as necessary.

Ampirical is an Equal Opportunity Employer, meaning we do not discriminate based on the following characteristics in our hiring and employment practices: Age, sex, color, race, creed, national origin, religion or religious attire, marital status, pregnancy (child birth or related medical conditions), citizenship status or amnesty, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, sickle-cell trait, status as a tobacco user or non-user, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.