Lead Electrical Engineer

Lead Electrical Engineer

Location(s) Bedminster, New Jersey | Scottsdale, Arizona Company DEPCOM Power Career Field Engineering

Technical Design Leadership

• Lead electrical design development for PV and Energy Storage projects from preliminary design through Issue For Construction (IFC).
• Own the technical quality and completeness of assigned electrical drawing packages, including drawings, supporting calculations, studies, and other documentation.
• Make and document sound technical decisions based on project requirements, applicable codes, design criteria, field constraints, and long-term operational considerations.
• Ensure design packages are constructible, coordinated, and aligned with the project execution strategy.

Engineering Calculations and Studies

• Lead or review system loss analyses, grounding studies, arc flash assessments, ampacity calculations, equipment sizing, and power systems studies.
• Ensure calculations and studies are technically accurate, clearly documented, and appropriately reviewed.
• Identify assumptions, risks, and decisions that may affect procurement, construction, commissioning, schedule, cost, or contractual performance.

Procurement, Equipment, and Vendor Support

• Provide technical leadership for engineered specifications, bills of material, major equipment selections, and vendor technical evaluations.
• Support procurement decisions by identifying technical risks, commercial impacts, long-lead considerations, and constructability implications.

Construction and Commissioning Support

• Provide timely technical support to Construction, Field Engineering, Commissioning, Owners, and Subcontractors.
• Lead technical resolution of RFIs, field issues, design changes, and construction-driven questions.
• Support FATs, commissioning planning, startup activities, and project closeout when electrical engineering input is required.

Mentorship and Technical Development

• Mentor Electrical Engineers through design reviews and practical explanation of engineering decisions.
• Create clarity around the "why" behind design approaches, calculations, construction methods, and code requirements.

Project Interface and Technical Communication

• Communicate technical risks, decisions, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Represent Electrical Engineering in design reviews, project meetings, customer discussions, and technical issue resolution meetings as needed.

Compliance, Standards, and Continuous Improvement

• Ensure electrical designs comply with contract specifications, project scope of work, applicable codes, industry standards, utility requirements, and DEPCOM technical standards.

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or another engineering discipline with electrical power systems experience
• Experience in construction, EPC projects, utility-scale PV solar, Energy Storage, or power systems engineering
• Applied knowledge of the National Electrical Code, National Electrical Safety Code, NFPA 70E, and applicable industry standards
• Experience developing or reviewing electrical drawing packages, design studies, technical specifications, and engineering calculations
• Willing and able to travel up to 15% to project sites or vendor facilities as required

• Ability to gain P.E. licensure within 2 years
• P.E. licensure
• Experience leading electrical design for utility-scale PV solar, BESS, substation, medium-voltage, or high-voltage scopes
• Experience with power systems calculations and tools such as ETAP, SKM, or similar analysis platforms
• Experience with protection, grounding, arc flash, ampacity, equipment sizing, and utility interconnection requirements
• Experience supporting construction, commissioning, FATs, RFIs, vendor submittals, and field issue resolution
• Experience reviewing scope of work, contract requirements, technical exhibits, and change-related technical impacts

For this role, we anticipate paying $100,000 - $140,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, DEPCOM Power is a leading energy solutions partner for the utility solar and broader energy industries, providing project development support, engineering, procurement and construction, energy storage, repowering and operations and maintenance services. Our highly skilled team of conventional and renewable power industry experts work to deliver the lowest cost of energy and the highest rate of return.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.