Electrical Engineer

AOI is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices, including hiring, placement, promotion, training, transfer and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, veteran status, age, disability, marital status, or any other category protected by State or U.S. Federal law. Moreover, we endeavor to treat our employees fairly. Electrical Engineer will act as the overall technical person-in-charge of plant-wide high & low voltage power distribution, uninterruptible power supply, automatic control electrical systems and facility weak current systems. Coordinate electrical infrastructure construction of new projects, electrical safety compliance, fault troubleshooting and electrical technical renovation projects. Job Duties New project technical coordination: Review schemes and drawings of high & low voltage power distribution, FMCS (Facility Monitoring Control System) and integrated weak current cabling for new cleanrooms; supervise on-site construction, power-on commissioning, final acceptance and handover, and close all construction-related problems. Plant-wide electrical system management: Manage full-range electrical facilities including high/low voltage switchgears, transformers, UPS systems, workshop process power distribution, lighting systems, PLC automatic controls, electrical control cabinets and full-plant cable tray routing. Maintenance and compliance management: Formulate standards for daily inspection, quarterly maintenance and annual preventive verification of electrical equipment. Strictly implement electrical safety codes, plant-wide grounding & lightning protection, leakage protection and arc flash protection compliance requirements. Fault handling & system renovation: Take the lead in troubleshooting plant-wide electrical faults, circuit hidden dangers and equipment electrical failures. Oversee electrical renovation projects including power distribution capacity expansion, electrical system upgrading and workshop power reconstruction. Safety and team management: Guide maintenance teams to carry out standardized electrical operations, implement EHS electrical safety specifications, and formulate technical schemes for power cut, hot work and high-voltage operations to avoid electrical safety accidents such as electric shock, short circuit and unexpected power outage. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or related Minimum 2 years working experience in industrial power distribution, semiconductor facility electrical operation Skilled in reading single-line diagrams, electrical schematics and construction layout drawings; familiar with switchgear, UPS, and transformer. Basic mastery of NEC, industrial electrical safety standards and grounding lightning protection specifications. Over 4 years’ experience in factory electrical engineering, power system troubleshooting and capital construction matching. Proficiency in power distribution systems, motor control centers (MCCs), variable frequency drives (VFDs), and backup or emergency power systems. Familiar with electrical standards including NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE and NETA testing specifications. Practical experience with PLC, FMCS and industrial power monitoring systems. Oncall support for 24/7 production; respond to power failure and electrical fault emergencies during off-hours, weekends, and holidays. Frequently enter Class 100/1000 cleanroom areas and mechanical equipment rooms for on-site technical investigation. Regular work in high/low voltage electrical rooms, rooftop power equipment areas and cleanroom production floors. Must wear insulated PPE when conducting high-voltage inspection, testing and maintenance work. Comply with lockout-tagout (LOTO) procedures and all site electrical safety management rules. Location This position will be on-site based in Sugar Land, Texas. WHY AOI? In addition to competitive salary, AOI offers Flexible and competitive health (medical, dental, vision) plans offer the employee with the right options to meet individual and family needs Employer matching on 401(k) deferrals Generous PTO policy, with unused PTO payout at end of the year Relocation package available within US Immigration sponsorships (Must be currently authorized to work in the US) We do not accept unsolicited proposals from third-party recruiters or agencies. Contacting hiring managers directly may result in disqualification of submissions. #J-18808-Ljbffr APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC