Senior Electrical Engineer

🕒 August 5

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

💵 $140k - $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔋 Electrical Engineer

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Orbital Engineering, Inc.

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1969

🏗️ Construction

💼 Consulting

🏭 Manufacturing

Construction • Consulting • Manufacturing

Orbital Engineering, Inc. is a veteran-owned engineering and technical services firm that provides full-service solutions in engineering and design, construction management and QA/QC, asset integrity, and safety for industrial and infrastructure clients. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Pittsburgh with multiple regional offices, the company supports utilities, downstream and midstream oil & gas, metals (steel/aluminum), and public/private infrastructure projects, using advanced inspection technologies (drones/robotics) and proprietary tablet-based apps and databases to deliver inspections, retrofits, greenfield design, and turnkey asset management.

📋 Description

• Lead electrical engineering and design efforts for capital and maintenance projects from concept through commissioning • Develop and review electrical engineering deliverables, including single-line diagrams, power distribution designs, equipment layouts, cable and conduit schedules, routing plans, grounding and lightning protection systems, interconnecting wiring diagrams, and technical specifications • Perform and review load flow, short-circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash, and motor starting analyses • Develop equipment data sheets, RFQs, technical bid evaluations, and equipment recommendations • Participate in client meetings, site walkdowns, startup activities, and commissioning support • Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering efforts with mechanical, structural, civil, process, and instrumentation teams • Support proposal development, scope definition, and engineering estimates • Mentor junior engineers and designers and provide technical guidance across project teams • Conduct design reviews and ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and quality procedures • Support business development initiatives as a trusted technical advisor to clients

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university • Professional Engineer (PE) license • 20+ years of electrical engineering experience in consulting environments • Strong understanding of medium- and low-voltage power distribution systems • Strong understanding of substations and switchgear • Strong understanding of protective relaying systems • Strong understanding of motor control centers (MCCs) • Strong understanding of variable frequency drives (VFDs) • Strong understanding of emergency and standby power systems • Strong understanding of industrial grounding systems • Experience with electrical power system modeling software such as SKM, ETAP, or equivalent • Proficiency with AutoCAD and Microsoft Office applications • Excellent written communication, technical report writing, and client interaction skills • Ability to work independently while leading project teams and coordinating multiple concurrent assignments • Preferred: project management experience managing engineering scope, budget, and schedule • Preferred: familiarity with NETA testing standards • Preferred: working knowledge of NFPA 70B • Preferred: ability to interpret testing results, identify equipment deficiencies, develop corrective action recommendations, and support reliability improvement initiatives • Preferred: multi-state engineering licensure

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • Career advancement opportunities • Comprehensive benefits package • Medical coverage • Dental coverage • Vision coverage • Prescription drug coverage • 401(k)-retirement savings plan • Supplemental insurance options • Company-paid life insurance • Company-paid AD&D insurance • Company-paid short-term disability coverage • Generous paid time off program