Senior Substation Physical Engineer

🔥 12 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $97k - $192k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👷🏻‍♀️ 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

• Provide technical support and direction for the Substation Design Team • Provide technical leadership and oversight of substation engineering and consulting services for clients across the US • Create electrical protection and control and/or physical design deliverables • Prepare, guide, or assist with engineering deliverables for electric substation projects up to 500 kV • Lead and mentor engineers and designers • Serve as project lead or independent reviewer • Apply NEC, NESC, NEMA, ANSI, IEEE, client standards, and other applicable guidelines • Provide technical support for clients and support regional business development initiatives • Support proposal creation and scope development • Participate in project conceptualization, work planning, and project execution • Lead engineering activities • Perform physical substation design, including equipment layouts, plans, sections, details, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, cable routing, AC/DC power systems, and bills of material • Perform calculations for studies and reports and prepare equipment and installation specifications • Coordinate design activities with other disciplines and groups • Develop and improve organizational processes, tools, and technology • Provide leadership, training, and mentoring to engineers and team members • Meet and correspond with clients or external partners • Perform quality reviews for engineers and designers • Conduct field visits for site walkdowns, constructability reviews, construction support, and site meetings as needed • Support business development and marketing initiatives • Potentially perform relay setting development and 3D modeling/design • Participate in industry or professional technical committees • Work with Project Management to develop project plans and provide project updates

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from accredited college or university, or a related field with equivalent experience • Senior Engineer I: 7+ years related experience • Senior Engineer II: 10+ years related experience • Senior Engineer III: 15+ years related experience and PE required • Professional Engineer registration strongly preferred • Proficiency with NESC, IEEE, and other relevant codes and standards • Ability to organize multiple complex assignments and competing priorities • Ability to collaborate in cross-functional work teams • Exceptional analytical and decision-making skills • Successful record of positive interactions with clients • Ability to lead staff, delegate assignments and drive positive results • Experience creating and reviewing substation design drawings • Proficiency with current software applications used for substation design work • Ability to work successfully with remotely located team members • Ability to pass a post-offer drug, including marijuana, and alcohol test in compliance with Federal regulations • Subject to random testing as a condition of continued employment

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary • Career advancement opportunities • Medical coverage • Dental coverage • Vision coverage • Prescription drug coverage • 401(k)-retirement savings plan • Supplemental insurance options • Company-paid life and AD&D insurance • Company-paid short-term disability coverage • Company-paid maternity and bonding leave • Generous paid time off program • Remote or hybrid work arrangement