Design Engineer - 57714
DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES:Position Description: Staff Power System Engineer - Design
Schneider Electric Consulting Services offers a full portfolio of power engineering services, including system studies, power system assessments and design. Schneider Electric Consulting Services is looking for an experienced Staff Power Systems Engineer (PSE) with a focus on electrical design activities.
The Staff PSE serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing technical leadership to develop innovative solutions to meet customer and business objectives. The Staff PSE develops strong relationships with internal and external customers to solidify their role as a Trusted Advisor.
A Staff PSE is expected to be the subject matter expert in their technical field, complete and/or support projects as a lead engineer/individual contributor, mentor junior engineers within the organization, and support the sales process for new opportunities.
The Staff Engineer with a design focus will be expected to have a deep understanding of the typical design process, from the initial front-end engineering work to the design document production process and ending with the final commissioning. They will also be able to develop scopes of work and pricing for design-based opportunities.
Typical Responsibilities * Lead Engineer that provides direction and technical supervision of junior engineers and designers for completing complex projects. * Mentor other PSE's as the Subject Matter Expert within areas of engineering expertise or specialties. * Support business development and sales team in technical matters relating to new project opportunities to include proposal development, pricing opportunities, and customer facing discussions. * Customer facing responsibilities with a focus on managing project outcomes and client expectations * Develop solutions to solve customer's power delivery needs. * Prepare engineering deliverables that include, but are not limited to, system assessments, one-lines, three-lines, schematics, cable schedules, details, equipment location plans, conduit plans, specifications, and other items as required for the project.
Behaviors: * Focus on ethical behavior and leadership in safety * Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and ability to work well with all levels and types of people * Excellent customer service and always striving to improve client relationships * Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills * Ability to compose and write reports, business correspondence, and contextualize engineering deliverables * Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, customers, and colleagues within the organization. * Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. * Maturity and professionalism to effectively handle frequent exposure to key decision-makers at the executive level * Ability to identify potential issues / roadblocks and plan a contingency strategy * Self-motivated and able to make quick decisions with little to no input from management * Cool-Calm-Collected under pressure and in dynamic environments * Able to simultaneously address project details without losing the big picture * Demonstrated ability to own the projects for which they are assigned as Lead Engineer. * Demonstrated ability to provide quality assurance checks on junior engineers and designers to ensure standards are followed for design projects under their review.
Minimum Qualifications: * BS or MS in electrical engineering from an accredited university * Proficient in MS Office applications, MS Teams, AutoCad * Minimum of 10 years of experience in power system design * Proficient with both medium voltage (69kV - 1000V) and low voltage (1000V - 120V) design activities * Proficient with power system modeling software, specifically ETAP and SKM * Experienced with p wer system protection concepts related to protective relaying, control, and automation of 3 phase power distribution systems
Preferred Qualifications: * Professional Engineering license * Demonstrated ability to prepare designs for complex power distribution systems, including but not limited to: power substations, motor control centers, back-up power systems, microgrid systems, system protection and equipment modernization. * Demonstrated ability to work well with customers and other project team members to achieve customer satisfaction on every job. * Experience with developing proposals for engineering projects.
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