Electrical Engineer III

Ready to take ownership of impactful projects and shape the future of electrical design? As an Electrical Engineer III, you'll lead the engineering and delivery of complex electrical systems for a variety of clients and industries, serving as a key technical expert and mentor within the organization. From power distribution and lighting design to code compliance, quality control, and client engagement, you'll have the opportunity to influence every stage of a project's success while working alongside talented architects, engineers, and project teams. This role is ideal for a licensed engineer who thrives on solving challenging problems, guiding others, and delivering exceptional results with confidence and independence.

About HFA - Employee Owned. People Powered.

HFA is a 100% employee-owned multidisciplinary architectural, engineering, and interior architecture firm who thrives in a people-first environment. Employee ownership isn't just a structure - it's a mindset that fuels everything we do. This mindset empowers us to think beyond our roles, pushing us to find innovative solutions that strengthen our client relationships and deepen our connections with our people internally. We believe that our people are our greatest asset which aligns with our culture code: We aspire to be a people-first culture of empowerment where talent thrives.

The ownership mindset also means that every team member is personally invested in the success of our projects and clients. This approach ensures that every decision aligns with our purpose: Leading our clients to fulfill their vision while building lasting partnerships.

With our focus on our people, we offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, a 401(k) with company match, an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), and a flexible work schedule. We provide our team members with professional development opportunities and learning stipends to pursue professional growth, and we take any chance we can get to recognize and reward our people for their amazing work.

Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Engineer has gained broad experience in multiples projects types and clients or garnered enough experience in a single project type or client to be seen as highly knowledgeable in that particular area.
• Engineer has the ability to lead a client/client team (1-5 staff), most project types, or major portions of large project utilizing their experience and education in lighting design, power design, and knowledge of NEC and other national standards; as well as solve most design challenges that arise on a project. Engineer should have thorough understanding of energy codes and how to apply them to power and lighting design with minimal oversight.
• Engineer can work in an independent manner on most project and/or client types with minimal to no oversight by Engineer or Team lead.
• Engineer should have a thorough understanding of photometric calculations, lighting design, fault current calculations, 1-Line diagrams and be able to independently select lighting systems and controls for projects listed above.

Job Duties include but are not limited to:

• Engineer should function as Design Lead or Engineer of Record, unless in a strictly technical role for the company.
• Engineer should be able to train employees on company standards, drafting techniques, and technical questions pertaining to electrical design, NEC, or other national standards.
• Engineer will work in a collaborative environment with Architects and other engineers to develop construction documents based on a clients' requirements, including most project management and construction administration functions.
• Engineer will be able to perform a high level of quality control of their projects and others, for final review by Engineer of Record.
• Engineer will have direct client contact, unless in a strictly technical role for the company.
• Engineer will establish project budgets and work with team to ensure those projects are financially successful, unless in a strictly technical role for the company.
• Engineer could serve as Engineer of Record, with approval from Director or Executive, on more complex projects.
• Engineer should be licensed in more than 5 states.
• Engineer should be able to write specifications for any project type.

Management Requirements: 0-5 staff
Education Requirements: BSEE from an Abet Accredited Engineering Program
Licensure Requirements: Licensed Professional Engineer