The Electrical Engineer III provides advanced technical expertise in the design, development, and optimization of low and medium voltage power systems. The Electrical Engineer III serves as a technical mentor to junior engineers and cross-functional teams.
Key Responsibilities:
Engineer and design switchboard and switchgear to customer specifications, developing detailed electrical designs for components.
Create drawings, elevations, and optimize electrical schematics considering power distribution, protection, and control requirements.
Specify and select electrical components (e.g., circuit breakers, relays, transformers) based on performance criteria, applicable standards and project requirements.
Develop Sequences of Operation (SOO) documents and verify system functionality aligns with the design intent.
Serve as the primary technical point of contact for the equipment design throughout the manufacturing and testing phases.
Collaborate with test and field service teams to verify physical system operation against the final design and written SOO.
Support Factory Witness Tests (FWT) by conducting troubleshooting and communicating technical solutions.
Provide engineering and technical support to manufacturing to optimize production and industrial engineering practices.
Manage assigned projects from detailed design through validation, coordinating technical timelines with procurement and production.
Mentor and support the professional development of junior engineers through design reviews and knowledge sharing.
Provide advanced design support, proactively identifying design risks and proposing viable mitigation strategies.
Act as a key technical resource for Sales and Project Management, assisting in technical proposal development and attending customer meetings.
Conduct Engineering Review meetings to ensure all designs strictly meet client and regulatory specifications.
Create design calculators and internal tools, coordinating with the software team to automate key engineering workflows and improve team efficiency.
Qualifications:
8+ years experience in Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field required.
Previous field service experience, knowledge and understanding is a plus.
Experience with automation, test systems, or high-reliability electrical assemblies.
Core Competencies:
Expert knowledge of applicable electrical standards, including UL, NEC, ANSI, IEEE, and other relevant standards related to switchgear and switchboard electrical design.
Maintain comprehensive knowledge of power distribution systems, switchgear, switchboards, controls, and complex distribution systems.
Proficiency in electrical design tools such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks Electrical, or EPLAN.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Rancho Cordova, California
Skills
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)unmatched
AutoCADunmatched
Calculatorsunmatched
Circuit Breakersunmatched
Component Selectionunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Distribution Controlunmatched
Electrical Componentsunmatched
Electrical Designunmatched
Electrical Engineeringunmatched
Electrical Power Distributionunmatched
Electrical Power Systemsunmatched
Electrical Switchboardunmatched
Electricityunmatched
Field Trialsunmatched
Functional Testingunmatched
High Reliabilityunmatched
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)unmatched
Industrial Engineeringunmatched
Manufacturingunmatched
Manufacturing Engineeringunmatched
Medium Voltage (MV)unmatched
Mentoringunmatched
National Electrical Codeunmatched
On Site Supportunmatched
Project Designunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Proposal Developmentunmatched
Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
Risk Analysisunmatched
Salesunmatched
Schematicsunmatched
SolidWorksunmatched
Switchgearunmatched
System Operationsunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Technical Supportunmatched
Test Automationunmatched
Testingunmatched
Wire Harnessunmatched
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