Electrical Engineer - Power Generation

Electrical Design Engineer

Join a team delivering high-impact projects while providing leadership, technical expertise, and field oversight from construction kickoff through project completion. One of the country's top design build firms.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead electrical engineering and design activities from early design through construction documents, testing, and commissioning.
• Develop detailed electrical design packages for power generation and energy storage facilities.
• Perform power system studies and engineering calculations, including load flow, short circuit, grounding, arc flash, cable sizing, raceway sizing, and equipment sizing.
• Support plant upgrade projects involving protective relays, excitation and governor systems, inverters, plant controls, PLC/DCS systems, and other electrical infrastructure.
• Specify major electrical equipment including generators, transformers, MV/LV switchgear, motors, MCCs, VFDs, UPS systems, inverters, PLCs, and distributed control systems.
• Produce and review single-lines, three-lines, schematics, connection diagrams, equipment layouts, raceway drawings, cable/conduit schedules, I/O lists, and bills of material.
• Coordinate electrical design with mechanical, structural, civil, controls, and other engineering disciplines.
• Work directly with project managers, clients, vendors, contractors, and regulatory agencies throughout project execution.
• Support field activities, site assessments, testing, and commissioning.
• Review technical deliverables and provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and designers.
• Help manage project schedules, engineering workloads, and overall electrical deliverables.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license applicable to the position.
• Previous engineering and project execution experience within the power generation or broader power industry.
• Experience designing electrical systems for hydroelectric, fossil, renewable, or other large-scale generation facilities.
• Strong understanding of medium- and low-voltage power distribution, protection, controls, motors, switchgear, MCCs, generators, and plant auxiliary systems.
• Experience with power system analysis software such as ETAP, SKM, and/or CDEGS.
• Familiarity with engineering/design platforms such as AutoCAD, Revit, Plant 3D, AutoPIPE, or similar tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to coordinate across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Exposure to battery energy storage systems (BESS), microgrids, or renewable generation projects.

What's on Offer

• Competitive annual salary ranging from $140,000 to $180,000.
• Access to medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Opportunity to work in a key role within the energy and natural resources sector.
• Long-term contract opportunity with contract-to-hire intent after 6 months; based on performance and project needs.
• Overtime paid at 1.5x, with strong potential for additional hours during peak project phases.
• Opportunity to travel to project sites nationwide supporting major power delivery projects, with all travel expenses covered.

Interested? Apply today.