Job Description
Title: Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer
Location: Cleveland, OH / Middleburg Heights, OH
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Salary: $130K–$140K
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, Etc.
Location: Cleveland, OH / Middleburg Heights, OH
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Salary: $130K–$140K
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, Etc.
Sterling Engineering is looking for a Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer in the Cleveland, OH area. This is a direct-hire opportunity for an experienced electrical engineer with a strong background in electrical and substation design.
Job Summary:
The Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer will be responsible for the engineering of assigned projects, including analysis of problems, development and implementation of solutions, and maintaining project scope, schedule, and budget. This individual will serve as a technical advisor and provide senior-level guidance to junior engineers while mentoring and training new employees.
Job Duties:
- Work on assigned engineering projects from analysis through implementation.
- Analyze engineering problems and develop effective solutions.
- Perform calculations and technical analysis as needed.
- Maintain projects within approved scope, schedule, and budget.
- Effectively lead project teams to ensure projects and tasks are completed to client satisfaction, on schedule, and within budget.
- Serve as a technical advisor and provide senior-level engineering input when required.
- Train and mentor new and junior employees on departmental processes, procedures, and company policies.
- Develop and review technical documentation, drawings, calculations, and engineering deliverables.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable standards and requirements.
- Communicate effectively with clients, project teams, and internal stakeholders.
- Support electrical and instrumentation engineering design activities, including:
- Low- and medium-power distribution system design and layout.
- Electrical substation design.
- Short-circuit analysis.
- Grounding and lightning protection.
- Electrical heat trace design.
- Wiring diagrams and schematic development.
- Conduit, cable tray, and underground duct bank design.
- Instrument selection and specification.
- Control valve and primary element sizing.
- Instrument loop diagrams, location plans, and installation details.
- Interconnection and wiring diagrams.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering is a plus.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience working in electrical engineering, with experience in electrical substation design.
- Active PE License in Indiana, Illinois, or Ohio.
- Strong technical writing skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven ability to lead project teams and mentor junior engineers.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office software.
- Experience with engineering software applications such as SKM and/or heat tracing software.
- Strong knowledge of electrical and instrumentation engineering principles and design practices.
Work Schedule: On-site
Interview Format: On-site interviews
Interview Format: On-site interviews
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Cleveland, OH |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $130,000–$140,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
Skills
- Budget Managementunmatched
- Budgetingunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Corporate Policiesunmatched
- Customer Satisfactionunmatched
- Electrical Designunmatched
- Electrical Engineeringunmatched
- Electrical Substationunmatched
- Electrical Wiringunmatched
- Engineeringunmatched
- Instrumentation Engineeringunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Mentoringunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Professional Engineerunmatched
- Project Evaluationunmatched
- Project Scheduleunmatched
- Schematicsunmatched
- Staff Trainingunmatched
- Team Lead/Managerunmatched
- Technical Analysisunmatched
- Technical Drawingunmatched
- Technical Writingunmatched
- Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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