Electrical Engineer - Power Systems, Protection, & Studies (Mid & Sr Level)
Company: Pure Power Engineering
Location: Hoboken
Posted on: July 28, 2022
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Job Description:
Description:
Pure Power Engineering is looking for a Electrical Power Engineer
to provide support to our engineering team. This role provides a
tremendous opportunity for development in the rapidly growing solar
power industry and work collaboratively and cooperatively with
various team members and clients.About Pure PowerPure Power is an
engineering firm specializing in designing big, challenging, and
high-profile Solar PV systems. As a full-service engineering firm,
we create the electrical and structural drawings and calculation
packages for bidding, permits, and construction, as well as
supporting the lead up to the full engineering drawings, primarily
interconnection support and electrical/structural feasibility
studies.Founded in 2012, Pure Power has experienced 9 consecutive
years of revenue and personnel growth. You will be coming into a
culture of constant education, improvement, and teamwork. We place
an emphasis on training and professional development, which results
in an extremely low turnover rate and employees that stay and grow
with the company for a long time. Responsibilities Provide
technical leadership to our team in designing medium and
large-scale solar and energy storage projects. Responsibilities
include the following: General Provide technical guidance to design
teams. Prepare a variety of technical reports, documents, and
correspondence. Standardize processes and procedures. Provide
mentorship and training to new and junior engineering personnel.
Electrical Engineering Design protection and relaying systems.
Value engineering. Create designs, details, and drawings. Prepare
equipment specifications. Specify pad mounted and pole mounted
equipment. Review contractor's equipment submittals and shop
drawings. Site assessment and analysis both from on-site data
collection and network tools. Attend system startup and utility
witness tests. Create and review commissioning reports and testing
results. Review and lead technical discussions on power system
studies to ensure grid compliance with the Interconnection
Agreement, prudent industry standards (IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NESC), and
owner preferences Designs will include medium voltage systems up to
34.5kV. Design of ground grids and effective grounding
systems.Power Studies:Develop tools to assist in power system
studies and data analysis tasks. Develop and review electrical
power system studies for Photovoltaic, Wind and BESS systems which
include the following: Load flow/reactive power, Cable Ampacity
(above and underground thermal), AC/DC short circuit, AC/DC Arc
Flash, Grounding, Harmonics, Insulation Coordination, Protective
Coordination Build models in ETAP & SKM by using input information
from the HV substationEnsure studies and calculations are updated
to keep consistency with project latest changes. Involved close
coordination with the design team Knowledge of Utility Standards &
Incentive Requirements:Understand each utility's requirements,
handbook standards. Develop relationships and a network of key
personnel at utilities. Maintaining a current working knowledge of
utility regulatory agency requirements. Review NERC, PUCT, ERCOT,
PJM, MISO, and CAISO standards. Knowledge of State or utility
incentive programs' technical requirements. Ensure our designs are
compliant with all requirements. Relay designUnderstanding of relay
protection schemes, control schematics, and settings. Provide
remote field support to the relay test engineers during
installation of settings.Coordinate with Pure-Power's in-house
engineers on the construction documents.Review drawings to ensure
compliance with all requirements of the utility, IA and power
studies. Perform and support a variety of interconnection studies
with outside utilities. Coordinate 3rd party engineering
firmsCoordinate with civil and structural engineering firms
Substation design firms. Power study firms.
Requirements:
Required Qualifications Experience with utility scale distribution
design and power system design. 2+ years performing studies for
Short Circuit, Load Flow, Arc Flash, Coordination, Volt-VAR,
Harmonics, Lightning and Transient analysis using ETAP, SKM or
similar modeling software. 2+ years' experience working with
AutoCAD with an understanding of layer control, dimensioning and
scaling, sheet sets, blocks, xrefs, line weights, plot files, and
file transmission. Strong understanding of NEC, NESC and IEEE 1547.
Strong understanding of PV, BESS, DER and Microgrid systems.
Ability to communicate among construction, technical and
non-technical personnel, both internally and outside the company.
Preferred Qualifications Professional engineering (PE) license.
Ability to lead technical discussions among HV EPCs, Power
Utilities, and internal stakeholders. Understanding of IEEE
standards as it relates to grounding, arc-flash, insulation
coordination, harmonics, etc 5+ years' experience in relay and
protection design. Experience with substation design. Experience
with microgrid design. Experience in traditional building design
with a MEP firm. Hands on experience commissioning, testing, and
troubleshooting solar PV systems. NABCEP certification. MS in
electrical engineering, or other related discipline. LocationThis
position will be based out of our exciting downtown Hoboken, NJ
Headquarters. Pure Power Engineering offers the flexibility to work
a hybrid in-office and work-from-home weekly schedule. We are next
to public transportation options from NYC and Northern NJ. We also
provide a private parking spot for the days when an employee wishes
to drive to the office.Compensation and BenefitsWe offer a
competitive salary commensurate with experience. We pay 100% of our
employee benefits costs and offer healthcare plans, dental, vision
and 401K matching.Equal Opportunity EmployerPure Power is an Equal
Opportunity Employer (EOE) that values and respects the importance
of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the
company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job
titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national
origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender
identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving
force in the success of our company.PI186683346
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