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Substation Engineer

STSI
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 2/17/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/13/2025

Direct Hire- Remote (Except NY and CA)

Title : Substation Engineer

About this role :

Create and design documents, technical specifications, and drawings for new substation projects including electrical plans, schematics, bills of materials, and equipment specifications. You’ll prepare substation design calculations including grounding, DC loading, AC Aux power loading, bus sizing, lighting and cable sizing. In this role you will communicate and coordinate project activities with project engineers, designers, and customer representatives. Apply clients’ standards, guidelines, specifications, practices and procedures or appropriate industry standards in preparing design drawings. You understand NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE, and ANSI standards.

Responsibilities :

  • You’ll perform detailed design of new substation layouts . You’ll create design documents, technical specifications, and drawings for new substation projects including electrical plans, schematics, bills of materials, and equipment specifications. You’ll prepare substation design calculations including grounding, DC loading, AC Aux power loading, bus sizing, lighting and cable sizing.
  • You’ll ensure adherence to client and industry standards . The details make a difference. You’ll apply our clients’ standards, guidelines, specifications, practices and procedures or appropriate industry standards in preparing design drawings. You understand NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE, and ANSI standards.
  • You’ll connect with people . You’ll communicate and coordinate project activities with project engineers, designers, and customer representatives
  • You’ll enjoy what you do . You’ll work with great people, learn, grow and have a good time doing it.

Must haves :

  • You have a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
  • Professional engineer (PE) license. (MUST)
  • You have at least 5 to 8 years of experience. You’re familiar with general arrangement, electrical equipment plans, elevation and section views, equipment cable trays, cable design, conduit fill calculations, and rigid bus calculations.
  • Having experience in substation design is a must!
  • Knowledge of the power delivery design process. You understand substation physical and electrical layouts; protection and controls experience is a plus. You possess a strong knowledge of industry codes and standards.
  • Understanding of NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE, and ANSI standards.
  • You’re proficient with business and engineering applications . Microsoft Office proficiency is a must, particularly Word and Excel.
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