Lead Electrical Engineer at Koch in Vereinigte Staaten

Job description

• DEPCOM Power, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, is looking for a Lead Electrical Engineer. This role sits in DEPCOM's Engineering capability supporting utility-scale Solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) projects. This position has flexibility to be physically based in Scottsdale, AZ or Bedminster, NJ. The primary function of the Lead Electrical Engineer role is to serve as the primary technical leader for utility-scale Solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) EPC projects, owning the development of comprehensive electrical designs, technical quality, and engineering decisions from early design through construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• This role does not provide VISA sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Technical Design Leadership
• Lead electrical design development for PV and Energy Storage projects from preliminary design through Issue For Construction (IFC).
• Own the technical quality and completeness of assigned electrical drawing packages, including drawings, supporting calculations, studies, and other documentation.
• Make and document sound technical decisions based on project requirements, applicable codes, design criteria, field constraints, and long-term operational considerations.
• Ensure design packages are constructible, coordinated, and aligned with the project execution strategy.
• Engineering Calculations and Studies
• Lead or review system loss analyses, grounding studies, arc flash assessments, ampacity calculations, equipment sizing, and power systems studies.
• Ensure calculations and studies are technically accurate, clearly documented, and appropriately reviewed.
• Identify assumptions, risks, and decisions that may affect procurement, construction, commissioning, schedule, cost, or contractual performance.
• Procurement, Equipment, and Vendor Support
• Provide technical leadership for engineered specifications, bills of material, major equipment selections, and vendor technical evaluations.
• Support procurement decisions by identifying technical risks, commercial impacts, long-lead considerations, and constructability implications.
• Construction and Commissioning Support
• Provide timely technical support to Construction, Field Engineering, Commissioning, Owners, and Subcontractors.
• Lead technical resolution of RFIs, field issues, design changes, and construction-driven questions.
• Support FATs, commissioning planning, startup activities, and project closeout when electrical engineering input is required.
• Mentorship and Technical Development
• Mentor Electrical Engineers through design reviews and practical explanation of engineering decisions.
• Create clarity around the "why" behind design approaches, calculations, construction methods, and code requirements.
• Project Interface and Technical Communication
• Communicate technical risks, decisions, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Represent Electrical Engineering in design reviews, project meetings, customer discussions, and technical issue resolution meetings as needed.
• Compliance, Standards, and Continuous Improvement
• Ensure electrical designs comply with contract specifications, project scope of work, applicable codes, industry standards, utility requirements, and DEPCOM technical standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or another engineering discipline with electrical power systems experience
• Experience in construction, EPC projects, utility-scale PV solar, Energy Storage, or power systems engineering
• Applied knowledge of the National Electrical Code, National Electrical Safety Code, NFPA 70E, and applicable industry standards
• Experience developing or reviewing electrical drawing packages, design studies, technical specifications, and engineering calculations
• Willing and able to travel up to 15% to project sites or vendor facilities as required
• Ability to gain P.E. licensure within 2 years
• P.E. licensure
• Experience leading electrical design for utility-scale PV solar, BESS, substation, medium-voltage, or high-voltage scopes
• Experience with power systems calculations and tools such as ETAP, SKM, or similar analysis platforms
• Experience with protection, grounding, arc flash, ampacity, equipment sizing, and utility interconnection requirements
• Experience supporting construction, commissioning, FATs, RFIs, vendor submittals, and field issue resolution
• Experience reviewing scope of work, contract requirements, technical exhibits, and change-related technical impacts

Skills

Required

• Electrical engineering design
• Technical leadership
• Mentoring

Preferred

• P.E. licensure

Benefits

• Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
• Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
• For this role, we anticipate paying $100,000 - $140,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
• At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.