Engineering Lead - Process Equipment (Electrical)

Location: Mountain View, California, United States; onsite industrial facilities role

Salary: $170,000–$260,000 annually

What you will do

• Own the electrical engineering scope for pilot, demonstration, and commercial-scale titanium and zirconium materials production facilities.
• Develop and review medium- and low-voltage power distribution systems, including single-line diagrams, load lists, grounding, cable systems, and equipment specifications.
• Select and specify transformers, switchgear, MCCs, VFDs, motors, UPS systems, and related electrical equipment.
• Translate process equipment and utility requirements into electrical design requirements and coordinate with process, mechanical, controls, utilities, EPC partners, vendors, and contractors.
• Lead or commission load flow, short-circuit, arc-flash, protective-device coordination, grounding, and power-quality studies.
• Lead electrical construction, commissioning, energization, troubleshooting, turnover, safety reviews, and development of internal engineering standards.

Requirements

• 5–8+ years of electrical engineering experience in industrial facilities, manufacturing, chemical plants, energy systems, mining, metals, semiconductors, oil and gas, or comparable capital-intensive environments.
• Experience owning electrical scope from front-end engineering through construction, commissioning, or plant startup.
• Strong knowledge of medium- and low-voltage distribution, switchgear, MCCs, transformers, VFDs, UPS or backup power, grounding, cable routing, electrical rooms, protection relays, and field installation.
• Experience developing or reviewing single-line diagrams, load lists, equipment specifications, electrical layouts, cable schedules, I/O interfaces, and construction packages.
• Knowledge of NEC, NFPA 70E, applicable NFPA and IEEE standards, hazardous-area classification, arc-flash analysis, short-circuit studies, protective-device coordination, and electrical safety practices.
• Degree in electrical engineering or a related technical field required.

Nice to have

• Experience with high-temperature industrial equipment, chemical processing equipment, vacuum systems, furnaces, rectifiers, large motors, compressors, pumps, or high-power thermal systems.
• Experience with SKM, ETAP, EasyPower, AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, or comparable electrical design and review tools.
• P.E. license and experience as an electrical owner's engineer on a major capital project.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Company 401(k).
• Flexible paid time off policy.
• Direct-hire, full-time employment.