Position: Physical Layout Design Engineer
Location: Raleigh/Charlotte (or 3hr radius of Raleigh/Eastern US., or remote with site visits once or twice a month. Not considering west coast candidates)
Project Phase: FEED
Project Scope: Building a team of engineers for AI/Data Center-driven GIS substations tied to power generation facilities
Start Date: ASAP
Duration/End Date: 6-month contract to hire preferred (or direct hire right away if a great candidate prefers that)
Schedule/Overtime: 40-45 hr/wk
Mob/Demob/Travel/Expenses: expenses reimbursed for business travel. How often someone travels to the office will depend on where they are located
Company provides: laptop
Sr. Primary (Physical) Engineer (FACTS)
Responsibilities
• Develop FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission Solution) electromechanical design criteria. Synchon, STATCOM and FSC projects.
• Develop and direct general arrangement, layout and elevation drawings considering electrical and mechanical parameters of the project.
• Develop and direct Grounding drawings.
• Perform and review cable ampacity, grounding, lightning, illumination, and station auxiliary load calculations.
• Create equipment specifications and detailed bill of materials.
• Perform and review trench and conduit design.
• Develop conceptual designs for pricing purposes. Perform basic electrical engineering design and calculations for pricing purposes.
• Support and lead 3D Design for Proposals.
• Review manufacturer's documentation. Develop engineering execution plans in support of a particular project schedule.
• Develop and review 3D conceptual Layouts for FACTS devices.
• Ensure that the engineering deliverables meet the target scheduled dates, inform the Project Manager of possible delays adn/or risks in the project.
• Support Marketing and Project teams in the execution of a project or tender in customer meetings.
• Identify, notify, and provide solutions on potential problems that may adversely impact safety, reliability, costs and schedule on a project.
• Perform special assignments and provide technical advice in their area of expertise.
• Knowledge of ANSI/IEEE standards. IEC standards knowledge is a plus.
• The candidate should be flexible to travel locally and internationally to customer meetings and to project sites. Approximate travel is 20%.
Qualifications
• Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• 8 or more-year experience with a focus on primary electrical design for FACTS.
• Professional Engineering license preferred (Or availability and willing to get it)
• Experience with GIS/AIS
• Fluent English Language
• Knowledge on ANSI/IEEE standards, IEC standards knowledge is a plus.
• Experience with equipment typically used in substation projects.
• Familiar with AutoCAD and Revit. Siemens NX and Inventor are a plus.
• Good communication skills
Core Focus:
How the substation is physically built and arranged.
Owns:
• Yard layout plan (plan & elevation drawings)
• Equipment spacing & clearances (NESC, IEEE)
• Structure spotting
• Steel support design coordination
• Bus structure heights
• Foundation coordination
• Ground grid layout
• Conduit routing (major routing paths)
• Lightning mast placement
• Civil interface (grading, drainage)
• Constructability reviews
Skillset:
• Heavy AutoCAD / MicroStation
• Understanding of structural loading
• Clearance tables
• Site layout principles
• Works closely with civil + structural
Mindset:
“Can this physically be built safely and correctly?”
This role is very constructability-driven.