Electrical Engineer

Location: 2605 Meridian Pkwy, Durham, NC 27713

Duration: 6 months (CTH)

Pay Range: $25 - $30/hr

Note: No Master's Degree Candidates. Only a BS Degree from an ABET-accredited university.

The successful Associate Distribution Engineer candidate will support the following activities under the supervision of a technical lead:

• Develop design and construction work packages for electrical overhead and underground distribution systems operating from 4kV through 138kV, mostly associated with programmatic work such as overloaded transformers, inspection and maintenance, joint use, and inspection reports.
• Comply with and Client Safety requirements as well as design and quality expectations.
• Travel to sites as needed, perform inspections, and return to the office to perform engineering design work.
• Perform engineering calculations such as: structural analysis for wood pole loading, guying calculations, specifying conductor sags and tensions for recommended spans, and calculation of voltage drop and flicker.
• Develop permitting documents for different AHJs.
• Provide engineering support during construction, including post-construction reviews to ensure all applicable engineering and construction standards have been met.
• Conduct root cause analysis of outages and mitigation using engineering principles and design.

Associate Distribution Engineer Basic Qualifications:

• Requires a BS Degree from an ABET-accredited university and less than 2 years of prior relevant experience, OR a BS non-engineering degree and less than 5 years of relevant experience
• Experience with NESC Standards, ESRI, AutoCAD, and/or MicroStation, and GIS is a plus.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to perform both field and office work.
• Overnight travel may be required (10-20% travel).
• Ability to work in outdoor environments.
• Ability to utilize a personal vehicle.

Job Requirement

• Power Distribution
• Electrical Engineering
• Power Systems
• Electric Power
• AutoCAD
• Project Engineering
• Electrical Distribution Design
• Power Generation
• Electric Utility
• Geographic Information Systems
• GIS
• MicroStation
• Smart Grid
• distribution power
• Distribution design
• Overhead design
• underground design
• Transformers
• Substations
• Power generation

Power Distribution Electrical Engineering Power Systems Electric Power AutoCAD Project Engineering Electrical Distribution Design Power Generation Electric Utility Geographic Information Systems GIS MicroStation Smart Grid distribution power Distribution design Overhead design underground design Transformers Substations Power generation