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Summary Description

Mid-level engineering position serving as the primary electrical power engineer performing all aspects of power system testing & troubleshooting, and power system analysis in support of the EnerG Test team and The Tri-M group. Provide basic power system design.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Complies with all Tri-M and customer safety policies and procedures.
• Complies with all Tri-M employment policies and procedures including standards of conduct and appearance to reflect positively on the Company.
• Performs short circuit, coordination, arc flash, and load flow studies and prepares reports.
• Provides engineering for planning and execution of testing projects.
• Performs quality assurance reviews of acceptance and maintenance test reports.
• Prepares reports for power quality, system coordination, and other engineering investigations
• Performs field surveys to determine testing project scope of work and site conditions.
• Prepares and conducts in-house training sessions for testing technicians.
• Assists technicians with on-site engineering support for testing, troubleshooting, and upgrades.
• Prepares test plans and/or preliminary designs, cost estimates, and proposals for prospective projects.
• Performs power system analysis to determine root cause and solution(s) to customers’ power quality, system coordination, and equipment problems.
• Provides design and equipment specifications for solutions to customers’ power quality, system coordination, and equipment problems.
• Assists other departments with engineering support for power system design and testing.
• Stays abreast of testing standards, methods, equipment and software, and makes recommendations for improvement in processes and techniques.
• Perform power quality testing and troubleshooting.
• Perform basic power system design and improvement projects.

Job Qualifications

Skills/Educational Requirements:

• Four-year degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 3 years as a registered professional engineer, in at least one of the following states: PA, DE, MD, NJ. Individual must be able to obtain registration in these states within 18 months if not presently registered.
• 2 years’ experience in power systems engineering with exposure to power systems and / or electrical testing.
• Experience with electrical distribution systems from the utility through to the control level.
• Working knowledge of NETA, NFPA, NEC, IEEE, and ANSI standards applicable to power systems electrical testing.
• Knowledge or familiarity with power system design methodologies, grounding, and with power system equipment including overcurrent protective devices, motor-control centers, switchgear, transformers, and other low- and medium-voltage power distribution equipment of many manufacturers.
• Experience with power systems modeling and analysis software, preferably SKM.
• Ability to organize and administer multiple job functions within deadlines.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills and good mechanical aptitude.

Physical Requirements:

• Working a minimum of 40 hours/week.
• Sitting 6 to 8 hours/day.
• Lifting weights of 0 to 30 lbs. from floor to above shoulders.
• Repetitive use of hands for writing, typing, data entry, and filing.
• Vision adequate for computer use and reading.
• Hearing adequate for phone use.
• Standing, climbing, kneeling, reaching, bending, twisting, and walking as needed to perform site surveys to collect data for project design.
• Balance adequate for climbing ladders, scaffolds, and lifts.
• Environmental factors include working in: temperature extremes of 0 F to 100 F up to 8 hours inside or outside; atmospheric exposure to dust, gases, fumes, odors; and poor ventilation in confined spaces.
• Special hazards include exposure to mechanical, electrical, chemical, and explosive hazards.
• Personal protective equipment includes use of hard hat, safety glasses, steel-toed shoes, gloves and hearing protection.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Notice to third parties: Please note that The Tri-M Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, The Tri-M Group, LLC will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, The Tri-M Group, LLC explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of The Tri-M Group, LLC.