Senior Project Engineer

HICO America, with headquarters in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and facilities in Los Angeles and Greensburg, PA, is part of the Power Systems business unit, in the Industrial Performance Group of the Hyosung Corporation, a publicly traded conglomerate based in Seoul, South Korea. HICO is an ISO 9001 and 14001 certified company, with primary business in power system products. Our goal remains to Power the Success of our customers' projects, doing our part & contributing by bringing projects online on-time, and exceeding expectations of quality and service.

The Substation Project Engineer will be responsible for project design and execution across HICO’s products and solutions as well as sales support. The position’s primary focus will be on the design, construction and commissioning of turnkey substation projects including but not limited to HV GIS, MV GIS, STATCOM, HVDC, BESS and Microgrid solutions. The position requires expertise in reviewing and creating one-line diagrams, substation design and layout, protection and control, among other focus areas in accordance with customer specifications and industry standards. This position requires coordination with internal HICO departments as well as contractors in disciplines including Electrical Civil/Structural, Mechanical, Environmental and Architectural.

Responsibilities

Position includes responsibility for the following:

Technical Design

• Ensure customer technical requirements are met and ensure designs meet industry standards including IEEE, ANSI, NEC, NFC etc.
• Fully understand and possess technical knowledge of Substation Design, Construction and Commissioning.
• Apply technical knowledge and experience to develop solutions for substation technical and constructability problems.
• Perform quality review of balance of plant engineering designs by 3rd party engineering firms and ensure those designs meet applicable standards and incorporate customer and HICO comments.
• Focus on making designs more cost efficient and improving constructability.
• Perform physical substation design including yard layout plans, sections and details, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, interior and exterior raceways, auxiliary AC/DC power systems.
• Perform all facets of substation protection and control design including panel arrangements, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC schematics, DC schematics, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring.
• Prepare equipment specifications and bill of materials.
• Providing support for our construction contractors and clients during construction.
• Performing field inspections and compliance documentation.
• Leading a team of single- or multi-discipline professionals to ensure project success.
• Develop and deliver product training for customers.

Project Implementation

• Focus on identification and elimination of potential risks in the design phase of a project as best as possible.
• Ensuring timeliness of reviews of technical information.
• Focus on minimizing scope creep – contributing to change order process.
• Strong communication skills, ability to multi-task, ability to prioritize are required.
• Prepare testing and commissioning plans for installed equipment.
• Prepare and assemble equipment manuals and documentation.
• Coordinate design activities with other departments including Purchasing, Project Management, etc.
• Communicate and correspond with customers, vendors, project management, third party engineering, etc.

Business Development

• Participation in industry trade groups including but not limited to IEEE, EPRI, CIGRE and others.
• Support business development initiatives.
• Develop scopes of work, conceptual designs, and execution plans
• Prepare engineering cost and man-hour estimates and schedules.
• Mentoring of less experienced team members.
• Other areas of involvement include 3 modeling/design, technical committees, etc.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other technical discipline.
• Capability of solving difficult problems by modifying typical approaches, techniques, procedures, etc.
• Strong Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Strong Written and Verbal Communication Skills
• Willingness to travel as needed, up to 25% of the time.
• Experience with AutoCAD, Solid Works and other design software.
• A Professional Engineer (PE) registration or Engineer in Training (EIT) a plus.

HICO America provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.