Who You Are

As an Electrical Engineer on the Equipment Design and Development Team, you are a highly motivated, creative, detailed technical contributor with an aptitude for learning new things and developing big, complex, materials processing equipment. In your work at Sila, you will architect, specify, design, and deploy industrial machine control and electrical systems that are reliable, expandable, deterministic, and exceptionally well-documented. You have excellent communication skills to harmoniously collaborate with a wide range of skill sets: from scientists to technicians during the design stage, to out-of-house service providers across big, complicated interfaces during the build stage.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Working collaboratively with other teams, design robust, modular, and well documented machine electrical subsystems for production-scale equipment
• Review single line schematics and electrical schematics for all equipment
• Develop electrical schematics for custom Sila electrical panels
• Conduct and/or review arc flash analysis
• Develop RFP and specification packages
• Review vendor proposals with unit op teams
• Create electrical engineering and construction work packages for site installation
• Maintain load list for entire plant and work with the balance of plant team to ensure seamless integration
• Cost estimation support for electrical design and construction
• Assist teams with design of safety instrumented functions
• Support electrical commissioning during Plant 2 bring-up

Knowledge and Skill Requirements 

• Electronics and wiring knowledge (analog signals, AC and DC power fundamentals, control wiring, and diagnostic tools)
• Experience generating electrical schematics, including wiring diagrams, network architecture, control panel design, and power distribution, including AutoCAD Electrical and ETAP experience
• Expert in NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code) and 79 (Industrial Machinery Safety), UL508A
• Support NFPA 86 design review process, especially electrical design for electric heaters
• Design for high power systems (electrical heaters, compressors, pumps, etc)
• Design for electrical in hazardous areas
• Develop FAT/SAT plans for electrical panels
• Familiarity with standards for emergency and stationary power (UL2200, NFPA 110, NFPA 111)
• 5 years of industry experience is required. B.S. in Electrical Engineering preferred.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Pass a respirator fit test and be able to wear respiratory protection on a daily basis
• Wear personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, a lab coat, gloves, safety glasses, and steel toe safety shoes
• Move long distances (such as from building to building) and be stationary for extended periods of time
• Reach low shelves or items on the floor
• Enter spaces narrower than 3 feet
• Climb stairs or over containment walls
• Operate a computer and other office equipment, such as a laptop, copier/printer, etc in a fixed location

The starting base pay for this role is between $137,000 and $174,000 at the time of posting. The actual base pay depends on many factors, such as education, experience, and skills. Base pay is only one part of Sila’s competitive Total Rewards package that can include benefits, perks, equity, and bonuses. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. #LI-RS1 #LI-Hybrid