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Burns & McDonnell
Electrical Engineer - Solar (Multiple Locations)
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What they do
A Solar Engineer designs and develops technologies that produce and store energy from solar power.
$103,056 / year median in Illinois
+12% projected growth
Job Description
- Description
- The Power global practice at Burns & McDonnell provides a multidisciplinary approach to power solutions from project financing, siting and permitting to turnkey construction and startup.
Responsibilities to include:
+ Perform electrical design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion. This includes collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to develop equipment layouts, one-line diagrams, cable routing, communications systems design, grounding design, equipment selection, and equipment specifications. + Modify and review electrical drawings. + Perform cable ampacity and trench design using software packages like CYMCAP, ETAP, or AmpCalc. + Modeling of electrical systems using software packages like ETAP or SKM for generation of electrical reports including short circuit analysis, reactive power and load flow analysis, and arc flash hazard analysis. + Modeling of grounding system design using software packages including CDEGs and WinIGS. + Design electrical components for project needs and requirements that are set forth by the project managers. + Apply strong knowledge of commonly used electrical engineering/design concepts, principles, practices, codes, and procedures within the electrical engineering services industry. + Research and compile related data as required for each project. + Coordination with local authority having jurisdictions on permitting requirements. + Perform field inspections, measurements, or calculations in support of project execution. + Act as a field engineer on construction sites. + Perform other duties as assigned. + Comply with all policies and standards. + Compile information for client presentations, shop drawing review, and contract administration.- Qualifications
- + Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program, and 4 years of electrical engineering experience.
- Compensation
- $105,000.
- Benefits
- Our extensive benefits package takes care of you so that you can focus on doing great work.
- Job•Electrical Engineering •Primary Location•US-AZ-Phoenix •Other Locations•US-MO-Saint Louis, US-MO-Kansas City, US-TX-Houston, US-NC-Raleigh, US-FL-Orlando, US-CO-Denver, US-NC-Charlotte, US-MI-Detroit, US-IL-Chicago, US-OH-Columbus •
Schedule:
- Full-time
Travel:
- Yes, 25 % of the Time
Req ID:
- 260053
- Job Hire Type
- Experienced #LI-JJ #PWR