Electrical Design Engineer
Location: Houston, TX (Hybrid)
Experience Required: 7-10 Years
Estimated Duration: 6 Months
Position Summary:
This role involves reviewing and ensuring compliance of design/construction drawings with NEC and API RP500 requirements. You will evaluate high, medium, and low-voltage electrical systems, optimizing for efficiency and safety. Responsibilities include creating technical specifications, engineering standards, and equipment specifications (MCCs, transformers, UPS systems, etc.). You will review arc flash assessments, utilize power system modeling software (ETAP/EasyPower/SKM), and support troubleshooting and maintenance. The role requires coordination with other departments and external stakeholders such as utility companies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review design documents (wiring diagrams, conduit schedules, P&IDs) for compliance.
- Ensure electrical systems meet NEC/NESC standards and optimize operations.
- Create and maintain technical standards and specifications.
- Provide root cause analysis for equipment failures and outages.
- Interface with utility companies for data and service needs.
- Support operations, commissioning, and project management of electrical systems.
- Coordinate with Project Management, Business Development, and Engineering teams to meet project goals.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
- 7-10 years of electrical design experience in industrial facilities.
- Familiarity with medium and low-voltage equipment, arc flash assessments, and electrical modeling software.
- Knowledge of automation, instrumentation, and substation design.
- Proficiency in MS Office.
- Understanding of codes and standards (NEC, IEC, IEEE).
- Valid driver’s license; travel 10-20% required.
Preferred:
- Experience with natural gas compressor stations or similar facilities.
- Project management experience for industrial plant projects.
The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is between $68.00 and $78.00
Our benefits offering includes medical, dental, vision and 401k.
Tundra Technical Solutions would like to thank you for your interest in this opportunity. However, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Tundra Technical Solutions is a global workforce and technology delivery firm, ranked by Staffing Industry Analysts as one of the largest in North America. At Tundra, we aren't just hiring top talent at the world's most recognizable brands; we are pioneers of social recruitment. This post is for a contract assignment. Assignment duties and duration are subject to business needs and requirements. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics.California Notice. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with the following job duties: protect and return property, adhere to confidentiality requirements, comply with security requirements, adhere to policies and codes of conduct.
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