Senior Electrical Project Engineer - Power Systems

Affiliated Engineers - Denver, CO

Full-time - Senior

Denver, CO

501-1,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI) is a leading, multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm with a collaborative community of over 800 employees. We are dedicated to planning, designing, and delivering high-performance, innovative, and holistic engineering solutions that positively impact society and advance human health. Recognized in the Top 20 Engineering Firms and Top 3 Science and Technology Firms since 2000 by Building Design + Construction Magazine, AEI focuses on enhancing public health, improving patient outcomes, and enabling the next generation of scientific discovery and technological innovation through remarkable design and award-winning projects. As a Senior Electrical Project Engineer - Power Systems in our Denver office, you will play a crucial role in empowering our clients to achieve energy-efficient building solutions, save global environments, and create a better, greener future for all. In this position, you will build and maintain relationships with clients and project partners, overseeing the overall power systems design process on assigned projects. Your expertise will be essential in various areas, including substation design, utility coordination, relaying and protection, switchgear automation, dynamic load analysis, SCADA design, Vdc distribution, DER and renewable energy generation, battery energy storage systems, microgrids, and campus distribution for medium and high voltage. You will be responsible for developing innovative and unique design solutions that align with project, client, and project partner needs, leading the team in implementing these solutions across various sectors such as power, mission critical, manufacturing, automotive, higher education, pharmaceutical, and federal projects. Your contributions will help AEI maintain its reputation for excellence and innovation in engineering design.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with clients and project partners.
• Oversee the overall power systems design process on assigned projects.
• Develop innovative and unique design solutions to align with project, client, and project partner needs.
• Lead the team in implementing solutions in various sectors including power, mission critical, manufacturing, automotive, higher education, pharmaceutical, and federal projects.
• Coordinate with Utility Companies for point of demarcation, interconnect agreements, and design standards compliance.
• Facilitate SCADA implementation and ensure effective communication with clients and project partners.

Requirements

• BSEE from an ABET accredited program.
• Professional engineering registration required; ability to obtain licensure in various states as needed.
• 10+ years of experience designing MV or HV power distribution, generation, and/or transmission systems.
• Proficiency in computer operation for power engineering design programs (power systems modeling, SCCAF).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work well in a team environment, including mentoring, delegating work, and giving and receiving constructive feedback.
• Experience in medium and/or high voltage substation design.
• Expertise in relaying, protection, and metering design incorporating microprocessor-based devices.
• Familiarity with programming and testing practices in support of start-up and acceptance testing.
• Expertise in switchgear/substation automation sequence of operations.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and renewable energy generation.
• Knowledge of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) technology.
• Familiarity with grid scale Photovoltaic (PV) technology.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Year-end bonus based on company profits and individual responsibility.