Electrical Engineer

At Optima Engineering, we focus on delivering high-quality engineering solutions.

We are looking for a skilled and dedicated professional to join our team and help us achieve our goals.

Requirements Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience on Higher Ed, Municipal, K-12, and Commercial  projects.

Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of North Carolina or ability to obtain your PE in North Carolina within 6 months.

Responsibilities Assist in the preparation of project proposals by providing input on project viability, scheduling, and design team member selection.

Design, review, and advise on design choices.

Assist with sketches and reports, conduct internal reviews, and contribute to final client reports.

Assist in initial design development by creating drawing lists, setting up projects in AutoCAD or Revit, ensuring code compliance, creating engineering drawings, outlining specifications, and conducting quality control checks.

Support Project Management by conducting internal reviews, performing internal approvals, coordinating interdisciplinary efforts, and supporting final design approval.

Conduct final discipline and agency reviews and approvals.

Assist designers and Project Manager in resolving owner comments.

Participate in all necessary aspects of the Project Bidding Phase by assisting in the issuance of bid documents, conducting and / or attending pre-bid meetings, assisting designers with RFI responses, reviewing substitution requestions, and issuing revisions and construction drawings.

Participate in all aspects of the Construction Administration Phase including, but not limited to attending, or ensuring design attendance, to all required meetings, reviewing contractor RFIs and assess necessary revisions, assisting with revisions, as needed, performing final punch list items, and participating in postmortem project review.

Why Work at Optima Engineering :

• We are a 30-year old, well-established, multi-disciplined engineering firm with offices located in Charlotte, Raleigh and Asheville offering mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection & technology related engineering services to diverse market sectors including mission critical, educational, healthcare, commercial, government and other clients.
• Our goal is to deliver reliable, high-quality, innovative engineering solutions to our clients and provide a top-notch work environment to our team.
• Benefit Highlights   Employee-Owned Company Flexible / Hybrid work schedules with early Fridays year-round!
• Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage + Flexible Spending Account as well as financial planning assistance, estate planning and other additional benefits!

Multi-tiered Retirement Plan includes Employer 401k contributions, Profit-sharing, and Employee stock  (an additional retirement benefit funded entirely by the company) Discretionary bonuses throughout the year Ongoing education and professional development opportunities.  Frequent volunteer and community involvement opportunities!  If you want to be excited about going to work and making a difference in the organization you work for, please reach out to us, we’d love to talk to you about joining our team.     To learn more about Optima Engineering, please visit our website at :

All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and veterans, are encouraged to apply.