Professional Substation Engineer

Company Description :

Meade Engineering, Inc. (MEI) is a leading engineering firm that specializes in providing innovative and cost-effective solutions for data center builders, cloud providers, and developers of large construction projects.

With years of experience, our team of expert engineers, designers, and consultants is dedicated to delivering high-quality, reliable, and sustainable solutions that meet our client's specific needs.

At Meade Engineering, we take pride in our commitment to excellence, efficiency, and superior service. We strive to build long-lasting relationships by understanding unique requirements and delivering customized solutions that exceed expectations.

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Ability to commute / relocate :

Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work. (Required)

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Job Description :

MEI has a job opportunity for an experienced Substation Engineer to be an integral member of our design team. The scope of projects will include long term strategic design of substations and overall high / medium voltage electrical distribution for multiple data center campuses exceeding

1000MW overall capacity. This role will be highly collaborative amongst MEI staff, clients, vendors, and external disciplines.

Travel to job sites may be required for site observations, client meetings, factory witness tests, etc.

Job Duties :

• Independently drive physical designs for electrical substations throughout design and construction phases (both new construction and upgrades / retrofits).
• Design high and medium voltage electrical distribution for large scale data center campuses.
• Oversee the production of one-line diagrams, conceptual designs, plan-section drawings, foundation, grounding, specifications, and any additional drawings needed to complete a comprehensive set of construction documents to build substations of varying sizes.
• Work amongst a cross-discipline design team, owners, and contractors to develop drawings and specifications.
• Coordinate with external vendors, internal design teams and manufacturers.
• Major equipment selection and scheduling.
• Lead QA / QC process and sign off on engineering documents.
• Perform substation testing and commissioning as needed.
• Develop proposals (scope of work, estimate, etc.)

Minimum Qualifications :

• 7+ years of Professional Substation Engineering design experience designing high / medium voltage power distribution, physical design, transmission line design, etc.
• Valid P.E. license and Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience working independently, managing priorities and providing mentorship to junior staff.
• Strong understanding of electrical codes.
• Ability to think strategically and demonstrate flexibility in order to achieve long-range objectives.
• Self-motivated, comfortable with ambiguity and motivated to work as a team and lead others.
• Top-notch organization, attention to detail combined with excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office, AutoCAD, BlueBeam, BIM and Revit.

Benefits :

All full-time employees receive a comprehensive benefit package that includes, but is not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% of medical premiums covered by the employer, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, a profit-sharing plan, vacation time, paid holidays off, and a target yearly performance-based bonus of 10% of your annual base salary.

MEI is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions.

We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, or military status.

Job Type : Full-time

Schedule : 8 hour shift