Staff Electrical Energy Storage Engineer

Location: Columbus, OH

Contract: Length: 01 year

Start date: April 01st, 2024

Schedule: Mon-Fri (40 hours/week)

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related degree from an ABET-accredited program.
• Or Bachelor of Science in Electrical or related Engineering Technology from an ABET-accredited program and successful completion of Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam.
• Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering may be substituted for 1 year experience.
• 3 years of electrical engineering experience, consulting preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of related experience. Experience in lithium-ion battery technology, electrical power, medium voltage, low voltage, lighting, grounding, and associated systems design and construction administration is strongly preferred.
• Facility-type designs for both utility-scale storage and commercial/industrial behind-the-meter storage.
• System modeling using SKM Power Tools, ETAP, or similar modeling software is preferred.
• Excellent written & verbal communication, as well as strong analytical & problem-solving skills, are required.
• Previous consulting engineering experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Evaluating energy storage technology and providing guidance for clients on the best technology for the application.
• Battery sizing including overbuild and augmentation strategies.
• Electrical system modeling including grounding, load flow, short-circuit, and arc-flash analysis.
• Protective relay setting development, calculation, and coordination studies.
• Assist in the electrical design of energy storage projects from the conceptual phase though design completion.
• Assist in developing equipment specifications, procuring, and factory acceptance testing electrical equipment, inverters, batteries, and other associated equipment.
• Assist in preparing/creating construction documents for the installation of new energy storage equipment.
• Applies basic knowledge of commonly used electrical concepts, practices, codes, and procedures within the electrical engineering services industry.
• Assist with correcting and updating drawings within multiple CAD related software.
• Assist in performing field inspections, measurements, or calculations for clients.
• Other duties will be assigned as required.

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