Electrical Engineer

Job#: 2078630

Job Description:

Electrical Engineer

Data Center Design, Engineering & Sustaining

(Contract Role)

Location: Reston, VA

Travel: Less than 25%

Overview:

Seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to support the design, engineering, and sustaining efforts for hyperscale data center campuses. This role involves contributing to new site development, supporting operations with engineering solutions, resolving construction-related issues, and performing general engineering administration tasks.

Responsibilities:

Design & Localization of New Data Centers

• Review and assist in the development of electrical systems including layouts, single-line diagrams, HV/MV infrastructure, substations, and calculations.
• Oversee and peer-review design consultants' deliverables to ensure compliance with engineering standards.
• Evaluate specifications, vendor compliance, and value engineering opportunities.
• Create conceptual sketches for internal visualization and communication.

Operational Support

• Lead projects addressing electrical issues, outages, and infrastructure improvements.
• Analyze post-mortem reports and operational data to recommend reliability enhancements.
• Develop fleetwide upgrade options and predictive failure models.

Construction Support

• Collaborate with design and construction teams to resolve engineering issues and improve standard designs.
• Support dissemination of engineering bulletins and design updates.

Engineering Administration

• Utilize internal platforms for issue tracking and resolution.
• Prepare presentations and reports using standard office software.
• Perform engineering calculations and evaluations using spreadsheet tools.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (PE license preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in electrical distribution systems and substations (up to 345kV).
• Familiarity with mission-critical facility design and construction.
• Proficiency in specifying electrical equipment and performing power system analysis.
• Skilled in CAD/BIM and cross-disciplinary coordination (civil, structural, mechanical, IT, etc.).

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.