Sr. Electrical Design Engineer MV/ LV Design

Role: Sr. Electrical Design Engineer MV/ LV Design
Location: Pittsburgh, PA 

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About The AES Group
The AES Group is a premier technology and engineering consulting company that has been bringing businesses and talent together for over 20 years to deliver innovative solutions that have the greatest positive impact on society. AES has helped over 40 business enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies, engage their customers, empower their employees, and transform their business operations with the power of cloud, data, AI, engineering, and other emerging technologies.

Position Overview
We are seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer with 9+ years of experience in medium-voltage and low-voltage electrical design, preferably within EPC and industrial plant engineering environments.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in power systems, MV/LV facility design, electrical distribution, equipment sizing, protection and coordination, electrical layouts, and power system studies. Experience with AutoCAD Electrical, AVEVA Electrical, ETAP, DIALux, and related engineering tools is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Load List, Feeder Lists, Cable Sizing Calculations, transformer Sizing calculations, CT/VT Sizing calculations, Relay setting and coordination study, Earthing Sizing Calculations, Tray Loading, Lighting System calculations, Bus duct sizing, Battery Sizing and UPS calculations.

• Strong Experience in develop, review, and approve medium-voltage (5kV–35kV) electrical system designs including switchgear panels, MCC and relay panels. Schematic wiring diagram, interconnection diagram, cable schedule preparation .

• Should have knowledge of ANSI, NEMA, NEC, UL, NEPA 70E.

• Lead power engineering, medium-voltage distribution, or facility electrical design activities across project phases: concept design, FEED, detailed engineering, procurement support, construction support.

• Creation of Technical Specifications for Transformers, MV Switchgears, DC and UPS System, MV Cables, Lighting-Cabling-Earthing System components, Control and Protection System, protection relays, Rectifiers, and bus ducts.

• Performing small Feasibility studies for appropriate specification finalization. Strong communication skills.

• Layouts-Cable Raceways, Grounding and Shielding System, Indoor and outdoor lighting, Electrical Equipment Layout- Substations, Transformer yards, Switchgear Rooms, Hazardous areas.

• Preparation of Bill of materials for major equipment and bulk items for hazardous and safe areas.

• Vendors offer review and creation of technical evaluation reports. 

• Single Line Diagrams, Protection and metering SLDs, SCADA/SAS architecture, I/O Lists.

• Communications, meetings, coordination with multidisciplinary engineering team, professional consultants, vendors, suppliers, contractors.

• Material Take-offs (MTO): Preparing the Bill of Quantities (BOQ) and technical specifications for procurement.

• Electrical drawing 2D CAD Drafting, 3D designs Panel layout, Cable tray, cable duct, Clash detection.

a) Technical Competencies for the Job

• Power system

• MV Switchgear, MVMCC, busduct

• Communication system , Fire alarm system

• Grounding and lighting protection system

• Cable/Wiring for MV cables

• Working experience in multidisciplinary EPC environment.

• Hands on with design engineering of MW scale industrial/ process plant /energy/ power generation/ oil and gas/T&D projects.

• Ability to create deliverables from scratch.

• Proactiveness and agility to work in start-up industry.

• Flexible to handle tasks given beyond defined responsibilities as per project needs.

• Accustomed to work on fast track projects with high time commitments.

• Ability to deliver on multiple tasks/projects simultaneously.

• Good knowledge of Electrical Codes and Standards (NEC) and their implementation in day-to-day deliverables.

• High level of proficiency in MS office tools like MS Office, MS Excel.

• Strong experience and understanding of AutoCAD, EPlan, 2D & 3D

• Shall have knowledge of power system studies e.g. Short Circuit current calculation, Load flow study & Harmonic analysis and softwares like ETAP/ SKM.

Software skills

• ETAP analyze power system dynamics, transients, protection.

• EasyPower intelligent design, analyze, monitor power systems.

• SKM analysis & design software for fault calculations, load flow,

• coordination, arc flash hazards & more

• AGI32 Lighting Analysis AutoCAD add-on AVEVA Electrical

• Key One Line & wiring diagrams, cable management, equipment datasheets

• CompuTrace Electrical Heat Trace Calculations

• DIALux Design, calculate visualize lighting for mutilsize areas