What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Engineer 3 – Tysons, VA position at M.C. Dean, Inc.?
Position Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled Electrical Engineer with a strong background in complex electrical projects and power generation to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in designing medium voltage (MV) substations, power distribution systems, mission-critical datacenter infrastructure, and industrial process power systems. The selected candidate will play a crucial role in delivering innovative and reliable electrical designs that meet the demanding requirements of diverse projects.
Responsibilities:
- MV Substation Design: Lead the design and engineering of medium voltage (MV) substations, including equipment selection, layout, protection and control schemes, grounding systems, and cable routing. Ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
- Power Distribution Design: Develop comprehensive power distribution designs for various projects, optimizing efficiency and reliability while accounting for load calculations, cable sizing, switchgear selection, and protective devices.
- Mission-Critical Datacenter Design: Spearhead the electrical design aspects of mission-critical datacenters, focusing on redundancy, fault tolerance, and seamless operation. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to integrate power infrastructure with cooling and backup systems.
- Industrial Process Power Design: Design and engineer industrial process power systems, considering equipment specifications, power quality, surge protection, harmonics mitigation, and integration of automation and control systems.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's with 5-7 years of experience or Master's degree with 3-5 years of experience in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred.
- Proven experience (6 years) in designing complex electrical projects, with a focus on MV substations, power distribution, datacenter infrastructure, and industrial power systems.
- Strong proficiency in electrical design software and tools (e.g., ETAP, AutoCAD, SKM PowerTools, etc.).
- Solid understanding of relevant codes and standards (e.g., NEC, IEEE, IEC) and their application in electrical designs.
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
- Effective communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and clients.
- Project management experience is a plus.
- US Citizen with the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance with federal government.
Advantageous Qualifications:
- Ability to understand PLC and ladder logic and write control sequences
- Certified Energy Manager (CEM)
- Certified in Power Quality (CPQ)
- Lighting Certified (LC)
- Certified Lighting & Efficiency Professional (CLEP)
- Design Build Institute of America (DBIA)
- INCOSE Certification
- NICET/NETA Certifications
- LEED certified
- DoD Secret clearance
- AutoCAD Inventor Experience
- SEL product training
- Experience with Modular Construction and/or LOD 300 400
- AGI32 software
- Pushing, pulling or lifting equipment or supplies routinely encountered in an office environment
- At times, required to access work areas that are accessible only by O.S.H.A. approved site construction ladders or stairs that are under construction
- Must wear an M.C. Dean hard hat and safety glasses at all times while on the job site
- Must have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard, including significant fine finger dexterity
- Maintaining effective audio-visual abilities and perception needed for: making observations, reading and writing, communicating with others, operating assigned equipment according to safety standards
- Focusing on complex tasks for extended periods of time
Abilities:
- Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
- Sitting for extended periods of time.
- Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
- Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
- Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Identify and understand the speech of another person.
