Professional Electrical Engineer

Job Description

TKDA is an employee-owned engineering firm that values collaboration, innovation, and ownership. They are seeking a Professional Electrical Engineer to join their Rail team, where the role involves leading electrical engineering projects and collaborating with various engineering disciplines to deliver innovative solutions for rail and mass transit organizations.

Responsibilities
• Lead the electrical engineering portions of projects to create safe, reliable, and efficient designs that meet client needs
• Develop site, power, lighting, and signal plans, one-lines, panel board schedules, conduit/cable layouts, and detailed drawings
• Support construction administration by answering contractor questions, reviewing shop drawings, and performing observations to ensure compliance with plans and specifications

Skills
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Registered as a Professional Engineer in the State of Washington or the ability to obtain registration within twelve to eighteen months of employment
• Minimum of four years of progressive experience in power, lighting, and signal system design for commercial and industrial facilities
• Previous experience with basic layout and design of electrical distribution equipment including panel boards, transformers, lighting, fire alarm, security, and data
• Previous design experience with 208/120 and 480/277 volt systems
• Basic knowledge of National Electrical Code
• Previous experience and strong working knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, and Excel)
• Basic experience/knowledge associated with Mechanical, Civil, Structural, and Architectural disciplines
• Strong interpersonal skills and effective verbal and written communication skills; ability to participate in discussions during project team meetings and client consultations
• Ability to travel as needed (up to 10%) for team meetings, client consultations, and site inspections/visits; occasional overnight travel may be required
• Previous experience with private owner underground/overhead medium voltage (13.8kV) site power distribution
• Previous experience with industrial power system designs for motor and process equipment control including motor control full voltage, soft start, and variable frequency drives
• Previous experience with business development responsibilities; scoping electrical design for proposals, fee estimates for electrical design, and interview participation

Company Overview
• TKDA is a civil engineering company that offers engineering, architecture, and planning services. It was founded in 1910, and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://tkda.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship
• TKDA has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.