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Jacobs Senior Power Systems Design Engineer in Tullahoma, Tennessee
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At Jacobs, we challenge the status quo and redefine how to solve the world's greatest challenges, transforming big ideas into intelligent solutions for a more connected, sustainable world.
Design your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.
Join our team turning abstract ideas into realities. Collaborate with industry experts to develop solutions to mission-critical challenges, such as NASA’s return to the moon, the DoD’s national security initiatives, international automotive manufacturers’ development of fuel-efficient and electric vehicles, and the DoE’s energy research. At Jacobs, we tackle challenges in emerging technologies, cyber, intelligence, space exploration, energy transformation, and resiliency to ensure national security. As the world’s thinkers, visionaries, and doers, we disrupt the status quo and affect real, meaningful change in how we provide solutions to our customers, operate our business, and support communities.
Our Group specializes in the design, construction, and operation of unique and complex research and development facilities, including, as examples, wind tunnels (aerospace, automotive, and motorsports), rocket test stands, climatic chambers, jet engine test cells, acoustic chambers, altitude test facilities, captive trajectory systems, and nuclear facilities. Our projects span the automotive, motorsports, defense, nuclear, and aerospace markets. Recent clients include Audi, Boeing, BMW, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, Honda, General Motors, NASA, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of Energy, Volkswagen, confidential F1 motorsports clients, and many others in North America, Europe, and Asia.
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Jacobs Technology Group (JTG) is looking for a Senior Power Systems Design Engineer to support projects ranging from small studies to multi-million dollar turn-key supply. A successful candidate must be team-oriented, organized, able to communicate to all levels of the organization, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Your work will be unique and challenging while supporting several projects in a dynamic and exciting environment. This position will provide you with an unparalleled opportunity to work with a team of motivated engineering and business professionals who work to ensure client satisfaction and deliver projects within scope, budget, and schedule.
Responsibilities include:
Develop drawings including one-line diagrams, elementary wiring diagrams, power system plans, and installation details.
Design power distribution systems that include load flow analysis, short circuit analysis, arc flash analysis, system safety, human safety, and other advanced systems.
Develop power distribution protection schemes with coordination studies, transfer schemes, etc.
Perform load calculations for sizing electrical components, cables, conduit, equipment spacing
Specify major electrical system components including substations, switchgear, distribution panels, MCCs, transformers, disconnects, and drives for LV and MV systems, both AC and DC.
Develop interfaces to facility equipment using hardwired interfaces and industrial networks.
Apply NEC, NESC, NFPA 70E, and other applicable codes to develop state-of-the-art solutions.
Support hardware assembly and fabrication during factory and onsite installation.
Lead power system design projects through all phases to include design, fabrication, implementation, testing and commissioning.
Provide on-site team direction of facility startup, checkout, and commissioning activities.
Communicate with clients and management regarding project status.
Coordinate with other engineering disciplines and departments to ensure project success.
Estimate system design, material, install, checkout, commissioning, and activation of projects.
Plan labor resources and scheduling project milestones to ensure project completion within technical scope, budget, and project schedule.
Develop proposals to capture future work with current clients and new markets.
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on engineering and business development processes.
Provide quality system processes such as checking the work of others, following standard procedures, and ensuring compliance to codes and standards.
Here’s what you’ll need :
A Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited engineering program.
Minimum 25 years of experience in power distribution system design, implementation, or commissioning.
Registration as a Professional Engineer in good standing.
Experience in a lead engineer role, managing resources to a schedule and budget, coordinating with other disciplines, estimating labor requirements for new and existing projects
Experience in software skills such as SKM, ETAP, SEL synchroWAVe, ArcPro is a plus.
An interest and background in electrical safety, electrical power distribution systems (including switchgear, substations, MCCs, PLCs, drive systems, protective relays, cable and wireway), lightning protection, grounding, lighting design, smart-grid systems, micro-grid systems, SCADA systems, and challenging projects.
An ability to lead single and multi-discipline engineering teams to deliver technically successful designs and projects, often based on unique systems.
An ability and willingness to train, develop, and mentor junior colleagues.
A desire to develop ingenious alternative approaches to challenges, and drive innovation during all phases of a project.
Proficiency in all Microsoft Office programs.
US Citizenship
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Unusual or Special Physical Requirements of Position
Lifting 50 lbs. (<5%)
Maneuver in and around facility equipment for field measurements or troubleshooting (10%-20%)
Proximity to extreme temperature variations and rotating equipment (<10%)
Exposure to high noise levels (10%-20%)
Proximity to electrical circuits up to 161kVAC (5%-15%)
Special clothing/equipment may include appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including eye protection, hearing protection, arc flash protection, shock protection, etc. (5%-15%)
Description of Work Environment
Office, lab environment, or indoors on a construction site (>80%)
Field work outside (10%-20%)
Travel to company offices, customer sites for meetings, installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting (>10%)
Equipment and Machines Involved in Work Tasks
General office equipment (>80%)
Power Distribution devices such as Transformers, Switchgear, Motor Control Centers (MCCs), Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), servo drives, industrial instrumentation, data acquisition measurement systems, etc. (>50%)
Multimeters (5%-15%)
Signal generators and Oscilloscopes (5%-15%)
Criticality of Attendance
Work arrangement is for work to be performed remote from the office
Overtime to meet project schedules and milestones (10%-20%)
Field work attendance and punctuality is critical
Other Essential Functions
Note that during periods of on-site support, time requirements listed above as unusual or special and affecting environment and equipment encountered will be substantially different up to and including 100%.
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