INSPIRED.COMMITTED.CONNECTED.

These are the qualities of our work—and of the people who do it. If these qualities are part of your life, too, you’ll want to explore a career at EKFox.

As part of our creative, can-do team, you’ll have the chance to realize your full potential through a wide range of challenging engineering assignments. You can take pride in helping us to design for future generations, working to enrich America’s security—at home and abroad—and spearheading exciting new directions in sustainability and energy efficiency.

EKFox is an experienced team of talented, motivated individuals who share a passion for solving problems and improving the built environment. We continue to strengthen our commitment to provide a work environment and culture that stimulates creativity, values integrity and encourages professional growth.

We are looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our team:

The Senior Electrical Engineer provides electrical design expertise and leadership for the entire project, from initial survey through final inspection. The Senior Electrical Engineer serves as the electrical discipline team leader for the project, directing other engineers and designers as required and appropriate. Typical duties that the Senior Electrical Engineer may be expected to perform include writing technical reports, conducting surveys, performing calculations, overseeing and completing power, telemetry, and telecommunications designs, conducting research and development, systems integration, testing, hands-on assembly, and PLC programming.

Minimum requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship
• BS in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited university
• 10+ years of MEP or similar experience
• Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) license, or able to obtain within a year
• Active Secret or Top-Secret security clearance
• Experience with single- and three-phase power systems
• Experience with electrical codes and standards
• Experience conducting and leading field surveys of existing conditions
• Experience with multi-disciplinary work, both internal and external to the company
• Strong communications skills, both written and oral
• Proficiency in self-management within a team environment
• Able to complete project from start to finish with minimal supervisor oversight
• Proficiency with 2D CAD (AutoCAD)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite

Desirable skills/experience:

• Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) design or hands-on engineering experience
• Critical power system designs involving UPSs, generators, transfer switches, and redundant/fault tolerant topologies
• Experience with industrial and/or network communications protocols and hardware
• General knowledge of control systems, including physical design, PLC/HMI programming, and monitoring/telemetry systems
• Experience with Photovoltaic (PV) and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) design
• Experience providing technical training and technical writing
• Experience in managing engineering projects
• Experience with SKM (or ETAP)

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee medium and large multidisciplinary engineering projects, or complex single-discipline efforts.
• Coordinate with internal and external discipline leads, as well as client, construction manager, subcontractor, and vendor interfaces. Provide feedback to project managers and customers to address their problems and needs.
• Proposal development with support from the discipline leads.
• Identify non-compliant existing conditions during site walks and construction field surveys.
• Develop electrical training presentations and manuals for internal and external use.
• Develop construction drawing packages and write construction specifications on projects of advanced complexity and with little oversight.
• Research, design, specify, and evaluate electrical products, equipment, systems, and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles.
• Write performance requirements for product development or engineering projects.
• Apply engineering principles and be open to acquiring new skills and knowledge in the field of engineering.
• Read, develop, and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports.
• Conduct research that tests and analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, and performance of equipment, components, and systems.
• Confer with engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information.
• Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and make recommendations for future mitigation strategies or design modifications to eliminate device or system malfunctions.

About EKFox Specialized Design group:

The Specialized Design Group was formed with the specific objective of addressing the more complex and specialized infrastructure requirements of a select group of confidential clienteles which includes work of national interest. In the course of supporting our clients, the Specialized Design Group continues to grow, offering significant opportunities for development and advancement. Contributing to the success of several mission critical markets, the Specialized Design Group allows creative managers, intuitive engineers, and technical experts to grow in a fast paced, team based, broad-spectrum, hands-on environment.

The Specialized Design Group works in close coordination with our clients to identify and resolve technical and operational challenges throughout the project life cycle. Offering proven expertise to our clients in the form of strategic consulting, engineering design, systems integration, testing and commissioning, operations and maintenance, training, research and development and forensic analysis, we know and do what it takes to ensure the mission succeeds and enjoy great satisfaction from knowing the difference our work makes.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 10-20 years

Schedule:

• 8-hour shift
• Flexible hours
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $125,000.00 - $175,000.00 per year