Senior Electrical Engineer

at  DVL Group Inc

The Power Systems Engineer (aka Senior Electrical Engineer) works with other Engineers, DVL Sales, Program Management as well as chosen contractors, engineers, equipment manufacturers and with the end user customer. This Engineer will design and develop power systems projects from quote to commissioning. Come work for a nationally certified 6-peat Great Place To Work Company! Salary plus bonus potential and car allowance! This position works both onsite in our Bristol, PA headquarters and at Philadelphia surrounding customer sites.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY

• At least a few years working experience relating to the responsibilities of the job. This experience can be with a major Switchgear Manufacturer or Assembler, Generator Dealer or Distributor, PLC or Controls Manufacturer or Control Systems provider.
• Prior Electrical/Generator hands on controls design and/or field experience is preferred.
• BS degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or an Engineering related degree like Electrical Power Engineering preferred but not required if have recent and reklevant expereince.
• AutoCAD and/or Promise E experience for preparation of electrical single lines, schematics, elevations, floor plans, various control systems, & mechanical piping systems
• A general understanding of Electrical generation, distribution, conditioning & control systems as well as the control devices commonly utilized with them.
• Understanding of and experience with the National Electric Code
• Knowledge of NFPA 70E & OSHA electrical safety regulations
• Proficient with Microsoft office suite
• A basic understanding and/or willing to learn the requirements for setting up IT/server networks as typically utilized within electrical control systems.
• A general understanding of the Construction Design-Bid Build & Design-Build processes
• Experience with General Electric and/or Allen Bradley PLC systems and their software
• Experience with Woodward Control devices
• Experience with SEL, GE, Schneider, Basler protection & Control products
• Experience with SCADA systems application & deployment

• Overseeing an integrated electrical controls project from quote to commissioning including:
• Working with the Sales Engineer to help define & budget a desired project
• Developing submittal drawings as required for the project
• Working & coordinating with outside switchgear vendors (General Electric, Square D, DVM, etc.) as required
• Providing schematics for the exact design of the controls, basically all wiring on the secondary’s of the PTs, CPTs, PTs, breaker secondary contacts, relays, generator control devices, power supplies, PLC’s, networking & communications, annunciation, control switches, etc.
• Set up & write the PLC control & redundancy logic, HMI graphics and pages as required to accomplish the desired operations
• Become familiar with and apply & program Woodward Generator control devices. Interface to the PLC as required
• Become familiar with and apply & program SEL, GE, Schneider, Bender or Basler protective relay devices and interface to the PLC as required
• Oversee the construction of the system
• Write the specific sequence of operations, factory & field test scripts
• Participate in site & construction coordination meetings as required
• Run the factory witness test
• Field check, test, startup, commissioning, and training as required
• Accurately constructs control panels, field wiring modifications, changes, etc. Wiring work performed is neat, looks like quality and resembles high quality OEM construction.
• Perform start up, maintenance & troubleshooting of ATSs and other electrical control systems as required
• Set up protective relaying systems as required to achieve desired Generator parallel operations or Utility/generator parallel operations
• Safely, efficiently & properly perform load bank tests (UPSs, Generators, etc.) and other general and simpler corrective maintenance procedures related to basic switchgear & ATSs.
• Safely, efficiently & properly perform Infrared Imaging and power quality analysis.
• Work in a safe manner. Follows DVL safety policies, OSHA standard safety practices, and customer site safety requirements
• Provide supervision to ensure that when working at customer locations, safety procedures and practices are understood and followed by associates and sub-contractors