Senior Electrical Engineer

3 days ago


Kansas City, Missouri, United States Burns & McDonnell Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Electrical Engineer to lead or execute power system protection and control engineering projects. This role will involve working on a wide range of projects, from small distribution equipment upgrades to large transmission projects, and will have a significant impact on the future of the electric grid.

Key Responsibilities
  • Execute complex assignments requiring advanced electrical engineering techniques, resulting in the development of new or improved processes, equipment, and/or technological methods.
  • Develop and evaluate plans for major projects, assessing feasibility or soundness of proposed applications when data is insufficient or testing is advisable.
  • Coordinate departmental or divisional project studies, reports, or project design assignments.
  • Perform power system studies and system protection settings coordination on various projects (up to 500-kV voltage level).
  • Develop design basis documentation for protective settings and generate native relay configuration files.
  • Provide technical guidance to the project team, conduct design reviews, and support quality control.
  • Act as primary contact for both internal and external client-side communication.
  • Assist project manager to develop scope of work and conceptual design for the projects.
  • Train, guide, and mentor lower level engineers.
  • Support business development and marketing initiatives.
Qualifications

We require a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a directly related field plus seven (7) years of experience in electrical systems studies in the electric utility or industrial power distribution industry. A master's degree plus six (6) years of related experience in lieu of bachelor's degree plus seven (7) years of related experience will also be accepted.

A Professional Engineer licensure is strongly preferred. Preferred experience/skills include protection and control system design for substation applications and automation (69kV – 500kV), one-lines, three-lines, AC/DC schematics, control panel layouts, bill of materials, and protection specifications.

Knowledge of FERC and NERC requirements as they pertain to electric utility reliability requirements is a plus. Knowledge of IEC61850 and its implementation is also a plus.



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