Sr. Power Systems Engineer, P.E

North Star Energy Services, a Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE:PWR) company, is based in Channelview, TX and provides engineering, design, procurement, construction and support services to the chemical, petrochemical, pipeline, oil & gas, bulk storage and terminal industries throughout the country. We offer individual project services as well as turnkey EPC project implementation.

North Star possesses the skills and expertise to self-perform the design and installation of civil, structural, mechanical, piping, electrical, and instrumentation systems throughout a broad array of industrial applications.

Joining our team means being part of an organization that values drive and inclusion. We focus on career development and reward excellence, recognizing each team member's unique contributions. We're at the forefront of powering modern life. Discover how your skills and dedication can make a real difference to us.

Sr. Power Systems Engineer, P.E.

- Baton Rouge, LA & Houston, TX

10-15 Years Experience

North Star Energy Services is seeking an experienced Senior Power Systems Engineer, P.E. to join our Professional Engineering Consulting team. This role supports the design and execution of electrical systems for energy, petrochemical, industrial and data center industries. The Senior Power Systems Engineer will be responsible for developing electrical design concepts, performing advanced engineering analyses, and ensuring compliance with applicable codes, standards, and client requirements across the full project lifecycle.

This position works closely with multidisciplinary engineering and design teams and plays a key role in delivering safe, reliable, and constructible power electrical designs for complex energy facilities.

Engineering & Design

• Perform advanced power system modeling and engineering studies, including load flow, short-circuit, arc-flash, protective device coordination, motor-starting, voltage-drop, and equipment duty evaluations using ETAP, and/or SKM Power
  * Tools, Easy Power, or equivalent power system analysis software
• Develop and maintain electrical power system models and prepare one-line diagrams, protection and control schematics, three-line diagrams, motor control schematics, grounding plans, cable and conduit schedules, and point-to-point wiring diagrams
• Engineer and specify low- and medium-voltage power distribution systems, including transformers, switch gear, switchboards, motor control centers (MCCs), variable frequency drives (VFDs), generators, UPS systems, protective relays, circuit breakers, and associated control and protection equipment
• Perform equipment sizing, application, and protection calculations, including transformer sizing, conductor ampacity and derating, cable sizing, breaker and fuse selection, CT/PT selection, grounding conductor sizing, and protective relay settings.
• Develop protective relay coordination and settings to provide selective system protection while minimizing equipment damage and unnecessary system outages. Evaluate time-current coordination, equipment damage curves, transformer inrush, motor-starting characteristics, and applicable protection functions.
• Evaluate electrical system performance under normal, contingency, starting, and fault conditions and recommend system modifications to improve reliability, protection, voltage performance, and operational flexibility.
• Perform and support arc-flash hazard analyses and develop recommendations for incident-energy reduction, protective device settings, maintenance switching, and other mitigation strategies in accordance with applicable project and safety requirements.
• Design and evaluate grounding and bonding systems, including equipment grounding, grounding electrode systems, ground grids, and associated calculations for industrial and power distribution facilities.
• Support specialized power system designs, including overhead and underground distribution, substations, area classification, above- and below-grade raceway systems, generator integration, renewable generation, and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) integration.
• Evaluate the integration of new electrical loads and generation sources into existing power systems, identifying impacts to transformer loading, available fault current, protective device ratings, voltage regulation, system capacity, and protection coordination.
• Review and incorporate applicable NEC, NFPA 70E, IEEE, ANSI, NEMA, utility requirements, municipal requirements, company…