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Position: Lead Design Engineer - Substation/ Power Distribution 60609 + 10 more E[...]
## Lead Design Engineer - Substation/ Power Distribution Chicago, Illinois, USA, 60609

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Lead Design Engineer - Substation/ Power Distribution. The Lead Design Engineer (LDE) is responsible for leading design deliverables to maintain project schedule, design budget, design accuracy, and submittal completeness working in concert with a broader execution team. The LDE is charged with value added engineering to provide a quality product while driving efficiencies.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $93750.03 - $137500.04 a year.  Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. ##

What you’ll do:

The purpose of this position is to provide design engineering services instrumental to the completion of turnkey projects.  This position is to provide engineering guidance to teams of designers/discipline specific engineers to create complete designs including both electrical and civil packages.
* Lead medium/high voltage designs for Substations and MV power distribution projects.
* Participate in site walk-downs to assist in developing proposals for new work in the region.
* Develop engineering estimates, scope of work, and review technical documents.
* Responsible for developing drawing packages which include:
* Equipment Specifications
* Single line/Three-line drawings
* Schematics/Wiring/Interconnection diagrams
* General arrangement drawings
* Conduit/cable plans
* Grounding drawings
* AC/DC control power drawings
* SCADA and Communication design
* Equipment Testing Procedures/Commissioning plans
* Various Power Engineering calculations##

Qualifications:

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* Basic Qualifications:

*** BS in engineering from an accredited institution with minimum of seven (7) years of electrical engineering or electrical design experience OR AS in engineering from an accredited institution with minimum of Ten(10) years of electrical engineering or design experience; OR In lieu of degree, minimum twelve (12) years of electrical engineering or design experience.
* Must be located in one of the desired locations to be considered including (PA,OH, NY, NJ, IL, MO, MI, MD, DE, IN), will not consider relocation.
* Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
* Experience with AutoCAD and/or Micro Station
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* Preferred Qualifications:

*** Professional Engineer qualification
* Field experience in testing/commissioning medium voltage equipment
* Working knowledge of NERC/FERC, NESC, NEC, ANSI, NETA##

Skills:

** Position criteria for this role include:*
* • Ability to lead medium/high voltage designs for both substations and MV power distribution  
• Participate in site walk downs to assist in developing proposals for new work  
• Develop engineering estimates to develop scope, budget, and review technical documents   
• Ability to develop and maintain schedule/budget  
• Ability to work with and mentor other engineers on team  
• Understanding of power system studies including short circuit, coordination, and arc flash  
• Knowledge, understanding, and execution of turnkey projects  
• Experience with AutoCAD and/or Micro Station   
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills  
• Working knowledge of NERC/FERC, NESC, NEC, ANSI, NETA, IEEEWe are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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