Lead Engineer MV​/HV

Medium & High Voltage | Microgrids | Land-Based Power Systems

Location: Prince Edward Island, Halifax, NS, or Greater Toronto Area

Company: AKA Energy Systems

Position Type: Full-Time | Senior Technical / Leadership Role

AKA Energy Systems is looking for a highly driven Lead Electrical Engineer / Subject Matter Expert (SME) to help develop and grow our land-based power systems and microgrid business.

This is not a traditional engineering position. We are looking for a senior technical leader who combines deep electrical power-system expertise with strong commercial awareness and the ability to turn customer problems into practical, competitive engineering solutions.

The successful candidate will work closely with Business Development and Sales during the pursuit and proposal stages and will become the technical lead for land-based power projects as they are awarded.

This individual will also play an important role in building AKA's capabilities in this market—helping establish the technical approach, supply chain, engineering standards and ultimately the team required to support the growth of the land-based power segment.

Work directly with AKA's Business Development and Sales teams to develop technically sound and commercially competitive solutions.

Responsibilities include:

• Understand customer requirements and identify the underlying technical problem.
• Develop system concepts, architectures and technical solutions.
• Support site assessments and early-stage engineering.
• Develop equipment selections, technical specifications and preliminary designs.
• Support estimating, equipment costing and project quotations.
• Develop technical scopes of work and proposal documentation.
• Identify technical risks, assumptions and opportunities during the bidding process.
• Engage suppliers and OEMs to obtain technical information, pricing and lead times.
• Support customer technical discussions and presentations.
• Help differentiate AKA's solutions through practical engineering and system integration.

Act as AKA's internal SME for land-based electrical power systems, with particular expertise in:

• Medium-voltage and high-voltage electrical systems
• MV/HV switch gear and switchboards
• Transformers
• Protection and control
• Power distribution
• Power system studies
• Generator integration
• Utility interconnection
• Microgrids
• Distributed generation
• Energy storage integration
• Power conversion systems
• Electrical balance of plant
• System grounding and protection philosophies

The SME will provide technical guidance to engineering teams and support technical decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.

For awarded projects, act as Lead Electrical Engineer and take technical ownership of the electrical scope.

Responsibilities include:

• Establish the overall electrical system architecture and design philosophy.
• Lead electrical engineering activities from concept through detailed design.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities.
• Review and approve technical designs and engineering deliverables.
• Lead technical design reviews.
• Manage technical interfaces with customers, utilities, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Resolve technical issues during engineering, manufacturing, installation and commissioning.
• Support factory testing, site installation and commissioning activities.
• Ensure designs meet applicable codes, standards and customer requirements.
• Maintain technical ownership from initial proposal through successful commissioning.

A critical part of the role is understanding the electrical power equipment marketplace and developing a…