Electrical Engineer, Power

Join UCC Environmental, a leader in sustainable technology solutions:

Looking for a career where your work has real impact? At UCC Environmental, you’ll join a company built on solving complex industrial challenges while advancing sustainable solutions for air, water, and solids handling around the world.

We’re a privately held, family-owned business with more than a century of experience supporting mission-critical industries. Our teams work with utility power providers and heavy industrial customers globally, delivering innovative solutions in environmental compliance, material handling, and high-performance aftermarket technologies.

At UCC Environmental, you’ll collaborate with a diverse, global team that values technical expertise, problem-solving, and long-term customer relationships. With continued growth across North America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific, we offer opportunities to contribute meaningfully to an expanding international business.

Headquartered in Waukegan, Illinois, UCC owns and operates sales, manufacturing, assembly, and warehousing facilities across the United States, Canada, Germany, India, and China. If you're looking for a place where your ideas matter, your work has purpose, and your career can grow alongside a global organization, UCC Environmental could be the right fit!

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated capabilities in collaborating with others to perform engineering tasks within a team environment. Work experience with a privately held company will be beneficial.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Develops / maintains a personal skill level to support workload, identifies technical training needs and shares knowledge within the electrical department, sales, supporting engineering disciplines, and field service / construction personnel.

Defines and refines electrical system philosophy and procedures (i.e., standards, guidelines) as necessary to support market requirements.

Develops and coordinates estimates for proposals in accordance with established guidelines.

Ensures deliverables for contracts and proposals are successfully completed.

Contributes to proposal and contract-related meetings and assists with commissioning as required to deliver complete and working systems.

Provides input for, and assists in maintaining, estimating tools and guidelines.

Travel as required to meet proposal and project objectives (10 to 20%).All other duties as assigned.

Required Education and

Skills:

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.

Professional Engineering License preferred.
5+ years of experience in the Power Distribution design including Arc Flash, Short Circuit, Load flow and Protective Device Coordination studies.

Experience in cable, raceway, lighting, lightning protection, grounding, fire detection design and installation practices.

Experience vetting subcontractor and supplier designs.

Demonstrated ability to plan, schedule and execute assignments with complex requirements and to conceptualize and analyze information to produce a complex system.

Proven time management and organizational skills and ability to effectively prioritize and execute in an environment with concurrent commitments.

Essential Physical Abilities:

Ability to stand or sit at a desk using a computer 80% of the time Ability to travel 15-20% of the time to meet proposal and project objectives

Core Values and Beliefs Must be aligned with Core Values and Beliefs that drive UCC’s existing corporate culture.

People – we trust and invest in our people, unlocking their full potential and they always come first

Teamwork – we respect others and create a collaborative working environment of inclusion and inspiration

Integrity – we are truthful and respectful to customers, employees, community, and suppliers

Customer Satisfaction – we keep existing customers by delivering exceptional customer service

Innovative –we encourage resourceful problem solving in the face of adversity

Compensation and Benefits:

Base Pay Range: $90,000 to $140,000 annual pay based on skills and experience

Benefits:

Insurance:
Medical, Dental, Life, Disability, Employee Assistance Programs and Voluntary Options such as Vision, HSA, FSA (Medical,…