Technical Proposal Specialist – Engineer

Responsibilities

• Review customer project specifications and single-line diagrams to determine requirements.
• Review conditions of service documents for power utilities in Canada and/or US, to understand service entrance equipment requirements.
• Prepare proposal sketches showing device arrangement & switch gear dimensional layout customized to site’s electrical and dimensional constraints.
• Participate in customer site visits & meetings to understand constraints required to accurately design switch gear layout.
• Prepare pricing to go along with technical proposals and commercial strategies for each request.
• Prepare detailed design specifications for electrical and mechanical designers to create detailed switch gear drawings.
• Review switch gear drawings and follow‑up on implementation of design change requests.
• Provide customers, sales & design with timely responses to technical inquiries using resources within S&C and engineering knowledge.
• Coordinate project requirements from order entry to shipping.
• Participate in virtual & physical customer‑witnessed Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT).
• Frequently visit the production shop to continuously develop & visualize switch gear design concepts.
• Participate in improving current processes using 4‑Step Problem Solving methods.
• Provide technical MES proposals with minimal support.
• Liaise directly with end-customers on behalf of sales, when required.
• Work on complex proposals with minimal support.

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience working with electrical equipment in either a technical design, commercial customer service, or manufacturing function.
• Understanding of power system protection & control applications for low and/or medium voltage electrical distribution.
• Intermediate knowledge of medium voltage switch gear design.
• Technical knowledge and ability to propose S&C’s MES‑related products – Vista, System VI & PMH/PME.
• Ability to read electrical single‑line diagrams.
• Knowledge of electrical standards for electrical equipment – UL, CSA, ANSI, IEEE.
• Experience with Micro Station or other CAD software.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• P.Eng is considered an asset.