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Position Summary:
A fully competent engineer/designer with experience in distribution design, preferably with Professional Electrical Engineer’s license. Must be comfortable reviewing documents for compliance and quality control. Plans and conducts work requiring judgement and evaluation, selection, and adaptation or modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria. Devises new approach to problems. Receives technical guidance on unusual or complex problems and supervisory approval for projects. Opportunities to supervise a few engineers or technicians on assigned work.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Supervise or coordinate the work of other designers and CAD drafters
Essential Functions:
- Perform progressively independent design of overhead and underground utility HV and MV systems
- Perform design tasks assigned by Designers or Engineers
- Markup of the electrical of overhead and underground utility HV and MV systems/ preparation of drawings
- Assemble design drawings and documents and provide or coordinate delivery
- Perform broad range of engineering calculations – and use of software tools
- Coordinates portions of design effort and coordination of project scope requirements
- Detailed analysis of Overhead line design and ability to calculate pole moments.
- Understand contract documents, including drawings, specifications, etc.
- Proficient use and ability to utilize utility design suites (FFE, O-Calc, utility internal CAD standards, etc) preferred.
- Other Functions:
- Perform engineering calculations – develop
- Increased interaction with Project manager, external design team and information management
- Maintain professional and technical development goals to acquire PE certification, if not already certified
- Mentor Designers
- Obtain Professional Development and Training
Other Responsibilities:
- Thorough understanding of the Engineering department’s design and CAD/BIM workflows
- Thorough understanding of CEI’s business inter-department functions
- Thorough proficient use of AutoCAD – MEP/REVIT, CAD and file management
- Thorough proficient understanding of fundamental utility electrical systems
- Thorough understanding of the various Utility standards, State codes and National codes governing our work
- Provide Conformance to the Standards and processes outlined by the CAD/BIM Manager
Minimum Requirements:
- Electrical Engineering or similar Bachelor of Science degree
- Minimum 2-3 years working on Electrical Utility Distribution, Substation, or Transmission projects in the MV and or HV capacity.
- Basic Microsoft Office applications, AutoCAD – MEP/REVIT – Etap/SKM (desired) Osmose O-calc (desired)
- Competent time management, resource management, communication and people skills
- FE (EIT) Engineer In Training State of California, required.
- General utility design and engineering concepts. Ability to lay out joint trench, understand utility standards, drawings and specifications. General knowledge of utility design.
- CAD experience.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.
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- About Cupertino Electric, Inc.
Cupertino Electric, Inc. (CEI) is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. and has provided expert engineering and construction services for a constantly evolving world for 60 years. Its Energy Alternatives Division designs, constructs and manages innovative solar and alternative energy solutions. For more information, visit www.cei.com.
- About Cupertino Electric, Inc.