Job Title: Principal Electrical Engineer
Duration: 1-year, possible to extend
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
This opportunity is suited to an experienced electrical engineering professional supporting capital projects from detailed design through commissioning and startup in a complex industrial environment. The role focuses on QA/QC of engineering deliverables, electrical system design assurance, and close collaboration across multi-discipline project teams. It offers exposure to high-voltage substations, power system modelling, protective relays, and commissioning activities, with frequent travel to operating facilities and occasional vendor visits.
Required Education:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited engineering programme
Required Experience:
- 10+ years of direct experience with high-voltage and medium-voltage electrical power systems, high-voltage cable systems, variable frequency drives, synchronous motors, and the application and programming of protective relays
- Experience supporting engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup activities within a complex industrial or plant environment
- Experience reviewing design deliverables, procurement packages, supplier documentation, technical deviations, and electrical testing activities
- Experience working across multi-discipline project teams and interfacing with operations, contractors, vendors, and plant management
Required Skills:
- Strong technical knowledge of power system modelling using ETAP and associated reporting
- Knowledge of power system harmonics, utility interfaces, and IEEE 519 requirements
- Technical understanding of high-voltage substations, transmission lines, cable systems, gas insulated switchgear, circuit breakers, transformers, low-voltage and medium-voltage distribution switchgear, lighting, and DC systems
- Ability to review and comment on specifications, data sheets, detailed design deliverables, protection schemes, equipment ratings, hazardous area classification documents, and power system studies including short circuit, arc-flash, and load flow
- Strong written and verbal technical communication skills
- Excellent planning, organisational, troubleshooting, analytical, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills
- Ability to work safely, efficiently, and effectively with minimal guidance and direction
- Ability to wear necessary PPE and work across office and industrial plant environments, including confined spaces and elevated heights where required
Required Certifications:
- Transportation Worker Identification Card (Required)
- Valid, unexpired driver licence (Required)
Preferred Qualifications:
- 15+ years of experience with high-voltage and medium-voltage electrical power systems, including gas insulated circuit breakers, air insulated switchyard equipment, gas insulated switchgear, harmonic filters, essential generators, illumination systems, grounding, ground potential rise, lightning protection, and bonding
- Experience with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories equipment
- Licensed Professional Electrical Engineer in the State of Texas (Preferred)
About Airswift:
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.
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