Electrical Engineer/Specialist (Power & Drives)

Spartan Controls

$85K — $100K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Electrical Engineering degree or Technologist equivalent with APEGA eligibility
  • Experience with CSA electrical code standards and electrical sizing
  • Experience designing power and control schematics
  • Knowledge of equipment ratings and industry regulations
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Customer-focused with an entrepreneurial work ethic

Responsibilities

  • Join project teams to collaborate with management and engineering staff
  • Work with customers to clarify their functional requirements
  • Handle electrical components for low voltage motor control and drives
  • Support projects from design through commissioning and start-up
  • Ensure compliance with engineering and safety standards
  • Coordinate with stakeholders across various departments
  • Maintain detailed project documentation

Benefits

  • Employee ownership culture promoting community and creativity
  • Opportunities for career growth in a supportive environment
  • Commitment to safety with a workplace-focused culture
  • Encouragement of innovation in automation solutions
  • Flexibility to develop unique solutions for customer needs
Full Job Description
Summary

We are currently recruiting for an Electrical Engineer/Specialist to join our Power & Drives Business Unit in our Calgary Solutions Centre. Providing technical project support, knowledge and experience relating to power systems, the successful candidate will be a driven, self-starter who enjoys a challenge and is motivated to meet and exceed customer expectations. This role will report to the Manager, Operations - Systems, Software & Solutions.

Role and Responsibilities

  • An integral component of the project team working with project management, engineering, and manufacturing personnel.
  • Working with customers' engineers to define functional requirements, managing customer expectations.
  • Responsible for electrical aspects of the project; project scope includes but not limited to:
    • Low voltage motor control centers (600VAC and below)
    • Variable frequency drives (600VAC and below)
    • Industrial electrical equipment buildings
  • Supporting projects through engineering design, integration, commissioning and start-up activities
  • Ensuring compliance with all applicable engineering and safety standards, practices, procedures, plant documentation requirements and methods of installation
  • Coordinating with internal and external stakeholders (e.g. PM, CAD, Manufacturing, Sales)
  • Creating and maintaining detailed project records
  • Contributing and supporting the development and evolution of design standards
  • Understanding project management processes


Qualifications and Skills

  • Electrical Engineering degree and eligibility to register as an E.I.T or P.Eng with APEGA, or, Electrical Engineering Technologist with eligibility to register as an C.E.T or P.Tech with APEGA is a requirement.
  • Proven experience applying CSA electrical code standards to electrical equipment sizing including conductor, size breakers, motor starter components,
  • Proven experience designing power and electrical control schematics for motor starters, VFD controls, power distribution
  • Working knowledge of equipment ratings including voltage and short circuit ratings, industry regulations, standards and practices an asset
  • Exceptional communications skills, along with excellent interpersonal and organizational abilities.
  • Entrepreneurial work ethic with a strong customer service focus.


Spartan is committed to providing a safe workplace for all employees. This position is classified as safety-sensitive, and as such, the successful candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment alcohol & drug test.

As part our recruitment process, successful candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment security background check.

Spartan recognizes that there are many ways in which candidates develop knowledge, abilities, and competencies throughout their careers. We encourage applications from candidates with a variety of backgrounds and we do consider qualifications and competencies that are equivalent to those specifically mentioned above.

Close Date: September 16, 2026 (11:59 pm MST)

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Requisition ID: 1768

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