Willdan,

Physical Design Engineer

Willdan,$95K — $115K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or BTech in Electrical Technology.
  • 5-10 years of electrical physical design experience, especially with medium or high voltage substations.
  • Ability to develop accurate drawings and design deliverables independently from project criteria.
  • Experience with cross-discipline coordination in substation design and civil/structural requirements.
  • Proficient in AutoCAD and/or MicroStation, especially in working with CAD standards.

Responsibilities

  • Support electrical physical design from concept through to construction.
  • Independently accomplish design tasks using engineering inputs and markups.
  • Develop and refine detailed physical design drawings for high-voltage substations and related infrastructure.
  • Maintain and update Protection and Control (P&C) drawings and wiring documents.
  • Create and manage CAD templates ensuring adherence to standards and client requirements.
  • Compile and organize complete drawing sets for reviews and submissions.
  • Coordinate with other engineering disciplines to ensure design accuracy and compliance.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge renewable energy projects.
  • Possibility for minimal supervision fosters personal growth and initiative.
  • Exposure to a variety of engineering disciplines to enhance collaboration skills.
  • Access to a structured mentoring environment to enhance professional development.
Full Job Description
The Electrical Physical Design Engineer or Designer supports power transmission and distribution, renewable energy, battery energy storage system (BESS), and data center projects throughout the United States. The ideal candidate possesses strong electrical design fundamentals and is proficient in engineering calculations and drafting. This position requires the ability to accurately interpret engineering drawings and markups, produce high-quality design deliverable, and complete assignments with minimal supervision.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Support the electrical physical design of high-voltage substations, interconnection facilities, utility scale solar and wind projects, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and data center power infrastructure from initial design through construction.
  • Independently complete electrical design and drafting assignments by interpreting engineering criteria, sketches, calculations, redlines and markups.
  • Develop and revise electrical physical design drawings and details, including:
    • Substation equipment, yard and control-room layouts.
    • General arrangements, elevations, and sections.
    • Grounding layouts and installation details.
    • Conduit, cable-trench and cable-routing plans.
  • Prepare, revise and maintain Protection and Control (P&C) drawings, including:
    • One-line and three-line diagrams.
    • AC and DC Schematics.
    • Wiring Documents and interconnection details.
    • Pamel layouts.
    • Cable and conduit schedules.
    • Bills of materials (BOMs).
  • Create and maintain CAD blocks, symbols, templates, and drawing standards, including projects and client-specific design elements.
  • Ensure drawings and design deliverables comply with company CAD standards, client requirements, applicable codes and project specifications.
  • Assemble complete drawing packages for internal reviews, client submittals, permitting procurement and construction.
  • Manage drawing revisions, title blocks, revision histories, transmittals and supporting project documentation.
  • Prepare and assemble electronic PDF drawing sets and maintain organized project files in accordance with document-control procedures.
  • Participate in design and quality reviews address review comments and incorporate approved revision into project deliverables.
  • Coordinate design requirements and drawing interfaces with civil, structural, protection and control, SCADA, and other engineering disciplines.
  • Provide cross-disciplinary design and drafting support to maintain technical accuracy, drawing consistency, quality and compliance with project schedules.

Job Requirements / Qualifications:
  • Education
    • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or BTech degree in Electrical Technology from an accredited institution.
  • Experience
    • Five to ten years of relevant electrical physical design experience, including detailed design of medium or high voltage substations.
    • Demonstrate ability to independently develop accurate drawings and design deliverables from project criteria, sketches, calculations and engineering markups.
    • Experience coordinating substation physical design with civil., structural and protection and control disciplines.
    • Previously working for Consulting engineering firms preferred.
  • Technical Skills
    • Comprehensive knowledge of substation physical design principles, including equipment layouts, electrical clearances, grounding, conduit systems, cable routing, elevations and construction details.
    • Demonstrate ability to independently develop and revise accurate design drawings from engineering calculations, sketches, redlines, specifications and markups.
    • Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or MicroStation, including the use of CAD standards, blocks, symbols, templates, references, and drawing management tools.
    • Working knowledge of medium and high-voltage substation equipment and systems ranging from 34.5 kV through 500 kV.
    • Ability to read and interpret one-line diagrams, schematics, equipment specifications, vendor drawings and multidisciplinary design documents.
  • Professional Skills
    • Communicates clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing, with project teams, clients, and other stakeholders.
    • Demonstrates strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a consistent commitment to accuracy and quality.
    • Works independently, takes initiative, and completes assignments with minimal supervision. Effectively prioritizes and manages multiple assignments while meeting project schedules and deadlines.
    • Collaborates effectively with multidisciplinary teams and responds constructively to feedback and changing project requirements.

About Willdan,

Willdan Group, Inc. is an American publicly traded company selling professional technical and consulting services to public and private utilities, public agencies at all levels of government, and commercial and industrial firms. The company operates offices in more than a dozen states, with its key operations in California and New York. In 1964, the company was built by William Stookey and Dan Heil in southern California on a then-unique model of providing outsourced engineering services exclusively to municipalities, especially newly urbanizing cities. Over the next 50 years, the company's expansion has reflected the increasingly complex challenges facing communities, with a forward-looking focus on energy efficiency, energy engineering, cogeneration, Energy Savings Performance Contract, Community Choice Aggregation, smart city, microgrid consulting, and Transactive energy software. In 2006, Willdan Group, Inc. completed its initial public offerings in NASDAQ, becoming a publicly traded company under the symbol WLDN. In 2008, Willdan acquired Intergy Corporation, then renamed Willdan Energy Solutions, offering energy efficiency utility program management. In 2015, Willdan acquired 360 Energy Engineers and Abacus Resource Management, expanding its capabilities into Energy Service Company and Energy Savings Performance Contract services. Willdan acquired NYC-based Genesys Engineering, P.C., in 2016, bringing Power Engineering services into its portfolio, with an eye to evolution of U.S. power systems toward Distributed generation and microgrids.
Learn more about Willdan,
Size
1,560 employees
Market Cap
$248.5 million
Industry
Net Income
-$14.5 million
Founded
1964
5 Year Trend
+11.1%
Revenue
$390.9 million
NASDAQ

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