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Sr. Electrical Engineer - Switchgear, Switchboards, and Panelboards

Goodyear, AZ; Houston, TX

VOLTARIS

Powering Progress,
One Connection at a Time.

We design and deliver custom electrical power systems built around your needs — not the other way around. Backed by the combined expertise of Jefferson Electric and Pioneer CEP, Voltaris operates as one company with one focus: building the systems and relationships that power tomorrow’s infrastructure.

From the first conversation to the final bolt, our solutions are engineered for performance, reliability, and sustainability — across utilities, EV charging, data centers, and beyond.

Whether it’s a system you can see or support you can feel, every connection matters.

 

Sr. Electrical Engineer - Switchgear, Switchboards, and Panelboards

Reports To: Lead Electrical Engineer / Manager, Electrical Engineering

Location: US – Goodyear, AZ (up to 25% travel to Mexicali, Mexico, as needed)

Alternate Locations: Mexicali, Mexico; Houston, TX

About Voltaris Power

Voltaris Power LLC is a private equity–backed, industry-leading provider of custom engineered electrical products, including low- and medium-voltage switchgear, switchboards, and panelboards.

Position Summary

Independently designs and develops electrical systems, schematics, and controls for custom-engineered switchgear, switchboard, and panelboard products, owning assigned projects from concept through production release.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and detail power distribution, control, and protection schemes for switchgear/panelboard products.
  • Develop and release schematics, wiring diagrams, bills of material, and specifications.
  • Perform or review applicable engineering calculations, including short-circuit, protective-device coordination, load and ampacity, voltage drop, control-power sizing, and equipment application calculations. Support temperature-rise and thermal evaluations as applicable to equipment design.
  • Support design reviews, prototype builds, and testing.
  • Collaborate with Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality on integrated designs.
  • Investigate and resolve engineering issues on existing/legacy designs.
  • Mentor junior engineers and designers as needed.
  • Demonstrate independent execution of engineer-to-order electrical projects from customer specifications and single-line diagrams through production release and factory testing.
  • Apply hands-on experience designing low- and/or medium-voltage switchgear, switchboards, panelboards, or comparable power distribution equipment.
  • Develop and review single-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, AC/DC control schematics, wiring diagrams, termination diagrams, bills of material, and equipment specifications.
  • Select and apply circuit breakers, fuses, protective relays, CTs, PTs, metering devices, control power transformers, disconnect switches, and auxiliary control components.

Required Qualifications

Education: BS in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.

Experience: 5+ years of electrical engineering experience, preferably in electrical equipment, switchgear, panelboard, or industrial manufacturing.

Must-Have Skills:

  • Working knowledge of applicable North American codes and product standards, including NFPA 70/NEC, UL 67, UL 891, UL 1558, and applicable IEEE/ANSI C37 switchgear standards.
  • Working knowledge of breaker control, protective relaying, electrical interlocking, main-tie-main schemes, automatic transfer schemes, ground-fault protection, metering, and control-power systems.
  • Ability to interpret customer specifications, resolve technical comments, prepare submittal revisions, and respond to RFIs.
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple concurrent projects.
  • Demonstrated experience working in an engineer-to-order or design-to-order manufacturing environment.
  • Proficiency with electrical CAD software and engineering document/revision-control processes.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to coordinate with customers, suppliers, manufacturing, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Preferred / Like-to-Have Qualifications

  • EIT actively pursuing PE, or PE license.
  • Proficiency with AutoCAD Electrical or comparable electrical design software.

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