Our client is seeking a Lead Electrical, Power & Protection Engineer to own and deliver the electrical architecture and protection philosophy for a modular industrial power product. This is a critical role focused on safety, certification, power quality, and repeatability across future factories and deployments.

The successful candidate will define robust, compliant electrical systems that support black-start, islanding, and mission-critical operation in harsh environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the electrical architecture, protection philosophy, and power quality framework to ensure the product is safe, certifiable, and repeatable.

• Own the electrical architecture and protection philosophy, including single-line diagrams (SLD), protection strategy, switchgear, UPS/BESS interfaces, and black-start/islanding functionality

• Develop electrical documentation including SLDs, cable schedules, grounding schemes, and protection settings philosophy

• Specify switchgear, MCCs, UPS/auxiliary power systems, inverters/VFDs, and electrical cabinets suitable for harsh environments (IP strategy)

• Coordinate PLC/SCADA signal lists, interlocks, and critical alarms with Controls Engineering

• Support procurement through technical evaluations of electrical packages and long-lead equipment

• Oversee FAT and SAT activities for electrical panels and protection systems, ensuring evidence capture aligned with TRL-7 and certification requirements

• Ensure designs support maintainability, operational safety, and clear isolation / LOTO practices

Required Experience & Skills

• 8+ years of experience in electrical engineering within power generation, industrial packages, or mission-critical facilities

• Strong background in protection relays, switchgear, MCCs, and panel design, with familiarity with relevant international codes and standards

• Proven ability to translate system requirements into vendor specifications and review vendor drawings and technical submittals

• Comfortable working with commissioning teams and troubleshooting under live test conditions

• Product-first, repeatability-focused mindset; comfortable with design freeze and change control

• Evidence-driven execution with clear acceptance criteria and traceable proof

• Strong documentation discipline with clean, auditable decision-making

• High ownership and accountability; proactive risk escalation

• Strong quality and safety orientation — compliance is never traded for speed

Tools & Systems

• EPLAN Electric P8 (preferred) or AutoCAD Electrical

• ETAP (optional)

• Confluence, Jira

REF: FL V-147999