Principal Electrical Engineer

The role

The Principal Electrical Engineer will develop electrical diagrams, design panels, and perform load and cable calculations. This person will design grounding and safety systems and partner with other engineers to integrate electrical design across the full system.

What you will do

• Develop single line and three line diagrams for new and existing systems
• Design and lay out electrical panels
• Perform electrical load calculations and size electrical equipment, and write equipment specifications
• Perform cable sizing, routing design, and calculations, and write cable specifications
• Design grounding systems
• Design safety systems, including emergency stop (E-STOP) circuits
• Generate bills of materials to support procurement and fabrication
• Partner closely with mechanical, process, and controls engineers to integrate electrical design across the full system

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• 10 years of experience in electrical design and panel layout for machine building applications (OEMs)
• Hands-on experience designing safety systems, including E-STOP circuits
• Solid understanding of control and instrumentation engineering fundamentals
• Proficiency in AutoCAD or equivalent electrical design software
• Comfortable in a dynamic startup environment where priorities shift and you own the outcome
• Strong commitment to personal and process safety
• Ability to work onsite in New Britain, PA at least three days per week

Nice to have

• Chemical industry and/or hazardous environment experience
• Understanding of state and federal code selection and regulations
• Plant troubleshooting or maintenance experience

Benefits

• Full coverage for employee base premiums on health, dental, and vision insurance
• 70% coverage for spouse and dependent base premiums
• Access to company-sponsored HSA and FSA accounts
• Company-paid Short-Term Disability insurance
• Optional Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance plans
• Flexible and generous paid time off
• Paid family leave
• Tax-deferred 401(k) plan with a 3% company match
• Monthly Lifestyle Spending Account for work-from-home and commuting expenses
• Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits
• Pet insurance and financial wellness programs
• Employee wellness program including Wellhub and One Medical

Before you apply

• Employment is conditioned on the ability to obtain and maintain appropriate government authorization to access technology or information, including security clearance, export license, or other documen

About the company

AIRCO develops advanced technologies for energy security and global resiliency. The company makes drop-in e-fuels that can power transportation across air, land, sea and space.