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Westwood Professional Services · 3 weeks ago

Electrical Project Engineer, Wind

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking an Electrical Project Engineer to join our renewables team. The Electrical Engineer – Wind will serve as an engineer on the Balance of Plant for on-shore wind farms, applying various codes and standards to produce electrical designs and documentation.

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Responsibilities

Performs all aspects of design for medium voltage (typically 35 kV) including the following:
Calculations and Analysis
Underground cable thermal analysis
Electrical loss analysis of conductors and transformers
Short circuit analysis
Effective grounding calculations
Electrical grounding for safety (touch and step potential)
Fiber optic loss calculations
Load flow and reactive power analysis
Harmonics analysis
Arc flash analysis
Review of utility scale renewable energy project interconnection requirements
Technical Documentation
Development of technical specifications for Balance of Plant equipment
Development of bills of materials for electrical installations
Development of installation instructions and construction drawing details
Coordination with Other Disciplines
Ability to work closely with internal and external civil engineering, structural, geotechnical, and environmental staff to produce a well coordinated and constructable design
Other Expectations
Keenly focused on production of high-quality work and supports continuous improvement and standardization efforts
Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects
Responsible for assisting with identification of key client interests and drivers and may determine the key clients in some instances
Communicates client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work
Attending all client technical review meetings

Qualification

Medium voltage designElectrical power analysisCymcap softwareNEC familiarityAutocad proficiencyGrounding analysis softwareClient communicationContinuous improvementTeam leadership

Required

Minimum of 4 years related work experience in the field of medium voltage collection system design for renewable energy systems or underground medium voltage power distribution
Basic proficiency in use of Autocad
Strong proficiency in the use of Cymcap software for underground thermal analysis of electrical conductors
Strong proficiency in an electrical power system analysis tool such as Digsilent Power Factory, ETAP or similar for performing short circuit, load flow, harmonics and arc flash analysis
Basic familiarity with software for performing electric grounding analysis for safety (touch and step potential) such as WinIGS or CDEGS
Strong familiarity with the NEC and National Electrical Safety Code
Good knowledge of the industry and technology trends specific to wind turbine generators and wind collection design

Company

Westwood Professional Services

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Westwood Professional Services is a architecture, engineering, and construction services.

H1B Sponsorship

Westwood Professional Services has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (15)
2024 (10)
2023 (10)
2022 (10)
2021 (12)
2020 (11)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$13.51M
2024-08-07Acquired
2024-03-04Private Equity· $7M
2023-06-30Series Unknown· $3M

Leadership Team

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Bryan Powell
Chief Executive Officer
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Paul Greenhagen
Board of Directors, Former CEO
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