Electrical Engineer Jobs in Bellingham, WA (NOW HIRING)

Employment Type:  Full time. 

*Other options may exist including part time, fixed-term, and casual (as needed employment types)

Compensation and Benefits:  We offer full time employees' competitive compensation and benefits that include, Medical/Dental/Vision, HSA company contribution, company 401K match, and more.

Experience: Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in Refining, Chemicals, Power, Life Sciences, Food & Beverage, Advanced Manufacturing, or related industries.

General Core Responsibilities (may vary based on position)

• Demonstrate awareness and commitment to health, safety and environmental issues. Address issues as necessary to ensure zero harm to all employees, clients, and contractors with zero environmental incidents.
• Consistently achieve goals, delivering quality and accurate work while meeting project schedules, including reviewing project documents for conformity and quality assurance.
• Support development of electrical engineering, drawing, and construction work packages for review and approval.
• Develop electrical system designs including power distribution, motor control systems, grounding, and lighting systems.
• Prepare electrical calculations such as load flow, short circuit, voltage drop, arc flash, and protective device coordination, independently or with guidance from more experienced engineering staff.
• Perform scope development and create technical specifications for electrical equipment and system modifications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, and Bluebeam; experience with Navisworks or 3D modeling tools preferred.
• Prepare material requisitions for bid and technical bid evaluations, review vendor submittals, and respond to RFIs.
• Provide man-hour estimates and material quantity takeoffs to support proposals and cost estimates.
• Attend and participate in Client and Eichleay project team meetings. May require in-person interactions including site visits.
• Maintain schedule and budget commitments.
• Ensure compliance with site, global, and industry standards including IEEE, ANSI, NFPA (NEC), NEMA, and API.
• Support construction, commissioning, start-up, and client turnaround activities as required.

Preferred Requirements/Skills (may vary based on position)

Education:

• For Engineering roles: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited program. Licensed PE or working toward licensure is highly desired.
• For Electrical Designer roles: Associate’s degree in engineering discipline or technical training in drafting, AutoCAD, or related field.

Skills:

• Ability to coordinate across disciplines and project teams
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools in engineering workflows while maintaining responsible charge and code compliance
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Bluebeam
• Ability to coordinate with vendors and clients and manage budgets and schedules

Technical Competence:

• Experience with electrical system studies (SKM, ETAP, or similar)
• Experience in medium and low voltage power distribution design. Experience with high voltage is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with motor control centers (MCC), VFDs, and control systems integration
• Experience with hazardous area classification and design
• Familiarity with IEEE, ANSI, NFPA/NEC, NEMA, and API standards

Industry Requirements

Roles may require all or some of the following:

• RSO/HHFT Safety Training or ability to obtain
• Client-specific safety training and badging
• TWIC card or ability to obtain
• Background screening (employment, education, criminal history, driving record)
• Participation in random drug and alcohol programs

Work Environment and Physical Demands

The characteristics described below are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

While performing duties of this job, you would occasionally be required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop or kneel, talk and hear (this includes being able to hear and talk on site based communication equipment), distinguish between various colors, be able to hear safety tones/notifications, and use fingers and hands to feel objects, tools, temperature or controls.  
Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perceptions, and the ability to adjust focus.  
Overtime may be necessary as workload dictates. This may include weekdays and weekends.  
Job duties will be performed at a client site, production facility or industrial/construction job site.
Conditions and/or schedule may vary, but the conditions listed above will generally apply.  
Candidates will be required to follow our clients' site-based rules and protocols regarding infectious diseases. 

All opportunities with Eichleay will require authorization to work in the US without the need for sponsorship.  Positions will require in-person interactions and may require working on site in an office or field environment.   This position is subject to federally mandated drug/alcohol testing. Candidates applying to Eichleay must have the ability to be badged and maintain a badge as a safety sensitive position and/or within the Building and Construction trade for process safety management governed facilities. This will require in-depth drug screening for all positions. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breast-feeding and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability (including medical condition), military or veteran status, political preference, marital status, citizenship, genetic information or other status protected by law or regulation.