Title: Electrical Engineer (Mid to Sr. Level)
Location: Remote
Hire Type: Contract-to-Hire
Hourly Pay: $48.00–$80.00/hour (Depending on Experience)
Benefits: As a contract employee of Sterling, you are eligible to receive a full employee benefits package including paid time off, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
Sterling Engineering is looking for a Mid to Senior Level Electrical Engineer to join a growing engineering team supporting a variety of industrial projects across the United States. This remote, contract-to-hire opportunity offers the chance to work on projects in the chemical, mining, power, water/wastewater, advanced manufacturing, data center, and EV battery industries while supporting projects from FEED through EPC design.
Job Duties:
- Perform ETAP power system analysis and simulations.
- Support Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), RFPs, and pre-fee engineering efforts.
- Develop electrical designs through the 30%, 60%, and 90% design progression stages.
- Support Design-Build (D/B) and EPC projects.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver high-quality electrical designs.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
- Minimum of 5 years of electrical engineering experience supporting industrial facilities.
- Experience designing electrical systems for industries such as chemical processing, mining, power generation, water/wastewater, advanced manufacturing, data centers, or EV battery facilities.
- EIT license is required.
- PE license is preferred or willingness to obtain within one year.
- Hands-on experience with ETAP or similar power system analysis software is required.
- Experience with SmartPlant or similar design software is preferred.
- Strong understanding of FEED, Design-Build, EPC, and industrial electrical design practices.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.