Transportation Electrification Engineer

Portland, OR 97204 | Work from home flexibility

Employment Type: Contract Category: Engineering Job Number: 13067

Job Description


www.meridiangroup.com

 

Meridian Technology Group is seeking a Transportation Electrification Engineer.


Description:

In this role you will be working on technical support for business & fleet EV charging, mobility hubs, and standardization of make-ready infrastructure. Examples include:
  • Engage with business and fleet customers, providing expert advice, recommendations, and excellent customer experience throughout. You will also conduct fleet assessments for customers enrolling in company’s fleet programs, including an electric vehicle feasibility assessment, charging needs analysis, and cost of ownership analysis.
  • Travel to customer sites and perform site assessments, evaluating optimal layout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure based on nearby utility distribution infrastructure, parking area layout, and customer requirements
  • Create preliminary site designs and cost estimates outlining proposed charging infrastructure layout, construction costs, and incentives
  • Research and assess new TE technologies, products, and services for technical feasibility, performance, user experience, and utility services and integration

Responsibilities:
  • Engineering Standards
    • Maintains currency in state-of-the-art engineering practices and independently applies professional knowledge of engineering processes and standards to assignments/projects.
    • Applies knowledge of construction practices and materials, design tools, techniques, regulatory requirements and applicable state and federal codes.
  • Engineering Production
    • Prepares a variety of moderately complex engineering deliverables; leads smaller project teams.
    • Develops engineering solutions that meet technical requirements, all applicable codes, regulatory requirements and follow sound engineering practice.
    • Completes a range of overhead or underground material and equipment specifications. Updates existing standards and work practices.
    • Revises and implements underground material and equipment specifications, participates in standards review meetings and obtains input and technical data from various technical stakeholders.
  • Project Coordination
    • Assigns tasks and coordinates with other internal/external team members on assigned projects; shares information and provides professional guidance in executing project tasks.
  • Provides engineering expertise to projects with complex design, construction, operation, maintenance or testing elements in support of engineering and construction needs; contributes to capital budget and job estimates.

High-level overview of the team size, roles, its initiatives/deliverables, and any tool/technologies specific to the team/department/project they will be supporting:
  • There are 3 other TE Engineers on the team, plus Energy Storage Engineers and Project Managers. The TE Engineers play a critical role in the company’s ability to plan for, serve, and manage TE load.

“A day in the life” of this role:
  • Managing engineering contracts and reviewing drawings, performing site feasibility reviews, leading, or contributing towards TE projects, meetings with other teams to collaborate and coordinate work.

What interaction level with this role have the team members and hiring manager?
  • A lot of interaction with other TE engineers and TE program team.
  • 1:1s and team meetings with hiring manager.

The top priority for the worker over the first few weeks/months:
  • Getting up to speed on work in flight and the process for getting work done

Required Skills

Top 3 Must-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills):
  • 1. Collaboration 2. Initiative 3. Project management

Top 3 Nice-To-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills)
  • 1. Electrical engineering 2. Utility experience 3. TE experience

Preferred:
  • Experience in utility distribution system design, construction, or operations and maintenance
  • Experience in electric vehicle charging infrastructure design or installation (light-duty through heavy-duty) and charging equipment (Level 2 and DC Fast Charging)
  • Project management experience
  • Experience driving and charging electric vehicles
  • Knowledge of Electric Service Requirements/design standards and/or National Electric Code (NEC)
  • Interest in, or passion for, Transportation Electrification
  • Comfortable in ambiguity and areas without defined processes
  • Ability to speak confidently and build trust with customers
  • Basic knowledge of electrical fundamentals (volts, amps, kilowatts, kilowatt-hours)
  • Excellent internal and customer-facing written and oral communication skills
  • Intermediate knowledge of company QA/QC process and procedures.
  • Working knowledge of construction feasibility.

Education Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical, civil, mechanical, or other engineering discipline from ABET accredited engineering program or program accredited by an equivalent agency.

Certification Requirements:
  • Certifications, Licenses and Training Professional Engineering Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam strongly preferred.


Location is Portland, OR with Work From Home Flexibility. Consultants should reside in the area or indicate the reason they are willing/seeking to relocate. Also, interested Consultants must indicate they are willing to relocate at their own expense as this position does not offer relocation assistance. 

Any offer of employment will be conditional, based on successfully passing a Criminal Background Check.


Meridian Technology Group is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) and non-discrimination for all employees in all job classifications and for prospective employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal or state law. All hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor applicants for work visas therefore, please do not apply if you are not  eligible to work without sponsorship, as sponsorship is not available at this time. No 3rd party companies/candidates.
 

 


Please apply with your resume now or
contact us for more details:
Meridian Technology Group Recruiting Team
(503)697-1600 in Oregon
(800)755-1038 outside Oregon
www.meridiangroup.com
jobs.meridiangroup.com

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