Project Electrical Design Engineer

Join American Client as a Project Electrical Design Engineer and work directly with our Founder and Principal Engineer on building electrical design for renovation and new-construction projects across New England.

What You Will Do

Designing power distribution, lighting and controls, fire alarm and life safety, emergency/backup power, and low-voltage systems.

Why It Might Be a Fit

5-7+ years of professional electrical engineering experience, with a strong focus on building/AEC electrical design (no PE license required).

Requirements

• 5-7+ years of professional electrical engineering experience
• Working knowledge of the NEC, energy codes, and life-safety requirements
• Experience with load calculations, service sizing, panel schedules, and code-compliance reviews
• Ability to produce clear construction documents and specifications and to respond to RFIs and review submittals
• Comfortable managing remote/contract drafting and modeling resources
• Ability to take a basic design and carry it through to detailed engineering with minimal oversight
• Strong, clear communicator who can explain technical decisions to non-engineers and keep architects, contractors, utilities, and AHJs coordinated
• Self-directed and organized, comfortable owning projects in a remote, fast-moving, startup-style environment
• Uses company standards, checklists, and systems to complete work and improves them instead of working around them
• Anticipates needs, proactively manages others, and doesn't wait to be told what to do
• Takes extreme ownership: doesn't blame people or circumstances, fixes problems, closes loops, and keeps learning

Benefits

• Base salary of $120k, with first-year total compensation up to $150k+
• Profit-sharing: 1–9% of base salary annually
• Quarterly bonus potential
• Unlimited, fully flexible PTO
• Up to $10,000 sign-on bonus
• 2,000 home office stipend (rolls over to health/fitness if unused)
• Health & fitness stipend, at American Client's discretion
• PE licensure and continuing education fully reimbursed
• Mileage reimbursement for site visits and business travel at the standard IRS rate