Senior Electrical Engineer
Brindley EngineeringCorpus Christi, Texas
Full Time
Posted March 9, 2026
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Job Description
The Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for designing, overseeing, and troubleshooting electrical systems and projects within a refinery, ensuring reliability, safety, and compliance with standards, while providing technical support and leadership to project and maintenance teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Design electrical systems for capital projects, including distribution equipment and substations
- Oversee installation and maintenance of electrical projects
- Troubleshoot complex electrical issues in refinery maintenance and reliability
- Develop and review electrical standards and documentation to ensure refinery reliability
- Support and provide technical guidance to maintenance technicians during project execution
- Develop calculations and specifications for electrical equipment such as UPS, motors, transformers, relays
- Act as subject matter expert for electrical scope in capital projects, including upgrades and control systems
- Review and approve electrical system studies and ensure updates to electrical models and documentation
- Review EPC designs and ensure compliance with client standards
- Assist maintenance during unplanned events with technical expertise
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
- Minimum of 10 years of related experience in electrical engineering
- P.E. licensure (Professional Engineer license)
- Ability to manage assigned projects under limited supervision
- Experience working with High Voltage Equipment and substations up to 138 kV
- Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
- Ability to develop, review, and modify refinery electrical standards in accordance with vendor recommendations and NFPA codes
- Experience designing moderately complex electrical systems for capital projects, including electrical distribution equipment and substation specifications
- Experience supporting Instrumentation Electrical Maintenance Technicians with complex field problems during project execution
- Experience reviewing and approving electrical system studies for refinery up to 138 kV during all projects when appropriate
- Experience making recommendations for improvements of system studies relating to electrical coordination and arc flash studies, and ensuring SKM Model is updated by the project group
- Experience updating refinery documentation such as electrical one-lines, motor schematics, relaying, and related substation equipment
- Experience reviewing IFA Packages and directing EPCs on designs to follow Client Standards
- Ability to provide technical expertise during unplanned events in the maintenance department
- Familiarity with SAP, word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation tools, and internet
- Ability to meet all client-specific site requirements prior to deployment on field assignments
- Physical mobility on the ground and at heights, including the ability to lift, carry, and move up to 50 lbs
- Ability to work at heights, climb ladders and stairways, and occasionally work off platforms or scaffolding using appropriate fall protection
- Ability to work in all weather conditions including heat, rain, cold, and wind while wearing PPE such as hard hats, safety glasses, goggles, ear plugs, masks/respirators, hi-vis safety vests, leather gloves, and steel-toed work boots
- Willingness and ability to position oneself to work in confined spaces
- Willingness to adhere to a client’s random drug testing program prior to entering their site
- Willingness to meet a client’s facial hair safety policy prior to entering their site
Benefits & Perks
Leadership and management of electrical engineers and designers executing multiple projects
Development of training and mentoring platforms for internal team growth
Development of subject matter expertise in multiple areas
Advance skills in project management multi-disciplinary technical issues
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