Power Distribution Design Engineer Chemelex is a global leader in electric thermal and sensing solutions, protecting the world's critical processes, places and people. With over 50 years of innovation and a commitment to excellence, we develop solutions that ensure safety, reliability, and efficiency in diverse environments – from industrial plants and data centers to people's homes. We deliver future-ready technologies, advanced engineering capabilities and local expertise backed by global standards. Our offering includes a leading portfolio from our trusted brands: Raychem, Tracer, Nuheat and Pyrotenax. What You Will Experience in This Role: Take your designs from the drawing board to the field. As a Power Distribution Design Engineer, you will play a key role in designing and delivering low-voltage power distribution systems for industrial projects. You'll work across the full project lifecycle—from developing electrical designs and selecting equipment to supporting procurement, construction, commissioning, and troubleshooting. This is an opportunity to apply your electrical engineering expertise to real-world industrial projects while collaborating closely with engineering, project management, construction, customers, and suppliers.
Responsibilities:- Design and develop low voltage secondary power distribution systems for industrial projects.
- Select and specify equipment such as control panels, panelboards, transformers, circuit breakers, cables, and other electrical devices.
- Perform electrical calculations, including: Voltage drop analysis
- Ampacity and Derating
- Cable sizing
- Raceway fill
- Prepare electrical cable schedules, panelboard schedules, equipment layout, raceway routing drawings, wiring diagrams, setpoint schedules, bills of material, and specialized details.
- Review engineering specifications to ensure designs comply with applicable codes and standards such as the NEC, IEEE, IEC, and internal company standard requirements.
- Coordinate electrical designs with heat trace project engineering lead, engineering management, project management, project controls, and construction teams.
- Attend customer meetings to provide technical expertise as it relates to secondary power distribution design.
- Support procurement by reviewing vendor drawings, technical submittals, and equipment specifications.
- Provide engineering support during installation, testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting activities.
- Review customer drawings, specifications, and write technical requests for information (RFIs).Occasionally conduct site visits to verify existing equipment, sketch field designs, and support project execution.
- Assist in developing power distribution engineering standards, design procedures, and best practices.
- Support project schedules, cost estimates, and technical documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
- Utilize software such as AutoCAD, Navisworks, Bluebeam, and in-house design tools.
Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or similar.3 to 7 years of power distribution system design experience.
- Strong understanding of electrical codes, standards, and safety practices.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and project coordination skills.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license, Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification, or desire to obtain licensure.
- Experience with AutoCAD, Navisworks, MS Suites, and SAP is an asset.
- At Chemelex:
- We protect places of progress through electric excellence.
- Pioneering plants, sprawling data centers, busy transport hubs, and your own home. These are the places that bring progress to the world, and the places that we protect with time-tested technologies, advanced engineering, and a suite of services. Because here, excellence is everything.
- Our Dimensions of Excellence reflect the core values of Chemelex. Together, they inspire our decisions and guide our actions – defining excellence in our work for colleagues, customers and communities.
- Experts with empathy
- Explorer mindset
- Example for others
- Exceptional impact
We are committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, federal, state or local law.
