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Controls Electrical Engineer

Company:
Knackhook
Location:
Longmont, CO
Posted:
October 01, 2026
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Description:

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Look for Electrical Engineer with power generation industry experience.

What You will Do:

Review project information to understand scope. This includes schedules, process flows, manuals, commercial documentation, and engineering specs.

• Apply electrical and mechanical engineering principles to analyse, design, test, and troubleshoot industrial process control systems, while minimizing cost.

• Ensure all products meet quality control standards.

• Ability to design and understand technical plans, blueprints, drawings and models.

• Take full ownership of nuclear generator excitation control systems from concept to delivery.

• Release complete panel drawings (layouts, schematics, wiring, termination) and Bills of Material (BOM) for manufacturing.

• Develop, configure, and test excitation control software.

• Support software and hardware FAT.

• Support customers on assigned excitation system projects – technical queries, issue resolution, and project coordination.

• Knowledge of how various systems interact with one another and how changes in operations, the environment, and other conditions will affect the process.

• As part of a team, provide customers with technical direction and support.

• Support site commissioning’s and customer communication both internal and external.

• Troubleshoot complex mechanical, electrical, control, and process issues on live systems as well as simulations

• Design control systems for interface to existing unit operations equipment, and evaluate all system components, requirements, and interactions.

• Program/configure control system software in a visual programming language.

• Responsible to coordinate and lead technical design reviews of projects and to update and archive all required documentation.

• Demonstrated expertise in technical problem resolution especially with respect to power plant and other industrial operations.

• Support all project documentation creation as part of a well-established process as well as custom needs.

• Ensure project execution is carried out safely, to comply with company Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) guidelines and procedures.

• Drive customer satisfaction via commitment to quality.

• Must work well both independently and in a team environment.

• Support sales activities to ensure accurate customer proposals and other commercial needs.

• Interface with management, project managers, colleagues, and other engineers to keep stakeholders informed of project risks during execution.

• Accountable for project deliverables, customer CTQ (critical to quality) compliance, and on-time schedule performance.

• Frequently interact with customers and suppliers.

• Support streamlining of engineering processes and business growth.

What You Will Bring:

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in a “STEM” major (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) from an accredited college or university.

Travel up to 15% of the time, as required.

Minimum 1 years of engineering experience with excitation or power electronics hardware and/or software control systems

Willing to relocate to the Longmont/Denver, CO area.

Desired Characteristics

• Familiarity with various control systems from different manufacturers – GE, Emerson, ABB, Rockwell, Siemens, Brush, Reivax, etc.

• Hands-on experience with tools like Toolbox ST, AutoCAD etc for schematics and layouts

• Experience developing and reviewing panel schematics, outline etc.

• Ability to review and approve vendor drawings for controllers, exciters, relays etc.

• Support during site commissioning, troubleshooting, signal checks, and interface problem solving.

• Prepare technical documents, BOQ, and as-built drawings.

• Comfortable working independently and handling multiple tasks/projects at once.

• Good communication and coordination skills with different teams and clients.

• Solid knowledge of power generation, generator excitation systems (AVR), and synchronization.

• Clear understanding of power plant control systems.

• Familiar with nuclear or high-reliability standards (IEEE, IEC, ASME) and safety requirements.

• Knowledge and experience with electrical and mechanical control systems.

• Ability to support multiple projects simultaneously.

• A flexible mind-set – willing and interested to learn about new systems and processes.

• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving ability and adept at communicating with several levels of the organization.

• Strong influence, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.

• Strong process discipline with sound analytical and statistical skills.

• Strong customer service mind-set.

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