Senior Professional Engineer, Electrical - Airfield Lighting & Power Distribution

Our employee-owned and integrated team of multi-disciplined engineering and design professionals is looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer who has an interest in or prior experience designing a variety of electrical systems for airfield / airport operations including lighting, controls, and power distribution for commercial and general aviation airports.

As a member of our team, you will work alongside a multi-disciplined group of Architectural, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and Structural professionals to provide an array of services on various airport and aviation projects. You will work on various electrical and multi-disciplined projects.

Responsibilities would include designing the electrical components related to power distribution, control systems, emergency generators, NAVAIDS, airfield lighting, and security and communications systems. You will also perform construction administration and inspection/observation duties.

Work Arrangement

For this opportunity we are seeking a qualified professional who resides within a regular commuting distance of our MSP / Bloomington, MN location. TKDA provides employees with flexible hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote) work arrangements; however, given the design-build nature of project assignments combined with seasonal construction schedules, this position may be required to work from the office and/or on-site at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport 5 days per week from April 1 - November 15.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Registered as a Professional Engineer in one or more states
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in power, lighting, and signal system design for commercial and industrial facilities
• Previous experience with business development responsibilities; scoping electrical design for proposals, fee estimates for electrical design, and interview participation
• Previous experience with basic layout and design of electrical distribution equipment including panel boards, transformers, lighting, fire alarm, security, data
• Previous design experience with 208/120 and 480/277 volt systems
• Knowledge of National Electrical Code
• Previous experience and strong working knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, and Excel)
• Experience/knowledge working with Mechanical, Civil, Structural, and Architectural disciplines
• Strong interpersonal skills and effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to participate in discussions during project team meetings and client consultations
• Ability to travel within the United States as needed (up to 25% in a year / short durations 1-3 days) for team meetings, client consultations, and site inspections
• Must possess a valid Driver’s License with a clean driving record

Preferred Qualifications

• Aviation electrical system design experience including airport lighting, signage, series circuit, controls, NAVAIDS, power distribution, stand-by generators, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), and communication systems
• Previous experience with FAA Advisory Circulars and Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC)
• Previous experience with private owner underground/overhead medium voltage (13.8kV) site power distribution
• Previous experience with industrial power system designs for motor and process equipment control including motor control full voltage, soft start, and variable frequency drives