Description
Professional Electrical Engineer
Team: Electrical
Location: SEA - Seattle, Washington
Commitment: Full Time (40)
Workplace Type: hybrid
Salary:
The listed salary range reflects base pay for candidates with 10-20 years of related experience. Compensation may vary based on experience, qualifications, and responsibilities.
Are you ready to bring your electrical engineering expertise to a team that values collaboration, innovation, and ownership? At TKDA, we’re not just another engineering firm—we’re 100% employee-owned, which means every team member has a stake in our success. When you join us, you’re not just building projects—you’re building your future.
Our multi-disciplined team of engineering and design professionals is looking for a Professional Electrical Engineer with extensive experience in building and industrial power, lighting, and signal system design to join our Rail team in Seattle, WA.
What You’ll Do
As part of our Rail Electrical team, you’ll collaborate with experts across Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Structural, and Architecture disciplines to deliver innovative solutions for Class I Railroads and Mass Transit organizations nationwide. From new facilities to major renovations, your work will help keep critical infrastructure moving.
In this role, you’ll:
- Lead electrical engineering efforts from concept through construction – creating safe, reliable, and sustainable designs that meet client needs.
- Design power systems, including industrial and commercial applications, generators, and EV charging infrastructure.
- Develop interior and exterior lighting designs, site power plans, one-lines, panelboard schedules, conduits/cable layouts, and detailed construction drawings.
- Support construction administration by responding to contractor RFIs, reviewing submittals, and performing site observations to ensure compliance with plans and specifications.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
- Registered as a Professional Engineer in the State of Washington or the ability to obtain registration within twelve to eighteen months of employment.
- Minimum of four years of progressive experience in power, lighting, and signal system design for commercial and industrial facilities.
- Previous experience with basic layout and design of electrical distribution equipment including panel boards, transformers, lighting, fire alarm, security, and data.
- Previous design experience with 208/120 and 480/277 volt systems.
- Basic 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)Basic experience/knowledge associated 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 as needed (up to 10%) for team meetings, client consultations, and site inspections/visits; occasional overnight travel may be required
Advantageous Qualifications
- 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.
- Previous experience with business development responsibilities; scoping electrical design for proposals, fee estimates for electrical design, and interview participation
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