VOLTARIS
Powering Progress,
One Connection at a Time.
We design and deliver custom electrical power systems built around your needs — not the other way around. Backed by the combined expertise of Jefferson Electric and Pioneer CEP, Voltaris operates as one company with one focus: building the systems and relationships that power tomorrow’s infrastructure.
From the first conversation to the final bolt, our solutions are engineered for performance, reliability, and sustainability — across utilities, EV charging, data centers, and beyond.
Whether it’s a system you can see or support you can feel, every connection matters.
Sr. Electrical Engineer - Switchgear, Switchboards, and Panelboards
Reports To: Lead Electrical Engineer / Manager, Electrical Engineering
Location: US – Goodyear, AZ (up to 25% travel to Mexicali, Mexico, as needed)
Alternate Locations: Mexicali, Mexico; Houston, TX
About Voltaris Power
Voltaris Power LLC is a private equity–backed, industry-leading provider of custom engineered electrical products, including low- and medium-voltage switchgear, switchboards, and panelboards.
Position Summary
Independently designs and develops electrical systems, schematics, and controls for custom-engineered switchgear, switchboard, and panelboard products, owning assigned projects from concept through production release.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and detail power distribution, control, and protection schemes for switchgear/panelboard products.
- Develop and release schematics, wiring diagrams, bills of material, and specifications.
- Perform or review applicable engineering calculations, including short-circuit, protective-device coordination, load and ampacity, voltage drop, control-power sizing, and equipment application calculations. Support temperature-rise and thermal evaluations as applicable to equipment design.
- Support design reviews, prototype builds, and testing.
- Collaborate with Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality on integrated designs.
- Investigate and resolve engineering issues on existing/legacy designs.
- Mentor junior engineers and designers as needed.
- Demonstrate independent execution of engineer-to-order electrical projects from customer specifications and single-line diagrams through production release and factory testing.
- Apply hands-on experience designing low- and/or medium-voltage switchgear, switchboards, panelboards, or comparable power distribution equipment.
- Develop and review single-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, AC/DC control schematics, wiring diagrams, termination diagrams, bills of material, and equipment specifications.
- Select and apply circuit breakers, fuses, protective relays, CTs, PTs, metering devices, control power transformers, disconnect switches, and auxiliary control components.
Required Qualifications
Education: BS in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
Experience: 5+ years of electrical engineering experience, preferably in electrical equipment, switchgear, panelboard, or industrial manufacturing.
Must-Have Skills:
- Working knowledge of applicable North American codes and product standards, including NFPA 70/NEC, UL 67, UL 891, UL 1558, and applicable IEEE/ANSI C37 switchgear standards.
- Working knowledge of breaker control, protective relaying, electrical interlocking, main-tie-main schemes, automatic transfer schemes, ground-fault protection, metering, and control-power systems.
- Ability to interpret customer specifications, resolve technical comments, prepare submittal revisions, and respond to RFIs.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple concurrent projects.
- Demonstrated experience working in an engineer-to-order or design-to-order manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency with electrical CAD software and engineering document/revision-control processes.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to coordinate with customers, suppliers, manufacturing, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Preferred / Like-to-Have Qualifications
- EIT actively pursuing PE, or PE license.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD Electrical or comparable electrical design software.
