Electrical Engineer - Energy Storage
Location: Columbus
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Job Description:
Description: Client's Energy Storage team offers storage
solutions that take clients from project conception, siting and
permitting to turnkey design, construction, and startup. As one of
the only firms in the United States to offer a fully integrated
turnkey solution in the energy storage industry, Burns & McDonnell
has the market expertise to manage a wide variety of storage
technologies including lithium-ion, flow, and mechanical storage
systems. The company provides every essential service in the energy
storage market and is a key player in the country's transition to
renewables. The Energy Storage team focuses on renewable power
generation and storage in both the utility-scale market and the
commercial/industrial market and offers a wide range of design and
project execution experiences. Designs include initial battery
sizing, use case evaluation, and technology selection to fully
detailed design. Current projects range in size from 1MW to 400MW
with interconnection voltages from 480V to 500kV and include both
standalone storage and storage plus other renewables such as wind
and solar. Some specific duties & responsibilities include:
Evaluating energy storage technology and providing guidance for
clients on the best technology for the application. Battery sizing
including overbuild and augmentation strategies. Electrical system
modeling including grounding, load flow, short-circuit, and
arc-flash analysis. Protective relay setting development,
calculation, and coordination studies. Assist in the electrical
design of energy storage projects from the conceptual phase though
design completion. Assist in developing equipment specifications,
procuring, and factory acceptance testing electrical equipment,
inverters, batteries, and other associated equipment. Assist in
preparing/creating construction documents for the installation of
new energy storage equipment. Applies basic knowledge of commonly
used electrical concepts, practices, codes, and procedures within
the electrical engineering services industry. Assists with
correcting and updating drawings within multiple CAD related
software. Assists in performing field inspections, measurements, or
calculations for clients. Other duties will be assigned as
required. Requirements: Bachelor of Science in Electrical
Engineering or related degree from an ABET-accredited program. Or
Bachelor of Science in Electrical or related Engineering Technology
from an ABET-accredited program and successful completion of
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. Master of Science degree in
Electrical Engineering may be substituted for 1 year experience. 3
years of electrical engineering experience, consulting preferred.
Minimum 3 years of related experience. Experience in lithium-ion
battery technology, electrical power, medium voltage, low voltage,
lighting, grounding, and associated systems design and construction
administration is strongly preferred. Facility-type designs for
both utility-scale storage and commercial/industrial
behind-the-meter storage. System modeling using SKM Power Tools,
ETAP, or similar modeling software is preferred. Excellent written
& verbal communication, as well as strong analytical &
problem-solving skills, are required. Previous consulting
engineering experience preferred. Nesco Resource and affiliates
(Lehigh G.I.T Inc, and Callos Resource, LLC) is an equal employment
opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other
legally protected characteristics with respect to employment
opportunities.
Keywords: , Elyria , Electrical Engineer - Energy Storage, Energy / Utilities , Columbus, Ohio
