ADM seeks a Senior Electrical Design Engineer to lead the development, review, and issuance of electrical design deliverables for ADM facilities across North America, covering HV, MV, LV power systems and FEL packaging.
Responsibilities
- Review EPC and consultant deliverables for technical correctness, completeness, constructability, maintainability, and project compliance.
- Coordinate interdisciplinary reviews with civil/structural, mechanical, process and I&C teams to resolve interface issues such as electrical room layouts, equipment access, hazardous area impacts, heat loads, routing, and grounding interfaces.
- Ensure engineering documents align with the project phase (FEL 1/2/3, IFC), design basis, and scope boundaries.
- Lead comment resolution cycles: consolidate feedback, chair review meetings, track closure, and verify incorporation into revised deliverables.
- Validate vendor data, assumptions, and calculations to support the design, including motor starting method, fault duties, grounding method, and cable derating assumptions.
- Develop or review HV/MV distribution design covering substations, switchgear, transformers, feeders, protection and control, and metering.
- Design LV distribution systems including MCCs, panelboards, switchboards, UPS, DC systems, and emergency power.
- Specify motors and drives solutions, including across the line starting, soft starters, VFDs, and harmonic mitigation.
- Address standby and prime power generation systems and synchronization concepts where applicable.
- Produce and verify power system calculations and analyses such as load studies, load lists, demand factors and diversity.
- Perform cable sizing and voltage drop assessments; determine ampacity/derating and short circuit withstand.
- Execute short circuit studies and equipment duty verification in collaboration with the Electrical Studies Team.
- Establish protective device coordination and settings philosophy in collaboration with the Protection Engineer.
- Incorporate arc-flash risk assessment inputs and labeling requirements with the Electrical Studies Team.
- Design grounding systems including touch/step considerations and grid sizing as applicable.
- Conduct lighting calculations and assess emergency lighting coverage where in scope.
- Provide electrical equipment selection and technical justification, covering gear ratings, enclosure selection, environmental considerations, and reliability and redundancy philosophy.
- FEL 1 conceptual work: establish electrical basis of design and initial criteria.
- FEL 1 concepts: develop conceptual single line diagrams, load summaries, and preliminary equipment concepts; evaluate alternatives and contribute to cost and schedule inputs.
- FEL 2 FEED: produce refined SLDs, preliminary layouts, key equipment lists, design narratives, and preliminary specifications.
- FEL 2 FEED: identify long lead equipment and procurement strategy inputs.
- FEL 2 FEED: progress calculations to support equipment selection and cost accuracy for Class 3 estimate support.
- FEL 3 Detailed: develop execution-ready engineering packages for detailed design and IFC development.
- FEL 3 Detailed: prepare electrical equipment specifications and datasheets, cable schedules, termination requirements, and installation details.
- FEL 3 Detailed: define raceway and routing concepts, grounding and bonding details.
- FEL 3 Detailed: develop electrical room and substation layouts, duct bank and manhole concepts.
- FEL 3 Detailed: contribute to construction work packages inputs and scope definitions.
- Procurement, Vendor Management and Technical Governance: write and maintain equipment and installation specifications for HV/MV/LV systems and related components.
- Procurement, Vendor Management and Technical Governance: prepare bid tabulations, evaluate vendor proposals, and recommend awards based on compliance, risk, lifecycle, and operability.
- Procurement, Vendor Management and Technical Governance: review vendor drawings and data books; ensure integration with plant standards and project requirements.
- Procurement, Vendor Management and Technical Governance: identify deviations, manage technical clarifications, and support contract change evaluations.
- Safety, Quality and Compliance: apply applicable safety and design practices including electrical safety principles and safe design requirements.
- Safety, Quality and Compliance: ensure compliance with codes and standards such as NFPA 70 (NEC), NFPA 70E, IEEE/ANSI, NEMA, and company standards.
- Safety, Quality and Compliance: maintain document control, QA/QC checking practices, and traceability of assumptions and decisions.
- Safety, Quality and Compliance: contribute to hazard reviews relevant to electrical design, including constructability, operability, arc flash, and safe maintenance considerations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
- 5+ years of electrical engineering and design experience in industrial environments
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) license or the ability to obtain after hire
- Experience delivering FEL 1/2/3 packages and transitioning projects to detailed design and execution
- Experience with substations and power distribution equipment specifications, procurement support, and vendor data review
- Ability to travel and work in a combined office and site setting; approximately 45% travel to operating sites, vendor shops, and construction sites
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Strong knowledge of power system analysis tools (short circuit, coordination, load flow, arc flash); SKM knowledge is a plus
- Proficiency in CAD/design review for electrical drawings, preferably AutoCAD
- Ability to produce and check calculations with clear assumptions and defensible engineering judgment
- Strong technical writing skills for design basis documents, specifications, and engineering reports
- Owner's engineer mindset with risk-based review, disciplined checking, and standards compliance
- Effective interface management to resolve scope gaps between disciplines, vendors, and EPCs
- Constructability and maintainability focus to enable build, commissioning, and safe maintenance
- Clear communication of technical decisions and stakeholder-ready summaries
Technologies
Benefits
- Physical wellness: medical and prescription coverage, dental, vision, and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement
- Financial wellness: flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchase program, life insurance, disability, workers' compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection
- Mental and social wellness: Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups, and ADM Cares
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave
- Tuition assistance
- Company-sponsored training and development resources such as LinkedIn Learning, language training, and mentoring programs
- Benefits may vary for bargained locations; confirm eligibility with recruiter
- Annual bonus and long-term incentive plan
Salaried Incentive Plan
The total compensation package for this position includes an annual bonus and a long-term incentive plan.
Inclusion, Diversity and Belonging
Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM’s efforts to innovate, grow, and perform. ADM is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and creating welcoming, inclusive environments where every colleague can contribute and grow.
About ADM
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