Electrical Engineer Smart Grid - Ubicquia : Job Details

Electrical Engineer – Regular Full-time (Exempt Status)

Work location: In-OFFICE (onsite) Corporate Office, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Work schedule: Monday through Friday

Electrical Engineer

About Us:

Ubicquia revolutionizes critical infrastructure, transforming it into intelligent systems that drive energy efficiency, bolster grid resilience, and streamline operations for utilities and municipalities. Harnessing the power of advanced analytics and AI, Ubicquia processes over 2 billion data points daily, providing insights to optimize the management of streetlights, distribution transformers, and utility poles. Its cutting-edge platforms—featuring sensors, software, and seamless connectivity—are deployed in more than 800 cities and integrated with top-tier manufacturers of streetlights, transformers, and public safety solutions. Ubicquia is headquartered in Florida. Discover more at www.ubicquia.com.

Job Summary:

Ubicquia, Inc. is a fast-growing company providing solutions focused on electric grid reliability, power quality, advanced analytics, and customer insights. Our team delivers products of the highest quality through superior design, quality workmanship and attention to our client's individual needs. Due to the growth of our business, and the expansion of the client services we offer, we have an opening for an Electrical Engineer to join our team focused on client solutions and product innovation. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of transformer manufacturing or engineering, substation, industrial and/or utility distribution reliability and/or power quality experience. This Electrical Engineer would be responsible for monitoring and analyzing electrical power systems of our clients to proactively identify and resolve power quality issues ensuring reliable power delivery. This role will work closely with the client to recommend corrective measures, collaborating with internal/external engineering teams to improve the operations of the client power system, and staying updated on industry standards and regulations related to power quality.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Regularly collect and analyze power quality data using monitoring equipment to identify issues like voltage sags, swells, harmonics, and transients.
• Interpret data to identify trends and root causes of power quality problems to develop recommendations for client action.
• Investigate power quality issues and develop solution recommendations to clients to mitigate their impact on equipment and operations.
• Develop client recommendations for corrective actions such as power factor correction, harmonic filtering, and load balancing.
• Collaborate with maintenance internal and client teams to address equipment issues contributing to power quality problems.
• Provide technical expertise during the design phase of Ubicquia products and solutions.
• Serve as expert level transformer engineer capable of performing condition assessments.
• Record and compile data for analysis and assist in related assessment and preparation of reports.
• Ensure Ubicquia products comply with relevant power quality standards and regulations.
• Work closely with electrical engineers, facility managers, and operations teams to address power quality concerns.
• Communicate technical information regarding power quality issues and proposed solutions to non-technical stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of Engineering work experience in transformer technical sales, manufacturing / industrial plant operations, electric utility distribution system operations or engineering, or reliability engineering.
• Strong understanding of power systems, including power quality principles and standards.
• Proficiency in power quality analysis software and monitoring equipment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Technical writing and reporting abilities.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Flexibility and initiative to take on other engineering and management tasks as required by a fast growing, mid-sized company.
• Ensuring all work is performed in accordance with the company's Health and Safety programs.
• Experience with CSA, IEEE, ANSI and IEC standards related to distribution transformers and power system operations.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Strong analytical skills, organized, proven ability to execute a plan.

Physical Requirements:

Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Ubicquia will Provide:

• Fully covered medical, dental and vision insurance employee premiums
• Equity Plan
• Unlimited PTO
• Rich Total Rewards package
• Life Insurance, LTD STD
• Supplementary Insurance, FSA and other competitive benefits.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan

Ubicquia is an Equal Employment employer committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action for all applicants and employees. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation. Ubicquia also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled employees consistent with applicable law.

No external recruiters will be considered.