Electrical Engineer

The Role

You figure out why electrical systems failed and you put it in writing. Fires, equipment and appliance failures, lightning and surge damage, wiring and code issues, product defects. Insurance carriers, attorneys and property owners hire the firm because they need a straight answer, and your report is that answer.

You'll carry several active projects at once and serve as Engineer of Record on your own files and on work done by Associate Engineers. You report to the Engineering Manager.

What You'll Be Doing

• Investigate electrical failures and losses in the field and determine cause and origin
• Serve as Engineer of Record on your own projects and over Associate Engineers
• Call it the way the evidence reads it, every time, no matter who is paying the invoice
• Write detailed, accurate reports and get them in on deadline
• Keep clients current on timelines and project status without being chased for an update
• Sit for depositions and give expert testimony when a file goes that direction
• Travel to sites as the projects require
• Meet or beat the performance metrics set for the seat

What You Need

• Active P.E. license in the state you'd be covering, or eligibility to sit for the P.E. exam there
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (civil, structural or mechanical also considered)
• An NCEES record, or the ability to get one in a reasonable timeframe
• Willingness to pick up additional state licenses as the work demands. The firm covers the fees
• Hands-on. You're comfortable on roofs, on ladders, in crawlspaces and in burned-out structures in whatever condition the site is in
• Strong writing. The report is the product
• Organized, fast on turnaround, and able to carry a full caseload through storm season without the quality slipping
• Valid driver's license and a clean driving record
• Reliable high-speed internet at your home office
• Two hours a year of specialized litigation training
• Able to pass a pre-employment physical
• Able to run your own schedule with little supervision
• Honest, every file, no exceptions

Nice to Have, Not Required

• Prior forensic or cause-and-origin work
• Prior deposition or expert testimony experience
• P.E. licenses in more than one state
• Hands-on investigation background of any kind: electrical, mechanical, structural, automotive
• A track record of writing detailed technical reports

How the Job Is Structured

• Salaried, exempt
• 32 billable hours a week is the floor. Hours above that floor earn comp time
• Home office based, with field travel to assigned sites
• Flexible schedule and additional hours during peak demand and backlog
• Additional training, mentoring and certifications are the path to advancement, and you're expected to go after them
• If a site trips the firm's safety protocol, you don't work it. That call is yours to make

Physical Demands

This is field work, not a desk job. Expect to regularly:

• Stand for long stretches
• Lift and move objects in the 50 to 100 lb range
• Climb ladders, stairs, ramps and scaffolding, and get onto first and second story roofs
• Balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl
• Reach overhead and work with your hands
• Drive for extended periods