Sr. Electrical Power Engineer II

Description:
Onsite in Washington, DC

Our client seeks a Sr. Electrical Power Engineer II to lead the design, evaluation, and sustainment of electrical power systems for mission-critical telecommunications infrastructure. The role emphasizes reliability, resilience, and disciplined engineering in secure environments while communicating technical recommendations to stakeholders. You will guide planning through operations, ensuring high availability for high-visibility federal customers.

Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident.Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident with an active Top Secret clearance.This is a full-time, permanent opportunity, offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Qualified applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis.

Salary: $170,000 - $230,000/ yr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Lead, plan, design, monitor, analyze, troubleshoot, document, and evolve the electrical state of telecommunications networks.
• Design and evaluate electrical power systems supporting mission-critical infrastructure.
• Support resilient, high-availability infrastructure operations in secure environments.
• Participate in Agile execution and technical planning discussions.
• Troubleshoot power system issues and operational faults.
• Communicate technical recommendations and engineering decisions clearly to stakeholders.
• Build and maintain customer trust through technical excellence and disciplined execution.
• Apply creativity and engineering judgment to deliver innovative, mission-aligned solutions.

Experience Requirements:

• Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
• DoD 8140 certification aligned to the 451 System Administrator work role when cyber-coded, such as Security+ as a baseline with SSCP or CISSP for senior practitioners; may be not applicable if not cyber-coded.
• 8+ years of experience evaluating, researching, designing, and analyzing complex electrical power systems supporting IT system power services.
• Demonstrated expertise across planning, design, monitoring, troubleshooting, evaluation, documentation, and acceptance activities.
• Hands-on experience with data center and IT infrastructure electrical systems, including power distribution, grounding, load analysis, UPS, ATS, and battery systems.
• Operational experience supporting critical infrastructure power systems, including facilities power, redundancy planning, and availability assurance.
• Ability to contribute immediately with minimal ramp-up in a mission-critical operational environment.
• Professional Engineer where stamped engineering is required and NFPA 70E certification.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• DoD 8140-aligned certification such as Security+.
• SSCP (preferred when applicable).
• CISSP (preferred when applicable).
• Professional Engineer license where stamped engineering is required.
• NFPA 70E certification.