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Electrical Engineer

Orbital· EPCM
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Calgary, CanadaFull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Electrical Engineer leading design, development, and delivery of advanced building systems for high-density data centers, with a focus on pre-fabrication and modular delivery, owning the full electrical design lifecycle from concept to construction-ready drawings.

Responsibilities

  • Develop complete electrical system architectures for mission critical modular deployments.
  • Test and utilize AI within engineering workflows, expanding use cases and reducing engineering production time and errors.
  • Work closely with clients and stakeholders to understand their requirements and how they affect design and implementation.
  • Analyze electrical systems for short circuit, arc-flash, voltage drop and feeder derating. Produce load calculations, analyze system resiliency and failure scenarios.
  • Generate release-ready drawing and specification packages including electrical single-line diagrams, installation layouts and floorplans, equipment and cable schedules, layouts, elevations, and component specifications.
  • Model electrical components and cable paths within Autodesk Inventor assemblies and Autodesk Revit Models, including fully built-out electrical equipment rooms (e-houses, e-skids), and specific components/equipment such as feeder/conveyance infrastructure, equipment placement, and device placement within models of multi-purpose spaces in coordination with other designers.
  • Build and maintain electrical content libraries, templates, and standards to streamline repeatable design patterns.
  • Engage in vendor and manufacturer coordination and review of supplier component specifications (switchgear, UPS’s, Generators, general electrical distribution, meters, and branch devices/sensors, etc).
  • Review and approve vendor and manufacturer designs, assemblies, equipment, components, and devices.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent; P.Eng. or ability to obtain is required.
  • 5+ years of experience in building system electrical design.
  • Experience in Autodesk suite of software (AutoCAD, Revit, Inventor) and SKM or equivalent.
  • Strong experience producing electrical drawings for building systems.
  • Working knowledge of relevant electrical standards and codes.
  • Working knowledge of low voltage communication systems as it pertains to conveyance/raceway design.

Skills

Required:Electrical system designAutodesk AutoCADAutodesk RevitAutodesk InventorSKMCode and standards knowledge
Nice to have:Low voltage communication systems

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity package - the ability to own part of Orbital as we grow
  • Flexible and generous paid time off
  • Excellent health, dental and vision insurance plan
  • Regular company offsites
  • The experience of working in a cutting-edge organisation dedicated to a better future
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Orbital

Advanced Materials for Next-Gen Data Centers

Orbital builds next-gen data center products powered by AI-discovered advanced materials—solving industry’s hardest challenges with performance breakthroughs.

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