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Electrical Engineer

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):

Bachelor’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in Electrical Engineering or other closely related discipline. Five (5) years of full-time electrical engineering experience. Experience in preparation of building electrical system designs, including but not limited to lighting, fire alarms, power distribution systems, high voltage, switchgear, transformer, and/or generator selection. Proficiency with AutoCAD 2024. Working knowledge of New York State building code and National Electric Code (NEC) to ensure proper electrical designs. Must have, keep and maintain the appropriate valid NYS Driver’s License; have a motor vehicle record which is free from major violations or a pattern of repeat violations. **(***Out-of-State Applicants, see "Special Notes”).**

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher). Professional Engineering License. Additional years of field experience in supervising the physical implementation of providing design services. Experience designing research labs and research equipment.

Brief Description of Duties:

The purpose of an Electrical Engineer is to keep the Capital workload as well as local projects moving at an acceptable rate. The selected candidate will be responsible for the following duties:

+ Provide engineering design services for physical alteration work that is funded by the Capital Plan and local projects to be administered by the design and construction department. These services include: diagnosis of the problem, identification of the solution, design of the solution, review of drawings prepared by draftsman, preparation of specifications when needed, evaluation of bids when needed, inspection of construction work, verification that construction work done meets specifications, and verification that actual design solves the original problem. The incumbent must be able to draw their own electrical design in AutoCAD. Lighting design of interior lighting, lighting calculations, and exterior roadway, pedestrian and parking lot lighting design is also a consideration.

+ Provide engineering design and management services for new facilities and alterations to existing facilities. These services include participation in the planning process, working with internal and external architect or engineering firms, review finished drawings to verify that campus program specifications have been met, and selected inspection of construction work to see that completed work meets specifications. Manage electrically based projects such as switchgear replacement, transformer replacement or emergency generator replacement projects.

+ Manage multiple design projects concurrently, both Capital and local projects for inhouse design and design with outside consultant architects and engineers. Review work submitted by consultants for completeness, clarity, constructability, correctness and taking into account all applicable New York State and National Electric Codes (NEC). Develop and maintain Campus Standards.

+ Provide engineering and management assistance to Campus Operations and Maintenance and/or Utilities in the form of critical Maintenance projects. Incumbent will assess the problems, investigate, develop estimates, design the solution and oversee the construction of said problem. Consult on an "as needed" basis with the East and West Physical Plants, including the Hospital, on their energy and high voltage needs. Hospital projects may require consultation on both normal power and emergency power.

+ Attend project meetings as assigned. Develop drawings for the electrical, mechanical, and plumbing designers. Develop bid specifications for outside contractors for project designs, which includes defining and specifying all materials and products required to complete projects and produce specifications for purchasing. Keep supervisor updated with regard to assigned projects.

+ Maintain communications with construction staff during design and construction administration phase.

+ Other duties or projects as assigned as appropriate to rank and departmental mission.

Special Notes:

This is a full-time appointment. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption.

In addition to the employee's base salary, this position is eligible for $4,000 UUP annual location pay, paid biweekly.

**Essential Position:** This has been designated as an essential position based on the duties of the job and the functions performed. Positions that are designated as such may be required to report to work/remain at work even if classes are canceled, and the campus is working on limited operations in an emergency.

***Out-of-State Applicants: Please note as a condition of employment and in order for this position to be tendered, the successful incumbent will be required to provide evidence of a valid license and driving abstract from the state issuing the license within five business days of a conditional offer and must obtain a NYS driver's license within 30 days of start date.

For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas.

Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.

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The starting salary range (or hiring range) to be offered for this position is noted below, it represents SBU’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

**Job Number:** 2504620

**Official Job Title:** : Associate Facilities Program Coordinator

**Job Field** : Administrative & Professional (non-Clinical)

**Primary Location** : US-NY-Stony Brook

**Department/Hiring Area:** : Campus Planning, Design, and Construction

**Schedule** : Full-time

**Shift** : Day Shift **Shift Hours:** : 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. :

**Posting Start Date** : Jan 5, 2026

**Posting End Date** : Jan 23, 2026, 11:59:00 PM

**Salary:** : $110,000 - $120,000

**Appointment Type:** : Term

**Salary Grade:** : SL4

**SBU Area:** : Stony Brook University

**Req ID:** 2504620