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This role is not just about keeping the lights on; it’s about engineering the life-sustaining backbone of a premier healthcare institution.\n\nYou will be the primary technical authority responsible for the end-to-end electrical lifecycle—from high-voltage utility integration to the millisecond precision of isolated power systems in surgical suites.\n\nCore Responsibilities\n\nLead Electrical Design: Oversee the comprehensive design of all electrical systems, ensuring they meet the stringent reliability and safety requirements of a Tier 1 medical facility.\n\nPower Distribution: Design and manage complex distribution networks, including substations, switchgear, and transformers, ensuring 100% uptime for critical care environments.\n\nEmergency & Redundancy Systems: Implement robust backup solutions, including N+1 or 2N redundancy, Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS), and emergency generator synchronization.\n\nSpecialized Medical Systems: Direct the design of specialized healthcare electrical needs, such as isolated power systems (IPS) for operating rooms, MRI/Imaging shielding, and lightning protection.\n\nRegulatory Compliance: Ensure all designs strictly adhere to healthcare-specific codes (e.g., NFPA 99, NEC Article 517, and local building mandates).\n\nStakeholder Liaison: Act as the technical bridge between architects, clinical staff, utility providers, and construction contractors to ensure design intent is realized in the build.\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nEducation: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.\n\nLicensure: Professional Engineer (PE) License (Required).\n\nExperience: 10+ years in electrical engineering, with at least 5 years focused on large-scale healthcare or mission‑critical facilities.\n\nTechnical Proficiency: Mastery of ETAP, SKM, or EasyPower for short circuit and arc flash studies; advanced proficiency in Revit/BIM.\n\nExpertise: Deep knowledge of medium-to-low voltage distribution and healthcare‑specific grounding systems.\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Hotrun","rawCompany":"hotrun","city":"Chicago","state":"IL","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-06-20T03:50:20.783Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2071.00","title":"Electrical Engineers","slug":"electrical-engineers"},{"code":"11-9041.00","title":"Architectural and Engineering Managers","slug":"architectural-and-engineering-managers"},{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"},{"code":"622110","title":"General Medical and Surgical Hospitals","slug":"general-medical-and-surgical-hospitals"},{"code":"622310","title":"Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals","slug":"specialty-except-psychiatric-and-substance-abuse-hospitals"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Electrical Engineer - Distribution","description":"Senior Electrical Engineer (Medical Infrastructure)\nWe are seeking a visionary Senior Electrical Engineer to spearhead the electrical design and distribution strategy for our upcoming world-class bio- medical facility located south west of Chicago. 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