Electrical Engineer

Fortify Technical Staffing

📍Tempe, AZ
💰 $100,000 - $160,000
Posted May 26, 2026
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Job Overview

Position

Electrical Engineer

Company

Fortify Technical Staffing

Location

Tempe, AZ

Work Type

On-site

Salary Range

$100,000 - $160,000

Job ID

li-4418210321

Job Description

Electrical Engineer

Tempe, AZ

Direct Hire/ Permanent Placement

$100k – $160k, Hybrid/ Flex – 2 days in office, Bonus, Full benefits, 401k match, tuition reimbursement

Fortify Technical Staffing works with Architectural Engineering Firms, MEP consultancies, and contractors nationwide and I have a few other clients looking for Electrical Engineers in:

(Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Chandler)

THE CLIENT

This particular client is a mid-large sized (+/- 2500 ppl, 25+ offices in 15+ states) firm who work on energy infrastructure solutions.

OVERVIEW

The ideal Candidate will work with clients to define and confirm project scopes of work, do field surveys, engineering calculations, codes, develop conceptual design, detailed design documents, construction drawings and specifications, support services, project management, leadership, and coordinate design resources and activities.

ROLE/ RESPONSIBILITIES/ SKILLS/ EXPERIENCE

• Electrical design of power distribution, lighting, fire alarm in accordance to NEC codes and standards

• Electrical equipment calcs, selection, and layout of switchgear, transformers, electrical panels and emergency generators

• Large scale and Complex building projects

• Project Management

• Site visits, Site Surveys, respond to RFIs, and reviewing shop drawings

• Revit, AutoCAD, SKM, COMCheck, AGI 32

• Degreed BSEE BSAE or equivalent

• EIT, PE, LEED Preferred

• 5+ years of relevant experience

* No Sponsorship available

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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.Can you walk me through your process for performing electrical calculations and selecting equipment like switchgear, transformers, and emergency generators for a large-scale building project?
  • 2.How do you ensure your electrical power distribution, lighting, and fire alarm designs comply with NEC codes, and how do you handle a situation where a design element seems to conflict with a local amendment?
  • 3.Describe your workflow for developing detailed design documents and construction drawings using Revit and AutoCAD. How do you coordinate your electrical models with other MEP disciplines?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you managed a complex electrical engineering project from scope definition through construction support. How did you handle the project management and leadership aspects?
  • 2.Describe a situation where you had to conduct a field survey or site visit and discovered a significant discrepancy between the existing conditions and your construction drawings. What did you do?
  • 3.Give me an example of a time you had to review a problematic shop drawing or respond to a complex RFI. How did you ensure your response protected the design intent while keeping the project moving?
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You are developing the conceptual design for a large, complex energy infrastructure building and the client wants to significantly expand the project scope halfway through the design phase, but the budget and deadline remain fixed. How do you approach this?
  • 2.During a site visit for an energy infrastructure project, the contractor asks you to approve a field modification that bypasses a specific fire alarm interlock to speed up their schedule. It seems like a minor deviation, but you are unsure if it violates NEC or local fire codes. What is your next step?

Resume Keywords

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NECRevitSKMPower DistributionFire AlarmSwitchgearProject ManagementField SurveyShop DrawingsBSEEConstruction DocumentsEnergy Infrastructure

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