Senior Electrical Engineer - Power
Posted Jun 11, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time a design error was found late in a project. How did you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they own mistakes, communicate them early and fix them carefully.
How do you mentor junior engineers and designers while staying on top of your own deliverables?
What they are checking: Whether they can support the design team and still meet their own deadlines as a senior engineer.
What draws you to power generation and distribution work specifically?
What they are checking: Whether they have the genuine interest in generation and distribution that the posting asks for.
What would you do
You are working under a Principal Engineer who disagrees with your design approach. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they can defend their reasoning respectfully and accept guidance without losing ownership.
A client asks for a design change late in the project that affects your protective relay settings. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they evaluate technical impact thoroughly before agreeing, and communicate schedule and cost effects.
About the work
Walk me through how you approach the electrical design of a power plant system from one-lines through detailed design.
What they are checking: Whether they can own all aspects of electrical design on a project, as the posting expects.
Tell me about a load flow or coordination study you performed. What did it reveal, and what design changes came from it?
What they are checking: Whether their study experience is real and whether they act on results, not just run software.
How do the electrical design challenges differ between a combustion turbine plant and a solar or wind facility?
What they are checking: Whether they understand both traditional and renewable generation, which the posting names explicitly.
How do you size and protect motors and other electric machinery in a plant auxiliary system?
What they are checking: Whether they have a solid grasp of electric machinery and protection, core skills listed in the posting.
How do you coordinate your electrical design with mechanical, civil and controls disciplines on a plant project?
What they are checking: Whether they work well across disciplines, which keeps power projects from clashing in the field.
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