Senior Electrical Engineer

Position Overview:

MP Materials (NYSE: MP) is on a mission to restore the full rare earth supply chain to the United States of America. From electric cars to wind turbines and drones, rare earths are essential to the low-carbon, electrified technologies that power modern life. We hire ambitious, mission-driven people motivated to solve problems and affect change. Our values are grounded in teamwork, resiliency, and integrity, with an enduring commitment to our employees, community, and the environment. In the coming years, MP Materials will grow from a core materials and chemical processing company into a large industrial manufacturer. Our employees will lead this exciting transformation and grow professionally with us.

The Electrical Engineer is the site subject matter expert (SME) for site electrical systems. All tasks will be performed while supporting the policies, goals, and objectives of the company.

The Electrical Engineer is also an integral part of ensuring our capital projects are utilizing and adhering to our site standards and specifications.

Essential Duties:

• Perform examinations of work areas and monitor compliance with MSHA regulations and company policies.
• Review and optimize existing site standards/specifications.
• Work with site electricians and contractors to ensure adequate standard operating procedures are being used/followed.
• Work with stakeholders of projects and operations to ensure systems being purchased and installed are in compliance with site-adopted standards and specifications.
• Work with the MP Process Engineering, Process Controls, and Maintenance teams to diagnose electrical issues impacting the process and the power distribution system.
• Diagnose, isolate, and coordinate repair of motors, MCC, Switchgear, and supporting equipment (480V, 12kV) with the MP Maintenance team and suppliers including the replacement and adjustment of components, integral units, motors, controls, and other integral instruments as needed.
• Work with the MP Projects team, as the site electrical SME, to provide input and clarifications for capital projects. This includes review of project specifications, P&IDs, Single-Line Diagrams, grounding drawings, electrical equipment datasheets, equipment location drawings, motor schematics, cable schedules, panel schedules, coordination studies, and lighting drawings as required to ensure consistency across our site. This further includes participation in weekly project meetings with suppliers, participating in design reviews, acceptance testing, HAZOP meetings, responding to Requests for Information (RFI), approving deviation requests, performing technical bid evaluations, start-up and commissioning support, and ensure the projects are following the site standards and adopted site standards.
• Work to organize and update electrical documentation in the site document management system.
• Work with vendors to ensure up-to-date power system model.
• Work with site power generating team to ensure optimal operating parameters and best practices are followed.
• Work with site maintenance team to optimize routine testing and preventative maintenance schedules and procedures for electrical equipment.

Other Functions:

• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or relevant technical degree is required.
• 10+ year industrial plant electrical design, maintenance, and operations experience.
• Strong knowledge of applicable codes and industry specifications.
• Strong understanding of electrical maintenance work processes practices and a general knowledge of electrical systems repair, project execution, and construction/installation techniques.
• Experience with 12kV infrastructure.

Desired Qualities:

• Strong knowledge of electrical and safety system design in a chemical operating facility (chlor-alkali experience a big plus).
• Experience with software for electrical design, analysis, and simulation of power systems.
• Experience with power distribution systems.
• Ability to work in teams with strong collaboration skills.
• Experience with Asset Management Systems.
• Good verbal and written skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to learn new duties.
• Ability to complete a task with minimal supervision.
• Valid Driver’s License required to drive company vehicles on property.

The expected pay rate is $150,000-$180,000. The actual pay rate offered may vary based on multiple factors including, but not limited to experience, knowledge, skills, and/or location.

MP Materials is Proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer - EEO is The Law
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Underrepresented groups/Women/Disabled/Veterans are encouraged to apply. Candidates whose disabilities make them unable to meet the position’s requirements will still be considered qualified if they can perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation.

Your Right To Work – In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment verification document form upon hire.

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Safety Provision

Employees are responsible for following all company, industry and regulatory procedures and laws to ensure a safe work environment by oneself and to the company.

A willingness to promote safety among the workforce. Participate in Process Hazard Analysis procedures and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews.

(PPE) Personal Protective Equipment is required when performing work in a mine, manufacturing, outdoor, or plant environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses safety footwear and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions

Our facility sits at an elevation of 4700 feet.

Department of Labor Physical Demand Category

Employees are subject to extreme weather conditions:

• Freezing winter weather
• Extreme desert summer heat.

Work is in a mine or manufacturing plant setting, which may include expose to moving mechanical parts, toxic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, explosives, fumes or airborne particles.

Physical Demands

Manual dexterity; sense of touch; sense of smell; speaking clearly; hearing-speech range; hearing – all ranges; seeing, reading and comprehensions; seeing – distant/near; depth perception; color vision.

While performing the responsibilities of the Instrumentation Technician, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to stand and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel and to manipulate laboratory equipment. The employee is occasionally required to walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Employee must pass a full-face respiratory fit test. Employee must be able to lift 50 lbs. Must be able to work in PPE level C. These requirements are representative, but not all-inclusive, of the knowledge, skill, and ability required of the Instrumentation Technician.