Monterra is an innovative company expanding into AI-native engineering services, focusing on electrical engineering for EV infrastructure. They are seeking a Founding Electrical Design Engineer to produce permit-ready drawing packages while collaborating with their AI and software teams to enhance engineering processes.
Responsibilities:
- Produce and deliver permit-ready drawing packages to clients - SLDs, panel schedules, load calculations, site plans - the same work you'd do at a traditional engineering firm
- Document the logic, rules, and judgement calls that go into every decision, working directly with our product & engineering team as the subject matter expert
- Produce drawing packages for customers, starting with EV charging projects - site plans, SLDs, panel schedules, load calculations
- Work closely with the supervising PE - surfacing questions early and developing all work under their direct supervision, as required for stamping
- Collaborate directly with clients to understand requirements and iterate on designs based on feedback
- As you work, document every design decision, rule-of-thumb, and AHJ-specific requirements - to coach our AI engineering assistant
- Develop standardized templates, symbol libraries, and drawing conventions that become the foundation of our automated output
- Proactively identify bottlenecks that consistently slow you down
- Work directly with our product & engineering team to communicate and clarify these rules, requirements, and knowledge
- Provide feedback and perform QC on the AI engineering assistant - by validating output, testing tools as part of your drawing production workflow, and more
- Maintain a structured correction log - every issue you find gets documented with root cause, code reference, and AHJ context so it feeds back into the system
- Develop playbooks for the AI engineering assistant for different types of projects - e.g., review checklists and quality standards for different project types and jurisdictions
Requirements:
- 3+ years of electrical design experience, with demonstrated experience producing permit-ready drawing packages (site plans, SLDs, panel schedules, load calculations)
- Deep working knowledge of NEC and experience navigating AHJ-specific requirements
- Experience with EV charging infrastructure design (DCFC and/or L2 installations, utility interconnection, load management, light civil & structural design)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills: ability to articulate engineering rules to teammates who are not experts in your area of expertise
- Proficient with CAD and BIM tools
- Qualities we value: Intensely curious, Strong team player, Pursuit of excellence, Strong sense of ownership and accountability, Self-starter, Creative problem solver. Comfort & natural knack for toggling between 80/20 & scrappy vs. detail-oriented & perfectionist depending on context
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (or related field)
- Familiarity with CAD automation, scripting, or parametric design tools
- Comfort working with AI tools - not because you'll be coding, but because you'll be collaborating with AI systems daily