41 Electrical Design jobs in Oman

Job Description for the Position: Electrical Design Engineer

Job Summary

The Electrical Design Engineer will be responsible for the detailed design, engineering, and execution of high-voltage (HV) and extra-high-voltage (EHV) substation projects up to 400kV. The role involves developing both primary and secondary engineering designs, ensuring technical compliance, and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and clients to deliver projects successfully from the concept stage through to energization.

Key Responsibilities

Primary design

• Layouts: Produce single-line diagrams (SLDs), Overall layouts for Air-Insulated Switchgear (AIS) and Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS) for 132kV, 220kV and 400kV Substations, electrical plans and sections, and lightning protection layouts.
• Calculations: Perform necessary electrical calculations, including:
• Earthing (grounding) grid design and analysis
• Lighting design for switchyards and buildings
• Busbar sizing (rigid and flexible) for short-circuit and ampacity requirements
• Equipment sizing for transformers, circuit breakers, surge arresters, and other high-voltage components
• DC system calculations, including battery and battery charger sizing
• Cable sizing and cable tray/trench layouts

Secondary design and protection

• Protection and control: Formulate protection and control schemes and prepare the associated logic diagrams, wiring diagrams, and schematics.
• System studies: Conduct and analyze power system studies using software like ETAP/ DigSilent, including load flow, short-circuit, and protection coordination studies.
• SCADA and communication: Design and integrate SCADA/ SCS systems and communication networks for the substation.

Documentation and coordination

• Technical specifications: Prepare detailed technical specifications and data sheets for all electrical equipment and materials.
• Vendor coordination: Coordinate with vendors and review their technical offers and engineering drawings for compliance with project specifications.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with civil, structural, and control engineers to manage design interfaces and ensure seamless project integration.
• Reporting: Prepare technical reports, progress reports, and engineering documentation throughout the project lifecycle.

Project execution support

• Procurement support: Assist with the procurement process, including the preparation of tender documents and technical bid evaluations.
• Site support: Provide technical support to the construction, testing, and commissioning teams, and resolve any design-related issues that arise on site.
• Quality assurance: Conduct design reviews and quality checks to ensure all project deliverables meet safety, quality, and performance standards.

Qualifications and Experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from a reputed university. A Master's degree is often preferred.
• Experience: A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in HV/EHV substation design, with specific experience on 400kV projects.
• Certification: Training on electrical software would be an added advantage.
• Standards: Thorough knowledge of relevant international standards (IEC, IEEE) and national/local grid codes.

Required Skills

• Technical expertise: Proven proficiency in primary and secondary substation design, including GIS and AIS technologies.
• Software proficiency: Expertise with relevant design and analysis software such as AutoCAD, MicroStation, ETAP, DigSilent or PSCAD.
• Problem-solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex design issues.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical documentation and stakeholder coordination.
• Project management: Strong project management, time management, and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Safety mindset: Strong commitment to safety and quality standards.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: RO1, RO1, per month

Role & responsibilities

Solar Electrical Design & Implementation:

• Lead all aspects of solar electrical design, from conceptualization to execution.
• Conduct site analysis to determine solar irradiance, shading, load requirements, and optimal system sizing.
• Design single-line diagrams (SLDs) and electrical layouts compliant with Omani codes and standards.
• Perform load calculations, voltage drop analysis, short-circuit studies, harmonics analysis, and protection design for PV systems.
• Select electrical equipment, including inverters, transformers, PV modules, switchgear, fuses, and circuit breakers, ensuring cost-effective and reliable solutions.
• Develop Bill of Materials (BOM) for all electrical components.
• Design and coordinate cabling, grounding, earthing, and PV array layouts for optimal performance.
• Conduct commissioning tests, performance verification, and troubleshoot electrical issues during installation.
• Collaborate with civil engineers to ensure proper integration of electrical systems with structural foundations, trenching, and wiring pathways.

Preferred candidate profile

Overview

We are hiring a skilled Design Lead (Primary) on behalf of our Client which is one of the global leaders in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), delivering world-class infrastructure and industrial projects across diverse sectors. The role involves overseeing and executing primary engineering activities for AIS/GIS Substation projects across multiple regions, managing design engineers and draughts persons, coordinating interdisciplinary teams, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality engineering outputs.

• Ensure timely delivery of engineering drawings and documents.
• Align all deliverables with the project schedule.
• Obtain spatial requirements and details of cut-outs and openings from the Design Lead (Secondary) and incorporate them into relevant drawings.
• Review primary drawings by Design Engineers and Draughts persons, including checking design and sizing calculations of primary electrical equipment, and obtain client approvals.
• Review vendor deliverables pertaining to Primary Engineering.
• Perform multitasking and deliver multiple outputs on time.
• Estimate and plan man-hour requirements.
• Review BOQ (Bill of Quantities) and submit to the Contracts Team, providing necessary technical clarifications.
• Coordinate with multiple disciplines to ensure inter-departmental checks.
• Provide support and clarifications to the Site Execution Team.
• Conduct pre-award evaluation of vendors (with respect to technical specification requirements of the client) and forward validation documents to the Supply Chain Management team.
• Inspect equipment from finalized vendors after submission of validation documents.
• Clarify design and requirement-related issues to the Site Execution Team.

• Minimum Qualification: B.E. / B.Tech. in Electrical / Electrical & Electronics Engineering
• Experience: 7–10 years (Predominantly in Primary Design Engineering activities)
• Comprehensive knowledge of equipment layouts and relevant calculations.
• Detailed understanding of Substation equipment and their layouts.
• Expertise in Primary Engineering activities, including:
  • SLD (Single Line Diagram) preparation
  • Layout Engineering
  • Earthing design
  • Cable Routing
  • Lighting design
  • Lightning Protection
  • Cable Tray Routing
• Capable of performing design and sizing calculations for:
  • Busbar
  • UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)
  • DG (Diesel Generator)
  • LT Transformer (Low Tension Transformer)
  • Earthing Conductor
  • Short Circuit Force
  • Sag Tension
  • CCC (Current Carrying Capacity)
• Knowledge of National and International Codes and Standards.
• Ability to interpret contractual technical requirements and support project teams as required.
• General understanding of interdisciplinary design aspects (Civil & Structural, Mechanical, and Instrumentation) related to electrical equipment.
• General awareness of Dialux and MS Office.
• Desirable awareness of ETAP (Electrical Transient Analyzer Program), PSCAD (Power Systems Computer Aided Design), and CYMGRD (Grounding and Earthing Analysis Software).

We are hiring a skilled Design Lead (Primary) on behalf of our Client which is one of the global leaders in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), delivering world-class infrastructure and industrial projects across diverse sectors. The role involves overseeing and executing primary engineering activities for AIS/GIS Substation projects across multiple regions, managing design engineers and draughts persons, coordinating interdisciplinary teams, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality engineering outputs.

Objective

The ideal candidate for the Design Lead (Primary) – Substation (Electrical) role will hold a B.E. / B.Tech. in Electrical or Electrical & Electronics Engineering and 7–10 years of experience in Primary Design Engineering activities. Should possess strong expertise in AIS (Air Insulated Substation) and GIS (Gas Insulated Substation) projects, along with solid knowledge of Layout Engineering and BIM (Building Information Modelling) 3D model development for substations. Must be capable of leading a team of engineers and draughts persons, ensuring high-quality project delivery within budget and deadlines.

In addition, the candidate should have cross-disciplinary coordination skills, working closely with Electrical, Civil/Structural, and MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing) departments. Experience supporting the full project lifecycle—from pre-bid engineering to commissioning and warranty support—is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure timely delivery of engineering drawings and documents.
• Align all deliverables with the project schedule.
• Obtain spatial requirements and details of cut-outs and openings from the Design Lead (Secondary) and incorporate them into relevant drawings.
• Review primary drawings by Design Engineers and Draughts persons, including checking design and sizing calculations of primary electrical equipment, and obtain client approvals.
• Review vendor deliverables pertaining to Primary Engineering.
• Perform multitasking and deliver multiple outputs on time.
• Estimate and plan man-hour requirements.
• Review BOQ (Bill of Quantities) and submit to the Contracts Team, providing necessary technical clarifications.
• Coordinate with multiple disciplines to ensure inter-departmental checks.
• Provide support and clarifications to the Site Execution Team.
• Conduct pre-award evaluation of vendors (with respect to technical specification requirements of the client) and forward validation documents to the Supply Chain Management team.
• Inspect equipment from finalized vendors after submission of validation documents.
• Clarify design and requirement-related issues to the Site Execution Team.

Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum Qualification: B.E. / B.Tech. in Electrical / Electrical & Electronics Engineering
• Experience: 7–10 years (Predominantly in Primary Design Engineering activities)
• Comprehensive knowledge of equipment layouts and relevant calculations.
• Detailed understanding of Substation equipment and their layouts.
• Expertise in Primary Engineering activities, including:
  • SLD (Single Line Diagram) preparation
  • Layout Engineering
  • Earthing design
  • Cable Routing
  • Lighting design
  • Lightning Protection
  • Cable Tray Routing
• Capable of performing design and sizing calculations for:
  • Busbar
  • UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)
  • DG (Diesel Generator)
  • LT Transformer (Low Tension Transformer)
  • Earthing Conductor
  • Short Circuit Force
  • Sag Tension
  • CCC (Current Carrying Capacity)
• Knowledge of National and International Codes and Standards.
• Ability to interpret contractual technical requirements and support project teams as required.
• General understanding of interdisciplinary design aspects (Civil & Structural, Mechanical, and Instrumentation) related to electrical equipment.
• General awareness of Dialux and MS Office
• Desirable awareness of ETAP (Electrical Transient Analyzer Program), PSCAD (Power Systems Computer Aided Design), and CYMGRD (Grounding and Earthing Analysis Software)

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As part of the technical team, responsible for ensuring the most competitive and appropriate cable designs for each situation, considering OCI's needs and capabilities, and the customers' needs.

Key Deliverables – To And Through The Head Of Department

• Support to Sales team in timely response to customer enquiry.
• Understand the technical requirements of the customer in terms of cable and design the cable as per requirements. And, analyze the customer needs with respect OCI product range & provide the feedback.
• Preparation of BOM (Bill of Materials) of various cable components & verify with specification's fictitious calculation & manufacturing values.
• Preparation of Inter Company (IC) cable design & offer in CA.
• Checking of CA families, CA item codes &
• manufacturing instructions prepared by design engineers for Costing & Manufacturing.
• You will be responsible to review & update the raw material specifications.
• Identify all aspects requiring clarification and participate in technical communications and meetings with customers to ensure the customers' needs can be met and will be met.
• Provide the technical data sheets, drawings, Clarification / Deviation list and other supporting documents as and whenever required by customers.
• Support to ATL team, NPD, DTC & CSI activities.
• Enquiry allocation within team members & monitor the status of enquiries.

Post Order

• Ensure if final item codes, special instructions & other technical information are provided as per final approved documents.
• Migration of Final CA item codes to SAP.
• Technical Clearance of Sales Order in SAP for manufacturing.
• Review & propose DTC opportunities for strategic Sales Orders.
• Preparation of Technical data & manufacturing instructions for semi-finished cables to the procurement department.

Data Base

• Review & issue Cable Datasheet, Cross-sectional Drawings & BOM in OCI standard format.
• Maintaining commonly asked Clarification & Deviation list. And work of Deviation points to comply for future enquiry.

Qualifications
Job Profile
:

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in electrical engineering.

Skills/Knowledge

• Knowledge of various IEC & BS cable's standard.
• Knowledge of fictitious calculations & manufacturing BOM calculations as per IEC & BS cable's standard.
• Knowledge of various GCC's utility specification.
• Knowledge of Cable design & BOM calculations.
• Knowledge of various manufacturing processes related to cable manufacturing.
• Knowledge of CYMCAP software.
• Good understanding of cable design & BOM optimization.
• Knowledge of MS Office (Excel, PPT etc), AutoCAD & Solid Works.

Experience

• Degree: 6+ years of experience as a power cable design engineer.
• Diploma: 8+ years of experience as a power cable design engineer.

Business Understanding

• Knowledge of costing software.
• Knowledge of software for cable designing.

Prysmian , as an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization, increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture, Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are.
All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
Visit our DE&I Page to
learn more about Prysmian's commitments.
Your application data will be treated according to our Data Protection Policy. If you believe you require assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please let us know.

As part of the technical team, responsible for ensuring the most competitive and appropriate cable designs for each situation, considering OCI's needs and capabilities, and the customers' needs.

Key Deliverables – to and through the Head of Department:

• Support to Sales team in timely response to customer enquiry.
• Understand the technical requirements of the customer in terms of cable and design the cable as per requirements. And, analyze the customer needs with respect OCI product range & provide the feedback.
• Preparation of BOM (Bill of Materials) of various cable components & verify with specification's fictitious calculation & manufacturing values.
• Preparation of Inter Company (IC) cable design & offer in CA.
• Checking of CA families, CA item codes &
• manufacturing instructions prepared by design engineers for Costing & Manufacturing.
• You will be responsible to review & update the raw material specifications.
• Identify all aspects requiring clarification and participate in technical communications and meetings with customers to ensure the customers' needs can be met and will be met.
• Provide the technical data sheets, drawings, Clarification / Deviation list and other supporting documents as and whenever required by customers.
• Support to ATL team, NPD, DTC & CSI activities.
• Enquiry allocation within team members & monitor the status of enquiries.

POST ORDER:

• Ensure if final item codes, special instructions & other technical information are provided as per final approved documents.
• Migration of Final CA item codes to SAP.
• Technical Clearance of Sales Order in SAP for manufacturing.
• Review & propose DTC opportunities for strategic Sales Orders.
• Preparation of Technical data & manufacturing instructions for semi-finished cables to the procurement department.

DATA BASE:

• Review & issue Cable Datasheet, Cross-sectional Drawings & BOM in OCI standard format.
• Maintaining commonly asked Clarification & Deviation list. And work of Deviation points to comply for future enquiry.

Job Profile:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in electrical engineering.

Skills/Knowledge:

• Knowledge of various IEC & BS cable's standard.
• Knowledge of fictitious calculations & manufacturing BOM calculations as per IEC & BS cable's standard.
• Knowledge of various GCC's utility specification.
• Knowledge of Cable design & BOM calculations.
• Knowledge of various manufacturing processes related to cable manufacturing.
• Knowledge of CYMCAP software.
• Good understanding of cable design & BOM optimization.
• Knowledge of MS Office (Excel, PPT etc), AutoCAD & Solid Works.

Experience:

• Degree: 6+ years of experience as a power cable design engineer.
• Diploma: 8+ years of experience as a power cable design engineer.

Business Understanding:

• Knowledge of costing software.
• Knowledge of software for cable designing.

Prysmian , as an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization, increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture, Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are.

All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Visit our

DE&I Page

to learn more about Prysmian's commitments.

Your application data will be treated according to our Data Protection Policy. If you believe you require assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please let us know.

We are looking for an Electrical Engineer / PCB Design Engineer to design, develop, and validate high-performance printed circuit boards (PCBs) for semiconductor systems, including Lidar, photonics, and mixed-signal IC evaluation platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in schematic capture, layout, and board bring-up for both analog and high-speed digital designs.

PCB Design & Development

Design multi-layer PCBs (2–6 layers or more) for evaluation boards, reference designs, and system integration.

Create schematics, place components, and perform detailed layout using Altium, Cadence, or equivalent tools.

Optimize layout for signal integrity, power delivery, thermal performance, and manufacturability.

Bring-Up & Validation

Support board bring-up, debugging, and lab testing using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other bench equipment.

Validate signal integrity and power delivery with simulation and measurement tools.

Collaborate with IC, systems, and firmware teams to ensure design compatibility and functional coverage.

Documentation & Production

Generate BOMs, Gerber files, manufacturing documentation, and assembly notes.

Work with vendors to coordinate PCB fabrication and assembly.

Support design revisions through product lifecycle.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.

4+ years of experience in PCB design and system-level hardware development.

Proficient with PCB tools (e.g., Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, OrCAD).

Solid understanding of analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design principles.

Experience designing boards for high-speed signals, power management, or sensor interfaces is a plus.

Strong lab skills for board bring-up, validation, and troubleshooting.

Excellent documentation and communication skills.

Be sure to include the position applying for, your resume, experience, education, and interest in your email.

Overview

Are you an experienced Process Design Engineer looking to work in the Middle East with a tax free salary? Are you highly experienced in Process Design Engineering and looking for an opportunity with a leading Oil & gas Engineering Consultancy? If so then please apply online.

• Perform process design, develop preliminary process flow diagrams
• Development of process designs for proposals.
• Provide process-engineering tasks as required to ensure a project is executed cost effectively and passes the required performance test.
• Coordinate Process work plan within overall sequence of engineering execution. Specific details of the work required includes
• Provide project support assistance as required to ensure project completion and hand-over is executed cost effectively (Pre-commissioning/Post Commissioning)

• Degree qualified in Chemical Engineering with 10 years or more experience as an Engineer.
• Extensive process design experience including conceptual design, detailed design and FEED on Oil & Gas projects as well as familiarity with international codes & standards. Experience of using HYSYS and PIPESIM is required as well.
• Fluent in English and able to work in a multicultural team providing mentoring to junior staff.

The Highfield Company is a specialist recruitment consultancy that focuses on the international construction and engineering industry sectors. With combined recruitment experience of more than 20 years, the directors have worked on technical and management positions at all levels, from Graduate to Executive, and for many of the Construction industry’s leading companies.

With experience of sourcing candidates for assignments in over 100 countries, The Highfield Company is perfectly equipped to service the needs and requirements of any construction, property or engineering based employer anywhere in the world. Our consultants are specialists in their designated disciplines, which include Building & Construction, Civil Engineering, Oil & Gas, PQS & Cost Consultancy, Project Management, Consulting Engineering, Mechanical & Electrical and Facilities Management.

We are seeking an experienced Mixed-Signal Design Automation Engineer to develop, maintain, and support EDA automation workflows for custom analog and mixed-signal IC design for our Lidar and Photonic Products. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience installing, configuring, and automating flows around leading EDA tools from Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens.

Install, configure, and maintain EDA tools and environments for analog/mixed-signal design teams.

Develop and support custom automation scripts to optimize design workflows across Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens EDA platforms.

Build and maintain EDA design flows for schematic capture, simulation, layout, verification (DRC/LVS), and tape-out.

Collaborate with design engineers to understand tool needs and integrate best-in-class productivity enhancements.

Manage tool licenses, support tool upgrades, and interface with EDA vendors for issue resolution.

Document flow usage and provide training for internal engineering teams.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.

4+ years of experience with EDA tool environments and flow development.

Strong scripting/programming skills in Python, Tcl, Perl, or Shell.

Experience with Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys Custom Compiler, and Siemens Calibre flows.

Familiarity with custom analog design environments and mixed-signal simulation (Spectre, AMS Designer, etc.).

Solid understanding of analog IC design flow from schematic to layout to signoff.

Strong communication and documentation skills.

Be sure to include the position applying for, your resume, experience, education, and interest in your email.