Design Engineer, Substation

Pacific Gas And Electric Company • Fresno, CA

17h • $47 - $78 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Design Engineer, Substation supports generation interconnections, increased residential, commercial, and industrial capacity demand, and electric system reliability improvements in California. The position coordinates information and design work for electric substation facilities, including equipment relocations and replacements, capacity additions, reliability improvements, and automation improvements. It interfaces with other disciplines, reviews existing facilities, and develops conceptual designs. The role is hybrid, working from a remote office and an assigned work location within PG&E’s service territory based on business need. The position is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) and is subject to collective bargaining. The hourly rate range is $46.94 to $78.14, subject to collectively bargained wage increases and other factors.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent education and experience.
• As an alternative qualification, education and design drafting experience totaling six years, or education and experience totaling four years including two years at PG&E as a Design Drafter or Senior Design Drafter.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Class C California Driver’s License or higher by the first day of hire.

Nice To Haves

• PE or EIT certification.
• Experience in electric substation design using AutoCAD.
• Fluency with Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.

Responsibilities

• Promote safe practices and conduct in accordance with the Corporate Safety policy and support the department goal of zero injuries and avoidable auto incidents.
• Foster teamwork and innovation and embrace approaches that improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Coordinate project information, including studies, sketches, computations, and other complex data, for engineering and construction of electric substation facilities.
• Interface with other disciplines, review existing facilities, and develop conceptual designs.
• Prepare electrical substation design drawings using AutoCAD for indoor and outdoor equipment, including single-line diagrams, meter and relay diagrams, AC and DC schematics, control room layouts, switchboard arrangements, station services, general arrangements, conduits, and grounding.
• Prepare bills of materials, circuit and conduit schedules, reports, and presentations using Microsoft Office and other applications.
• Conduct design review meetings with project teams.
• Deliver high-quality design products on budget, on time, and on purpose.
• Travel approximately 10% of the time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level