Design Engineer, Substation

PG&E • Fresno, CA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Design Engineer supports electric substation projects involving generation interconnections, increased residential, commercial, and industrial capacity demand, and system reliability improvements in California. The role coordinates project information for the engineering and construction of substation facilities, including equipment relocations and replacements, capacity additions, and reliability and automation improvements. It works with other disciplines, reviews existing facilities, and develops conceptual designs. The position is hybrid, working from a remote office and an assigned work location within the PG&E Service Territory based on business need. It is represented by Engineers and Scientist of California (ESC) and subject to collective bargaining. The stated 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 meeting one of the stated alternatives: 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, supporting the department goal of zero injuries and avoidable auto incidents.
• Foster teamwork and innovation and embrace approaches that improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Coordinate studies, sketches, computations, and other project information 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, outdoor 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.
• Ensure delivery of 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