Design Engineer, Substation

PG&E • Fresno, CA

7h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Design Engineer supports electric substation projects that enable generation interconnection, increased residential, commercial, and industrial capacity, and system reliability improvements in California. The role coordinates engineering and construction information, develops conceptual designs, and prepares electrical substation design drawings and related project documentation. The position works with other engineering disciplines and project teams to deliver high-quality designs on budget, on time, and on purpose.

This is a hybrid position, working from a remote office and an assigned work location within PG&E’s service territory based on business needs. The role requires travel 10% of the time and is represented by Engineers and Scientist of California (ESC), subject to collective bargaining. The stated hourly rate range is $46.94 to $78.14, subject to collectively bargained wage increases.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering; or equivalent education and experience, including one of the specified combinations: 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.
• 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 Corporate Safety policy, with the goal of zero injuries and avoidable auto incidents.
• Foster teamwork and innovation and embrace approaches that improve work efficiency and effectiveness.
• Coordinate studies, sketches, computations, and other complex project information for engineering and construction of electric substation facilities, including equipment relocations and replacements, capacity additions, reliability improvements, and automation improvements.
• Interface with other disciplines, such as civil and protection engineering; review existing facilities and develop conceptual designs.
• Prepare electrical substation design drawings using AutoCAD for indoor and outdoor equipment and associated systems, 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 applications 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 10% of the time.

What This Job Offers

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