Design Engineer, Substation
About The Position
The Design Engineer supports electric substation projects involving generation interconnection, capacity demand increases, and system reliability improvements in California. The role coordinates information and develops designs for substation facilities, including equipment relocations and replacements, capacity additions, and reliability and automation improvements. It works with other engineering disciplines, reviews existing facilities, and develops conceptual designs. The position is hybrid, working from a remote office and an assigned work location based on business need; the assigned location will be within PG&E’s service territory. The role is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC), subject to collective bargaining. Travel is required 10% of the time. The posted hourly rate range is $46.94 to $78.14, subject to collectively bargained wage increases and other factors.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent education and experience.
- As an alternative to the degree, 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 work efficiency and effectiveness.
- Coordinate project information, including studies, sketches, computations, and other complex data, for the engineering and construction of electric substation facilities.
- 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 related systems, 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 10% of the time.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
