Expert Electrical Engineer, ATS

Pacific Gas And Electric Company•San Ramon, CA

42d•$140,000 - $238,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Expert Electrical Engineer provides technical leadership in the development, testing, evaluation, and deployment of technologies supporting electric transmission, distribution, generation, and substation assets. The role performs advanced electrical testing, forensic engineering investigations, engineering analysis, and technology evaluations in field and laboratory environments. Assignments may include grounding and touch-potential assessments, substation and facility arc-flash studies, underground cable diagnostics, transmission-line electrical measurements, equipment condition assessments, transformer and substation equipment testing, failure analysis, engineering support for safety and wildfire investigations, asset health monitoring, and development of emerging technologies and testing methods. The position serves as a recognized subject matter expert, providing technical consultation and engineering recommendations to internal clients, executive leadership, industry organizations, regulatory agencies, and external stakeholders. The work supports Public Safety, Employee Safety, Asset Reliability, Wildfire Risk Reduction, Operational Excellence, Regulatory Compliance, and Capital Investment Optimization. The selected candidate must live within PG&E’s service territory. The role is onsite in Danville or San Ramon.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a job-related discipline, or equivalent experience.
At least 7 years of job-related work experience.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or equivalent experience.
Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Responsibilities

Leads complex engineering investigations involving electrical equipment failures, safety incidents, wildfire-related events, and asset performance concerns.
Performs forensic engineering analysis of transmission, distribution, generation, and substation equipment, including transformers, circuit breakers, batteries, cables, insulators, grounding systems, instrument transformers, capacitors, regulators, and associated electrical apparatus.
Develops, validates, and implements advanced testing methodologies, acceptance criteria, and condition assessment programs for utility infrastructure.
Provides technical leadership for laboratory and field testing activities involving high-voltage electrical systems and specialized diagnostic equipment.
Evaluates asset condition and failure mechanisms through electrical testing, engineering analysis, inspections, laboratory evaluations, and review of operational data.
Supports utility infrastructure risk reduction through asset health monitoring, technology evaluations, predictive maintenance initiatives, and reliability improvement programs.
Develops technical specifications, testing procedures, standards recommendations, and engineering guidance documents.
Leads multidisciplinary teams of engineers, technicians, contractors, and external subject matter experts to execute complex projects.
Performs technical and economic evaluations of new technologies to identify opportunities to improve safety, reliability, operational efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
Provides engineering consultation and expert technical recommendations to business partners, project teams, leadership, and regulatory organizations.
Supports implementation of monitoring, sensing, and data acquisition technologies for transmission, distribution, and substation assets.
Participates in root-cause analyses and corrective action development for significant equipment failures and operational events.
Represents PG&E at industry conferences, standards committees, research organizations, and technical working groups.
Mentors engineers and technicians while providing technical leadership across multiple engineering disciplines.
Develops and manages projects, including scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, resource planning, and stakeholder engagement.