Senior Engineer, ATS Performance Testing and Analysis
About The Position
This onsite engineering position is within Applied Technology Services (ATS), in the Grid & Electrification Innovation organization. The team operates laboratories for electric transmission and distribution hardware and software validation, engineering studies and analysis, real-time hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, energy-efficiency codes and standards testing, advanced metering, customer electrification and decarbonization, and data fusion and predictive waveform analytics. The engineer performs complex power-system analysis, engineering studies, and HIL testing of emerging transmission and distribution grid technologies, applications, and devices. The role partners with teams in transmission and distribution planning, standards and asset strategy, system protection, and automation engineering. Work can range from technical consultation to support for new technologies from planning through production implementation. The team provides technology literature reviews and feasibility assessments, technology evaluations, power-system modeling and analysis, engineering studies, advanced metering evaluation, distributed energy resource integration assessment, and laboratory testing. The position is based at the San Ramon Technology Center, and the selected candidate must live within PG&E’s service territory. Travel is required depending on the assignment and is typically less than 5%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering in a discipline related to the assignments, such as mechanical, civil, or electrical engineering.
- Five years of job-related experience.
- Must live within PG&E’s service territory.
- Strong investigative and analytical problem-solving skills.
- Broad understanding of engineering research and testing concepts, theories, practices, methods, and techniques in the area of specialization, plus general knowledge of other engineering specialties.
- Understanding of quality assurance and quality control concepts and practices.
- Interpersonal, project management, leadership, communication, presentation, teamwork, and customer service skills.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, preferably with a power systems emphasis.
- Professional Engineer’s License.
- Experience with utility modeling software such as CYME, PSCAD, RSCAD, PSS/E, or PSLF, including creating, configuring, and validating power-system models for transmission, distribution, and DER integration scenarios.
- Experience with HIL testing, including interfacing with physical protection and control devices such as relays, PMUs, and IEDs.
- Experience developing technical papers and presentations for electric power industry organizations such as IEEE, CIGRE, and IEC.
- Ability to work safely around high-voltage test equipment and in substation and power plant environments.
- Experience with utility SCADA, ADMS, and EMS platforms.
- Programming experience with National Instruments LabVIEW, Python, or MATLAB.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with peers to prepare technical reports and specifications and identify, define, and solve problems.
- Assist senior peers with complex tests and projects, including planning, budgeting, and testing.
- Manage multiple projects concurrently and prepare tests and studies.
- Evaluate parts, assemblies, or systems under simulated operating conditions and record results.
- Develop test protocols, models, and test technologies, and analyze data.
- Assist in developing technical policies and procedures.
- Modify prototypes, parts, assemblies, and systems to correct functional deviations.
- Develop knowledge in other specialties or deepen expertise in a focused area.
- Identify testing and process improvements continually.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
