Senior Engineer, ATS - Performance Testing and Analysis
About The Position
The Applied Technology Services (ATS) Engineering staff provides engineering, testing and analysis services, and expertise across multiple subject areas to various company organizations to identify, diagnose, and address technical problems. The team provides consultation and advice to clients to proactively avoid future problems by specifying equipment, materials, and methods that are standard processes in the industry. Services include technology demonstrations, energy efficiency codes & standards advocacy, appliance performance testing and analysis, customer electrification & decarbonization evaluation, and grid edge smart load interoperability testing. The incumbents maintain knowledge of and implement to all Company and regulatory safety and quality processes and procedures. This is an on-site position, based in our San Ramon Technology Center office. The Senior Engineer, Performance Testing and Analysis will be at the groundbreaking edge of this through performing sophisticated energy modeling and analysis, equipment prototyping, and laboratory and potentially field testing across a broad spectrum of customer technologies. The position will involve partnership with a broader team of engineers and technicians with experience working with a variety of equipment control and data acquisition solutions as well as common industry software such as EnergyPro and LabVIEW. The successful candidate will support both field and laboratory projects and use ATS facilities to host a range of technology evaluations including airside technology testing of residential and commercial HVAC and refrigeration systems, waterside technology testing of residential and commercial heat pump water heaters and domestic hot water distribution systems, and other customer energy efficiency & energy conservation initiatives. Work may range from general technical consultation or comprehensive support from planning through production implementation. The selected candidate must live within PG&E’s service territory.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with emphasis in a discipline related to assignments. (i.e., mechanical, civil or electrical engineering, etc.)
- 5 years of related experience
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (Thermodynamics or fluid dynamics emphasis desired)
- Professional Engineer’s License
- Ability to work safely around low voltage test equipment, in lab and power plant environments.
- Strong investigative and analytical problem-solving skills
- Broad understanding of engineering research and testing concepts, theories, practices, methods, techniques in the area of specialization, as well as a general knowledge of other engineering specialties
- Understanding of quality assurance and quality control concepts and practices
- Excellent interpersonal and project management skills
- Leadership skills
- Communication, presentation, and teamwork skills
- Project management skills
- Good customer service orientation
- Programming experience including National Instruments LabVIEW, Python, MATLAB
Responsibilities
- Supports project team’s performing tests to identify, define, solve problems, and prepare technical reports and specifications.
- Completes assignments of broad scope and complexity with few precedents or standards requiring integration of information from a variety of sources
- May partner with stakeholder organization to develop grid advancement and electrification strategies.
- Develop existing and new relationships with other PG&E functional areas to understand expectations, concerns and ensure strong customer satisfaction.
- Develops test protocols, models, technologies and analyzes data
- Evaluates the performance of parts, assemblies or systems under simulated operating conditions, and records results
- Compiles project test results and preparation of reports and recommendations for client and Leadership
- Performs engineering studies and prepares system models and analysis tools
- Expands knowledge in other areas of specialty or field, developing breadth or further develops expertise and specialization in one area
- Identifies innovations and the cost-reduction potential of new and existing technologies
- May assist higher-level peers on the most sophisticated and innovative tests
- Continually identifies testing or process improvements
- Provides some mentor and guidance to junior level peers
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
