Assistant Engineer (Electrical or Control Systems)

EBMUD; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

EBMUD is hiring an Assistant Engineer (Electrical or Control Systems) to join the ICS Engineering Group within the Design Division. You’ll design and standardize IC hardware/software, develop P&IDs, electrical site plans, and wiring diagrams, and support IC projects from concept through commissioning.

The role involves building and testing IC applications (DCS/PLC/OIT/RTU), coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams, and ensuring reliability and compliance with EBMUD requirements.

Qualifications

• ABET accredited engineering degree or CA EIT eligibility.
• Two years of professional electrical or control systems engineering experience.
• Valid CA driver’s license and clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Prepare construction drawings and specifications (P&IDs, electrical site plans).
• Create conduit and cable schedules and wiring diagrams.
• Configure and deploy IC applications (DCS/PLC/OIT/RTU) for projects.
• Test, commission and train Operations staff on new systems.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Control systems

Team collaboration

Education

ABET accredited engineering degree or CA EIT

Tools

DCS

PLC

OIT

RTU

Job description

Advance your career as an Assistant Engineer (Electrical or Control Systems) with an industry-leading water and wastewater utility.The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) is a public agency that delivers water to over 1.5 million customers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The 332-square-mile water system service area includes 20 incorporated cities and 15 unincorporated communities. Virtually all the water provided by EBMUD comes from a 577-square-mile protected area of the Mokelumne River and is collected in the Pardee Reservoir located 38 miles northeast of Stockton. EBMUD has a large and complex network of supply, transmission, treatment, and distribution facilities that include 6 treatment plants, approximately 150 pumping plants, 165 reservoirs, 30 rate control stations and 75 regulators.

This position is part of the Industrial Control System (ICS) Engineering Group within the Engineering and Construction Department’s Design Division. The IC Engineering Group provides control system design and integration services for a wide range of EBMUD facilities, including water treatment plants, distribution reservoirs, rate control stations, regulators, and pumping plants.

Engineers in this group develop and maintain standardized IC hardware and software platforms and ensure these standards are consistently applied across EBMUD projects. Staff work as members of multi‑disciplinary design teams and are responsible for delivering complete IC designs for capital improvement projects. Typical design responsibilities include preparing construction drawings and specifications such as piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), electrical site plans, conduit and cable schedules, and wiring diagrams.

ICS Engineers also support projects through construction by developing and deploying IC applications. This includes configuration and programming of distributed control systems (DCS), programmable logic controllers (PLC), operator interface terminals (OIT), and remote telemetry units (RTU). Staff test and commission these applications, provide training for Operations and Maintenance personnel, and work closely with commissioning teams to ensure that completed systems operate reliably and meet EBMUD’s requirements.

The salary range is $11,885 per month increasing to $12,479, $13,103, $13,758 and $14,446 after 6, 18, 30, and 42 months, respectively.

EBMUD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, gender identity (including transgender status), gender expression, marital or registered domestic partnership status, age for individuals age forty or older, national origin, ancestry, disability (mental or physical), medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veterans status, family or medical leave status, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical condition), pregnancy disability leave status, domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, and other categories protected by federal, state and/or local laws.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in an ABET accredited engineering curriculum OR a California (CA) EIT (Engineer-in-Training) Certificate.
• Two years of professional electrical or control systems engineering experience.
• A valid California driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record.

Must possess the physical characteristics to perform the critical and important duties of the position including both office and field duties. Must possess a valid California driver’s license and have a satisfactory driving record. Must be willing to work overtime and 24/7 standby when needed.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered. To be considered under the “equivalent combination of education and experience” provision, it is your responsibility to include in your application materials written evidence of employment performed at the level of the typical duties of this position and/or coursework in subject areas directly related to this position. For more information, see our FAQ page at http://www.ebmud.com/jobs/job-resources/job-faqs-frequently-asked-questions/.

THE SELECTION PROCESS

• Candidates must achieve a passing score on each test part in order to advance to the next step in the selection process.
• All qualified applications and supplemental responses will be competitively evaluated, with those candidates receiving a passing score to be invited to a panel interview tentatively scheduled for October or November 2026.
• Successful candidates will be placed on the hiring list, based on rank, for further consideration to fill the current regular vacancy, as well as others occurring over the next 12 to 24 months.
• The probation period for this position is 12 months. For those holding civil service status the probation period is 6 months.
• All employment offers are conditional, pending the results of a Live Scan background screening. All selected finalists must participate in the Live Scan background screening process to remain in consideration for EBMUD employment.