ATS Engineer, Senior (AI-Datacenter integration expertise desired)

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Danville (CA); Hybrid; USD 116.000 - 184.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Danville, CA, is seeking an ATS Engineering professional to develop data center integration strategies and assess impacts on the electric grid. The role involves testing, protocol development, and presenting findings to ATS leadership, with a focus on reliability and resilience across multiple disciplines.

Required is a Bachelor’s in Engineering with 5 years of experience; a Master’s degree and PE are desirable. The position is hybrid in Danville, California.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field required.
• 5 years of related engineering experience preferred.

Aufgaben

• Develops technical strategies for data center integration with the electric grid.
• Evaluates impacts of data center loads on transmission and distribution systems.
• Leads R&D initiatives focused on data center integration and grid reliability.
• Coaches peers; reviews test designs for feasibility and objectives.
• Defines scope, schedule, budget, and resources for projects.
• Prepares technical reports, protocols, and client presentations.

Kenntnisse

Data center integration

Grid reliability analysis

Team leadership

Test protocol development

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree

PE

Jobbeschreibung

Requisition ID# 174964

Job Category: Engineering / Science

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Energy Delivery

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Danville

Department Overview

Over 6,500 coworkers in Electric T&D ensure the delivery of clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and Central California.The Electric T&D Team is responsible for ensuring the electric grid's reliability and resiliency through the ongoing maintenance and operations of PG&E's 100,000 miles of distribution lines and over 18,000 miles of Transmission lines. Coworkers in Electric T&D's actively engage in the Lean Methodology through the use of Visual Management in Operating Reviews to cross-functionally identify and solve problems, and create standard work. By working together as One Electric. One Team. We are delivering for our hometowns.

Position Summary

The Applied Technology Services (ATS) Engineering staff provides engineering, testing and analysis services and expertise across multiple disciplines to various company organizations to identify, diagnose and solve technical problems. The staff provides consultation and advice to clients to proactively avoid future problems by specifying equipment, materials and methods that are best practices in the industry. Services include inspections, failure analysis, performance assessments, and evaluations on a wide variety of systems and components ranging from in-service concrete to hydroelectric turbine blades to distributed generation. The engineering staff partners with management in the creation of bid proposals for requested client work. The incumbents maintain knowledge of and adhere to all company and regulatory safety and quality processes and procedures.

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of thejob posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity.Although we estimatethe successful candidate hiredinto this rolewill be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decisionwill be made on a case-by-casebasis related tothese factors.

A reasonable salary range is:

Bay Area Minimum: $122,000

Bay Area Maximum: $194,000

&/OR

California Minimum: $116,000

California Maximum: $184,000

Responsibilities

• Develops technical strategies for integration of data centers, distributed energy resources, microgrids, flexible loads, and load-management technologies.
• Evaluates impacts of emerging data center loads on transmission and distribution systems.
• Leads key research and development initiatives focused on data center integration with the electric grid, addressing challenges associated with unprecedented load growth, transmission and distribution planning, grid reliability and resilience, interconnection requirements.

• Provides some coaching and oversight to lower level peers. Reviews test designs of lower level peers to determine applicability, feasibility and if objectives of project will be obtained.
• Determines customer expectations and ensures project deliverables meet customer satisfaction objectives.
• Expands knowledge in other areas of specialty or discipline, developing breadth or further develops expertise and specialization on one area.
• Leads complex and innovative tests with assistance from higher level peers.
• Completes assignments of broad scope and complexity with few precedents or standards requiring integration of information from a variety of sources.
• Performs lead role in determining scope, schedule, budget and resources needed.
• Oversees assembly of technical systems and prototypes according to engineering standards and
• knowledge of related principles. This includes modifying prototypes, parts, assemblies, and systems to correct functional deviations.
• Develops test protocols, models, technologies and analyzes data. Evaluates performance of parts, assemblies or systems under simulated operating conditions, and records results.
• Compiles project test results and prepares presentations, recommendations for client and/or ATS leadership.

• May represent PG&E at industry association meetings or seminars.

• Prepares estimates for client bid proposals with oversight senior peers and leadership.
• Prepares technical reports and specifications to identify, define, and solve problems.
• Modifies prototypes, parts, assemblies, and systems to correct functional deviations.
• Continually identifies and executes testing or process improvements.
• Identifies innovations and cost-reduction potential of new and existing technologies.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• 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

Desired Qualifications

• Masters degree
• PE
• Broad understanding of engineering research and testing concepts, theories, practices, methods, techniques in area of specialty as well as general understanding of other engineering specialties.
• Understanding of quality assurance and control concepts and practices.
• Strong investigative and analytical problem solving skills
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Competency in team leadership
• Communication, presentation and teamwork skills.
• Proficiency in team leadership and project management.
• Good customer service orientation