Design Engineer - Electric Substations (Hybrid | AutoCAD)

PG&E; West Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

PG&E in West Sacramento is seeking a Design Engineer to connect generation interconnections, capacity additions, and reliability improvements within California. This hybrid role combines remote work with on-site duties, in a union-represented environment, and focuses on high-quality electrical substation design and project delivery.

The position requires a BS in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent), 4–6 years of relevant experience (including time at PG&E as a Design Drafter or Senior Design

Qualifications

• Minimum: BS in Electrical Engineering; or its equivalent in education and experience, to include education and design drafting experience totaling six years, or education and experience totaling four years including two years at PG&E as a Design Drafter or Senior Design Drafter
• Must possess and maintain a valid Class C California Driver's License (or higher) by day 1 of hire
• Desired: PE/EIT certification
• Experience in electric substation design using AutoCAD
• Fluent with Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access programs

Responsibilities

• Actively promote safe practices and conduct in accordance with the Corporate Safety policy.
• Accomplish the department goal of zero injuries & avoidable auto incidents.
• Foster teamwork and innovation and embrace new approaches to accomplish our work more efficiently and effectively.
• Coordinate project information (studies, sketches, computations, other complex data) for the engineering and construction of electric substation facilities including equipment relocations and replacements, capacity additions, reliability and automation improvements.
• Prepare Electrical Substation design drawings using AutoCAD for indoor and outdoor equipment (e.g., RTUs, relays, meters, batteries, annunciators, structures, circuit breakers, transformers, disconnect switches, etc.), Single Line Diagrams, Meter and Relay Diagrams, AC and DC Schematics, Control Room Layouts, Switchboard Arrangements, AC and DC Station Services, General Arrangement Outdoor, Conduits & Grounding, etc.
• Prepare bill of materials, circuit & conduit schedules, reports, and presentations using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and other applications.
• Conduct design review meetings with project teams.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality design products on budget, on time, and on purpose.
• Travel 10% of the time.

Skills

Safety practices

Team collaboration

Documentation

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Equivalent education/experience

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

PG&E in West Sacramento is seeking a Design Engineer to connect generation interconnections, capacity additions, and reliability improvements within California. This hybrid role combines remote work with on-site duties, in a union-represented environment, and focuses on high-quality electrical substation design and project delivery.

The position requires a BS in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent), 4–6 years of relevant experience (including time at PG&E as a Design Drafter or Senior Design