Design Engineer - Substation

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with overtime

Comprehensive health and retirement benefits

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group in Madison, Wisconsin is seeking a Design Engineer - Substation to join their team. This role focuses on designing physical substation components and conducting engineering calculations while collaborating with project teams. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree in engineering and possess strong communication skills.

The position offers a competitive salary, health benefits, and professional development opportunities. Travel may be required up to 25% of the time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an ABET-accredited program.
• Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is highly desirable.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn about substations.
• No electric utility experience required for entry-level positions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design physical substation components including layouts and systems.
• Develop protection and control schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Conduct engineering calculations for voltage drop and grounding analysis.
• Perform quality reviews to check for compliance issues.
• Maintain detailed project documentation.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Knowledge of engineering standards

Word processing and spreadsheet software

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering

Job description

Overview

QISG leverages Quanta’s comprehensive resources to deliver collaborative solutions for our partners' energy infrastructure needs. We use in-house talent, expertise and resources to plan, design, engineer, manage, conduct maintenance on and construct projects. Our turnkey service capabilities provide our customers with efficiency, consistency, attention to detail and safe execution. The QISG team brings together Engineering, Safety, Quality, Material Procurement, QA/QC, Right-of-Way Acquisition, Scheduling, Environmental Planning, Permitting, Title and Land Management expertise that ensure outstanding results for our clients. This role is part of a substation design team supporting projects across the QISG platform; the Design Engineer - Substation will perform substation design assignments including physical layout and protection & control systems while ensuring compliance with safety and construction standards.

What You’ll Do

• Design physical substation components, including yard layouts, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, raceways, and auxiliary AC/DC power systems.
• Develop protection and control schematics, wiring diagrams, cable lists and panel layouts.
• Develop design drawings, calculations, and bills of material from engineering documents for planning, construction, operation, and maintenance.
• Conduct engineering calculations, including voltage drop, cable pulling, flicker analysis, and grounding analysis.
• Ensure project team applies engineering standards including NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI.
• Perform quality reviews to check for inaccuracies, omissions, or compliance issues, and provide recommendations.
• Work collaboratively with engineers and project teams to develop solutions and modifications as needed.
• Maintain detailed project documentation and support engineering calculations.
• Bring potential project-related problems and possible solutions to the attention of the stakeholders.
• Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by projects and assignments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring (Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is highly desirable; this is required for the Design Engineer 4 band.
• Curiosity for and willingness to learn about the major components of a substation is required. Basic knowledge of these components is a plus. Previous design or construction experience is highly desirable.
• No experience required in the electric utility industry for entry level positions. More experience performing detailed design for high voltage substation projects could result in a higher-level position.
• Word processing, spreadsheet, and e-mail software.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Working in a team environment
• Communicating effectively with co-workers
• Able to deal with ambiguity and ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks and determine priorities in a complex environment.

Travel Requirements

• Role will require travel as necessary to achieve job responsibilities, up to 10-25% of the time.

What You’ll Get

• Competitive salary – overtime is available.
• Comprehensive health and retirement benefits.
• Professional development opportunities.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and/or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. We prohibit all types of discrimination and are committed to providing access and equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. For additional information or if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview, or hiring processes or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us the Company’s Human Resources department.