Distribution Apparatus Engineer 3

Thomson Reuters Markets Espana SL.; Westminster (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern California Edison is seeking a Distribution Apparatus Engineer 3 to provide subject matter expertise for distribution-system equipment product lines, including reclosers, VFI, fuses, transformers, underground switches, and pole line hardware. You will manage equipment development activities and contribute to Asset Standards in collaboration with the T&D Apparatus organization.

This hybrid role is based in Westminster, CA with some travel; you will lead technical teams, perform

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a scientific/technical/math field.
• Five or more years of engineering experience in operations, production, construction or maintenance.
• Valid Class C Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Resolve technical issues in a timely, cost-effective manner with available resources.
• Lead and coordinate work with full-time and contract staff in executing new technical strategies and standards.
• Conduct life cycle assessments for materials and processes to reduce downtime and improve maintenance.

Skills

Engineering experience

Leadership

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or scientific/technical/math

Job description

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Distribution Apparatus Engineer 3at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll provide subject matter expertise for one or more distribution-system equipment product lines (e.g., reclosers, VFI, fuses, transformers, underground switches, pole line hardware, etc.). This includes day-to-day management of product line issues, ongoing equipment development activities, and providing technical expertise for creation of Asset Standards in collaboration with other engineers within the Transmission & Distribution’s (T&D) Apparatus organization. As a Distribution Apparatus Engineer 3, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

• Ensures technical issues and problems are resolved in a timely, efficient and cost-effectiveness manner utilizing available resources.
• Supervises, leads, and coordinates work with full time and contract employees in the execution of new technical strategies, equipment or standards.
• Conducts life cycle assessments for utility infrastructure materials and processes; improves preventive maintenance procedures to decrease overall downtime.
• Conducts risk assessments and implements risk mitigation strategies to ensure the safety and reliability of engineering projects.
• Supports audits and inspections; ensures compliance with relevant environmental, health, and safety regulations.
• Provides engineering and technical expertise and guidance for the identification, analysis and resolution of high impact, complex and/or cross-functional problems in engineering.
• Ensures the engineering facility design basis is controlled and design basis documentation is maintained. Conducts engineering and related studies with full technical responsibility for planning and coordinating high-impact complex projects.
• Provides support and technical training to junior engineering levels.
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Bachelor's Degree in a scientific/technical/math field.
• Five or more years of experience in engineering within operations, production, construction or maintenance environments.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expert in their assigned apparatu s (e.g. reclosers, VFI, fuses, transformers, underground switches, pole line hardware, etc.)
• Development and implementation of new products, features, functions, or applications to support grid resiliency, reliability, public and worker safety
• Training development and support for field, operations, engineering, and other varied audiences
• Advancing grid innovation and resiliency
• Provide support for corporate initiatives focused on distributed energy resources, wildfire mitigation efforts, grid modernization, advanced automation, and related areas.
• Extensive experience with distribution systems and apparatus equipment, including application and engineering specification, design, and operation standards.
• Skilled in T&D automation and advancing grid innovation and resiliency through new products and features to support grid reliability and safety.

Additional Information

• This position’s work mode is hybrid.The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work andreside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage.The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
• The primary work location for this position is Westminster, CA (Westminster Service Center).
• Position will require up to10% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory.
• This position has been identified as a NERC/CIP impacted position - Prior to being hired, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation. Once hired, the candidate must complete specified training prior to gaining un-escorted access to assigned work location and performing necessary job duties.

About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at [e-mail] or [phone] and select option 2.