Hybrid Substation Design Engineer - Electric Power

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; West Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company in California is seeking a Design Engineer to connect generation interconnections, support capacity growth, and improve system reliability. You will collaborate with multiple disciplines and ensure high-quality design outputs for electric substation projects.

Hybrid role combining remote work with on-site assignments in PG&E service territory. Candidates should hold a BS in Electrical Engineering, be PE/EIT certified, proficient in AutoCAD, and ready to

Qualifications

• Holds a 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
• 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

Electrical design

Project coordination

Team collaboration

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

PE/EIT certification

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

Pacific Gas and Electric Company in California is seeking a Design Engineer to connect generation interconnections, support capacity growth, and improve system reliability. You will collaborate with multiple disciplines and ensure high-quality design outputs for electric substation projects.

Hybrid role combining remote work with on-site assignments in PG&E service territory. Candidates should hold a BS in Electrical Engineering, be PE/EIT certified, proficient in AutoCAD, and ready to