Lead Substation Design Engineer – HV Power Systems

Sustainable World, Inc.; Springfield (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Profit sharing

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Dependent insurance coverage

Job summary

Sustainable World, Inc. is seeking a Senior Substation Design Engineer in Springfield, Oregon.

You will lead the design of customer-owned substations for industrial and independent power generation facilities, from concept to issued-for-construction drawings, with field support during energization. The role requires a strong background in high-voltage power systems, relay coordination and protective relay settings, and collaboration across civil, SCADA and utility teams.

Qualifications

• B.S.E.E. with an emphasis in electrical power systems from an accredited program.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead engineer for substation design projects, from concept through constructions drawings.
• Develop substation physical designs including general arrangement, equipment layout and clearances.
• Perform substation grounding grid design and analysis, including step and touch potential evaluation.
• Specify high-voltage equipment: transformers, GSUs, circuit breakers, switchgear, disconnects and surge arresters.
• Design substation protection and control packages: relay panels, schematics and interconnection diagrams.
• Prepare and check protective relay coordination studies and relay settings.
• Coordinate substation designs with civil/structural, communications and SCADA disciplines and with utilities.
• Provide engineering support during construction, commissioning and energization.
• Mentor junior engineers and staff; support sales with specification reviews and RFP responses.

Skills

Project leadership

Substation design

Power systems analysis

SCADA integration

Relay coordination

Education

B.S.E.E. - Power systems

Tools

AutoCAD / BIM

Power system analysis software

Excel

Job description

Sustainable World, Inc. is seeking a Senior Substation Design Engineer in Springfield, Oregon.

You will lead the design of customer-owned substations for industrial and independent power generation facilities, from concept to issued-for-construction drawings, with field support during energization. The role requires a strong background in high-voltage power systems, relay coordination and protective relay settings, and collaboration across civil, SCADA and utility teams.