Power Quality Engineer, Associate

PG&E; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

PG&E in Fresno seeks an associate Power Quality Engineer to join a team that identifies and resolves power quality issues for safe, reliable electric power delivery. You will work under guidance of senior engineers and peers to learn and apply engineering principles.

Responsibilities include analyzing voltage events, supporting power quality programs, and communicating with customers. A CA EIT and ability to read diagrams are valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 1–2 years of power engineering experience.
• Active California EIT certificate preferred.
• Familiar with Rule 2 and voltage complaint procedure.
• Ability to read single-line diagrams, SCADA diagrams and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers to resolve power quality problems.
• Provide monitoring support for power quality issues.
• Support PG&E power quality programs and guidelines.
• Investigate correlations using PG&E tools.
• Provide power quality education to clients.
• Coordinate voltage issues with ADE or Distribution Engineer teams.
• Manage voltage complaint procedures company-wide.
• Support distributed generation power quality scenarios.

Skills

Power engineering

SCADA diagrams

Engineering principles

Reading schematics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

California EIT certificate

Job description

Department Overview

Electric System Operations oversees the operations of PG&E's transmission and distribution system to ensure the Grid is operated in a safe, reliable, compliant and event-free operation manner. The team promotes efficient work practices through communicating, collaborating, and coordinating with other departments and interconnected entities to meet safety, reliability, and customer satisfaction goals.

Position Summary

This job is represented by Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining.

This is an associate-level Power Quality Engineer job that works as part of a team which provides services to identify and resolve power quality issues or problems for the safe and effective utilization of electric power. This position requires a high level of training and will work under the general technical direction and review of more senior engineers, peers, and supervisor.

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.

The annual salary range is:

• Minimum, $99,936
• Maximum, $150,108

Job Responsibilities

• Provide assistance to internal and external customers to resolve power quality related problems, not including Estimator/ADE or Distribution Engineer job duties.
• Provide monitoring support and resources so Divisions can effectively deal with power quality issues.
• Help support the company's overall power quality programs and guidelines.
• Investigate customer issue correlations using PG&E Reporting and Engineering Tools, not including Estimator/ADE or Distribution Engineer job duties.
• Provide power quality education and awareness to internal and external clients.
• Apply various standards and Rule 2 to resolve issues.
• Resolve inquiries from Power Quality Web mail, not including Estimator/ADE or Distribution Engineer job duties.
• Receives voltage problem notifications from the SmartMeter system, assigns them to the appropriate ADE or Distribution Engineer for investigation and resolution, tracks status and ensures closure.
• Provide guidance, support and oversight regarding the voltage complaint procedure company-wide.
• Provide power quality support on distributed generation issues.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US.

Desired:

• 1-2 years of experience in power engineering.
• Current and active California EIT Certificate.
• Familiar with various standards and Rule 2.
• Familiar with the Voltage Complaint Procedure.
• Able to apply basic engineering principles and theory.
• Basic knowledge of electric distribution system and equipment.
• Basic familiarity with the principles of harmonics and their effects.
• Basic understanding of line and substation equipment and their SCADA abilities.
• Basic understanding of the principles of distributed generation.
• Able to read and understand Single line, SCADA and Schematic diagrams.
• Ability to quickly learn power quality mitigation concepts and their applications.

Location: Fresno

Work Type: Onsite