Power System Protection — Scope & Proposal Engineer

Ziggurat Automation Inc.; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ziggurat Automation Inc. in Sacramento, CA is seeking an ENG III for power system studies and design, focusing on defining P&C scope for multi-vendor integration and bid packages. Hybrid work arrangement in Sacramento area.

The role requires reading prime contractor specs, mapping interfaces, and producing scope clarifications, exclusions, and equipment lists for proposals. Travel modestly for site assessments may be involved.

Qualifications

• 5+ years protection & controls engineering for medium-voltage power systems.
• Familiarity with data centre or critical facility power architecture — generators, ATS, switchgear, UPS, PDU
• Experience reading and interpreting prime contractor specifications, one-line diagrams, and bid documents
• Scope definition and proposal writing — translating technical requirements into deliverable boundaries
• Multi-vendor awareness: SEL, Woodward, ABB, Eaton, or equivalent OEM protection/controls platforms

Responsibilities

• Define P&C subcontract scope including protection, controls, commissioning boundaries
• Clarifications and exclusions documentation — what is in scope, what is not, and where interfaces live
• Multi-vendor integration scope assessment across 8 manufacturer platforms
• Vendor interface matrices: protocol compatibility, boundary definitions, integration risk identification
• Quotation development with engineering hour estimates and equipment lists

Skills

Protection & controls engineering

Reading specs & one-line diagrams

Multi-vendor awareness

Proposal writing

Tools

ETAP

SKM

Job description

Ziggurat Automation Inc. in Sacramento, CA is seeking an ENG III for power system studies and design, focusing on defining P&C scope for multi-vendor integration and bid packages. Hybrid work arrangement in Sacramento area.

The role requires reading prime contractor specs, mapping interfaces, and producing scope clarifications, exclusions, and equipment lists for proposals. Travel modestly for site assessments may be involved.