Power Systems Engineer (Hybrid) – 230 kV & Hydroelectric

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Excellent medical, dental, life, and 


Vision plans

401(k) with matching

457 plan

Pension benefits under PERS

Tuition reimbursement

Training and advancement opportunities

Public transportation reimbursements

Job summary

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is seeking an experienced Engineer (Power System) to join the Hydroelectric Maintenance and Engineering Team. You will lead power system studies, maintain models, and develop protective relay settings for MV/HV equipment up to 230 kV across water facilities.

The role includes field data collection, data validation, and coordination with operations, consultants, and vendors. Hybrid work and occasional travel are involved.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and six years of relevant experience, including arc flash and short-circuit studies.
• OR Master’s degree in a related field and four years of relevant experience, with two years at the Associate Engineer level.
• Experience modeling, collecting field data, and performing analysis related to arc flash, coordination, and short-circuit studies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct power system studies across Metropolitan’s facilities (short‑circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash, load flow, motor starting, equipment duty analyses).
• Develop and maintain power system models of record and validate data via field investigations and one‑line diagrams.
• Develop protective relay settings and arc flash analyses, including incident energy calculations and PPE requirements.
• Provide engineering support for MV/HV electrical equipment up to 230 kV (transformers, motors, generators, breakers, switchgear, cables) and evaluate diagnostic test results.
• Support reliability and safe operation by evaluating equipment performance, investigating failures and system anomalies, and giving technical recommendations to ops/maintenance.
• Lead technical reviews, develop standards/procedures, coordinate consultants/vendors, and support electrical safety/regulatory compliance.

Skills

Power system studies

Arc flash analysis

Short-circuit analysis

Protective device coordination

Power system modeling

Field data collection

Electrical safety standards

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Power system analysis software

Job description

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is seeking an experienced Engineer (Power System) to join the Hydroelectric Maintenance and Engineering Team. You will lead power system studies, maintain models, and develop protective relay settings for MV/HV equipment up to 230 kV across water facilities.

The role includes field data collection, data validation, and coordination with operations, consultants, and vendors. Hybrid work and occasional travel are involved.