Senior Electrical Engineer – HV Systems & Asset Reliability

PG&E; Danville (CA); In loco; USD 140.000 - 238.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

PG&E’s Applied Technology Services seeks an Expert Electrical Engineer to provide technical leadership in developing, testing, evaluating, and deploying technologies supporting electric transmission, distribution, generation, and substations. The role involves advanced electrical testing, forensic investigations, and engineering analysis in field and lab settings.

The selected candidate will mentor teams, lead cross-disciplinary projects, and contribute to safety, wildfire risk reduction, and

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 7+ years of job-related experience

Mansioni

• Leads complex engineering investigations involving electrical equipment failures, safety incidents, wildfire-related events, and asset performance concerns.
• Performs forensic engineering analysis of transmission, distribution, generation, and substation equipment including transformers, circuit breakers, batteries, cables, insulators, grounding systems, instrument transformers, capacitors, regulators, and associated electrical apparatus.
• Develops, validates, and implements advanced testing methodologies, acceptance criteria, and condition assessment programs for utility infrastructure.
• Provides technical leadership for laboratory and field testing activities involving high-voltage electrical systems and specialized diagnostic equipment.
• Evaluates asset condition and failure mechanisms through electrical testing, engineering analysis, inspections, laboratory evaluations, and review of operational data.
• Supports utility infrastructure risk reduction through asset health monitoring, technology evaluations, predictive maintenance initiatives, and reliability improvement programs.
• Develops technical specifications, testing procedures, standards recommendations, and engineering guidance documents.
• Leads multidisciplinary teams consisting of engineers, technicians, contractors, and external subject matter experts to execute complex projects.
• Performs technical and economic evaluations of new technologies, identifying opportunities to improve safety, reliability, operational efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
• Provides engineering consultation and expert technical recommendations to business partners, project teams, leadership, and regulatory organizations.
• Supports implementation of monitoring, sensing, and data acquisition technologies for transmission, distribution, and substation assets.
• Participates in root-cause analyses and corrective action development for significant equipment failures and operational events.
• Represents PG&E at industry conferences, standards committees, research organizations, and technical working groups.
• Mentors engineers and technicians while providing technical leadership across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Develops and manages projects including scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, resource planning, and stakeholder engagement.

Formazione

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Descrizione del lavoro

PG&E’s Applied Technology Services seeks an Expert Electrical Engineer to provide technical leadership in developing, testing, evaluating, and deploying technologies supporting electric transmission, distribution, generation, and substations. The role involves advanced electrical testing, forensic investigations, and engineering analysis in field and lab settings.

The selected candidate will mentor teams, lead cross-disciplinary projects, and contribute to safety, wildfire risk reduction, and