Senior Engineer 1, Advanced Energy Storage and Generation Systems

Southern California Edison; Pomona (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern California Edison (SCE) in Pomona, CA, is seeking a Senior Engineer 1 in Advanced Energy Storage and Generation Systems to lead engineers and cross-functional teams in developing standards and delivering demonstrations for energy storage and clean generation. The role focuses on technology benchmarking, field validation, and integration with site controls and utility systems.

The position emphasizes leadership in complex projects, safety, and regulatory readiness, with hybrid work mode

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical/math field.
• 7+ years of engineering experience in operations, production, construction or maintenance.
• Valid Class C Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Oversees engineers performing diagnostics, monitoring and inspecting equipment, and reviewing grid technologies.
• Leads the preparation of technical reports, presentations, and other documentation to communicate project status to stakeholders.
• Collaborates and leads with cross-functional teams to ensure development, integration and implementation of future technologies and asset performance strategies.
• Assists in a variety of engineering and business initiatives and grid strategies, including development of procedures and design recommendations.
• Provides support for new equipment installation and startup, then leads handover to ramp and sustaining phases.
• Leads junior engineers in investigation of threats on the distribution system infrastructure.

Skills

Technical leadership

Cross-functional projects

Energy storage expertise

Energy generation modeling

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or scientific/technical/math

Job description

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Senior Engineer 1, Advanced Energy Storage and Generation Systems at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll help turn breakthrough energy technologies into scalable solutions. You’ll lead engineers and cross-functional teams, develop detailed engineering standards, and deliver advanced energy storage and clean generation demonstrations and pilots. As a Senior Engineer 1, Advanced Energy Storage and Generation Systems, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

• Oversees engineers performing diagnostics, monitoring and inspecting equipment, and reviewing grid technologies, building relationships to facilitate cross-functional knowledge transfer of related work groups.
• Leads the preparation of technical reports, presentations, and other documentation to communicate project status, findings, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Collaborates and leads with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless development, integration and implementation of future technologies and asset performance management strategies.
• Assists in a variety of engineering and business initiatives and grid strategies, including development of innovative procedures and design recommendations.
• Provides support for new equipment installation and startup, then leads the hand over processes to the ramp and sustaining phases.
• Leads junior engineers in investigation of threats on the distribution system infrastructure based on observations and findings.
• Gathers and correlates basic data using engineering studies and procedures, which may include routine and diagnostic testing of components and systems.
• Facilitates training and professional development opportunities for engineering team members to enhance their skills and knowledge.
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Bachelor's Degree in a scientific/technical/math field.
• Seven or more years of experience in engineering within operations, production, construction or maintenance environments.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated technical leadership in advanced technology benchmarking, demonstrations, pilots, and field validation programs with ability to manage complex cross-functional projects.
• Expertise in design, interconnection and construction of commercial industrial/utility scale energy storage systems and clean generation technologies at up to 5MW scale.
• Experience conducting safety assessments and developing engineering processes and procedures for energy storage and generation for California based sites.
• Expertise in controls, communications, and integration of energy storage and generation assets with site controls and utility systems.
• Experience with energy storage performance, lifecycle, degradation, diagnostics, and prognostics analysis.
• Proficiency in energy storage and generation modeling, simulation, and performance assessments.
• Participation in industry standards development and technical working groups (IEEE, UL, IEC, EPRI, etc.).

Additional Information

• This position’s work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
• The primary work location for this position is Pomona, CA. However, the successful candidate may also be asked to work for an extended amount of time at Westminster, CA.
• Position will require up to15% traveling and being out in th e field throughout the SCE service territory.
• This position has been identified as a NERC/CIP impacted position - Prior to being hired, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or Background Investigation. Once hired, the candidate must complete specified training prior to gaining un-escorted access to assigned work location and performing necessary job duties.
• Relocation may apply to this position.

About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at [e-mail] or [phone] and select option 2.