Senior Revenue Metering Engineer & Standards Lead

Ulteig Engineers, Inc.; California; Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Ulteig is seeking a Principal Meter Engineer to serve as the technical authority for revenue metering, directing design, programming, installation and testing of three-phase metering systems across client projects.

The role leads company-wide metering standards, mentors engineers, and supports proposals while advising clients on best practices and budgets. Expect travel nationwide with a PE preferred and a four-year engineering degree.

Qualifications

• Four-year technical degree with an engineering background.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in revenue metering.
• Ability to work permanently in the US.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel nationwide to various project locations and for training.

Responsibilities

• Delegate and oversee metering project work across multiple engineers and technicians, completing select high-complexity tasks personally while coaching others to lead client and project meetings.
• Serve as Client Team Lead for multiple metering clients, managing relationships and coordinating with SCADA, protection, and network disciplines.
• Serve as the technical authority for revenue metering design, programming, testing, commissioning, certification, and troubleshooting, and establish company standards, procedures, and training materials for each.
• Lead company-wide discussions on metering standards and apply owner design criteria across multiple clients.
• Develop technical scopes of work, labor and equipment estimates, and resource plans for proposals, project opportunities, and budget preparation, including review of assumptions, exclusions, risks, and engineering execution strategies.
• Apply and interpret metering technical standards along with ISO and RTO metering requirements and tariffs when developing design documents and test procedures.
• Create or modify existing SLD & 3LD, schematics, and wiring diagrams
• Design metering panels and oversee subcontractor assembly of panels
• Approve quality checklists and test plans and champion continuous improvement of the metering practice
• Prepare equipment and material purchase specifications and work with project management to select the proper metering equipment for each project application.
• Program, install, test, troubleshoot, and certify revenue and check meters and various electronic data recorders.
• Build standard meter programs for accurate revenue and real-time data, and develop complex programs for non-standard metering architectures requiring advanced loss compensation.
• Verify wiring and meter accuracy on commercial and utility-scale revenue metering installations, investigate metering problems, make repairs, and advise customers on solutions.
• Perform Factory Acceptance Testing of communication parameters and revenue data output of meters
• Train engineers and technicians on meter application installation and maintenance, including CT and test switch wiring for transformer-rated systems, field testing with portable test kits, and discipline-specific software.
• Establish and maintain schedules and provide timely progress reports
• Work independently in the field while coordinating with the client
• Advise the department on estimating, budgeting, and metering best practices

Skills

Metering expertise

Project leadership

Client management

AutoCAD reading

Professional Engineer

Education

Four-year engineering degree

Tools

SEL software

Schneider Electric

GE

AMETEK

Job description

Ulteig is seeking a Principal Meter Engineer to serve as the technical authority for revenue metering, directing design, programming, installation and testing of three-phase metering systems across client projects.

The role leads company-wide metering standards, mentors engineers, and supports proposals while advising clients on best practices and budgets. Expect travel nationwide with a PE preferred and a four-year engineering degree.