Substation Design Engineer

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group, LLC; Maine; On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401(k)

Holiday Pay

Paid Time Off

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Professional Development

Tuition Assistance

Employee Discount Program

Job summary

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group, LLC is seeking a Design Engineer – Substation to perform substation design assignments, develop layouts and protection/control systems, and collaborate with engineers and field personnel to ensure project accuracy and safety.

The role reports to a Supervising Engineer and offers opportunities to grow within a multi-disciplinary substation design team across the QISG platform. Travel may be required, and a strong engineering foundation is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• Passing the FE exam is highly desirable; required for Design Engineer 4 band.
• No prior electric utility industry experience needed for entry level positions.

Responsibilities

• Design physical substation components, including yard layouts, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, raceways, and auxiliary AC/DC power systems.
• Develop protection and control schematics, wiring diagrams, cable lists and panel layouts.
• Develop design drawings, calculations, and bills of material from engineering documents for planning, construction, operation, and maintenance.
• Conduct engineering calculations, including voltage drop, cable pulling, flicker analysis, and grounding analysis.
• Ensure project team applies engineering standards including NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI
• Perform quality reviews to check for inaccuracies, omissions, or compliance issues, and provide recommendations.
• Work collaboratively with engineers and project teams to develop solutions and modifications as needed.
• Maintain detailed project documentation and support engineering calculations.
• Bring potential project-related problems and possible solutions to the attention of the stakeholders.
• Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by projects and assignments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Ambiguity tolerance

Independent work

Time management

Travel readiness

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil)

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheet software

Email software

Job description

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group, LLC is seeking a Design Engineer – Substation to perform substation design assignments, develop layouts and protection/control systems, and collaborate with engineers and field personnel to ensure project accuracy and safety.

The role reports to a Supervising Engineer and offers opportunities to grow within a multi-disciplinary substation design team across the QISG platform. Travel may be required, and a strong engineering foundation is essential.