Substation Design Engineer: High-Impact Projects & Growth

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group, LLC; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive health and retirement_b

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group, LLC (QISG) is seeking a Design Engineer - Substation to join our engineering team. You will design substation components, develop protection/control schematics, and prepare design documents, working with engineers and field personnel to ensure accuracy and efficiency.

You will report to a Supervising Engineer and advance within bands as you gain experience and master new skills. Travel up to 25% may be required to support projects across the QISG platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering from an ABET‑accredited program.
• Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is highly desirable; this is required for the Design Engineer 4 band.
• Curiosity for and willingness to learn about major substation components; prior design or construction experience is highly desirable.

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.
• Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by projects and assignments.

Skills

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

ABET-accredited program

Job description

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group, LLC (QISG) is seeking a Design Engineer - Substation to join our engineering team. You will design substation components, develop protection/control schematics, and prepare design documents, working with engineers and field personnel to ensure accuracy and efficiency.

You will report to a Supervising Engineer and advance within bands as you gain experience and master new skills. Travel up to 25% may be required to support projects across the QISG platform.