Substation Design Engineer I

Trc Companies, Inc.; Upper Leacock Township (PA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

401k with match

Paid time off

Holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

TRC Companies, Inc. seeks a Substation Engineer to perform design engineering activities for substation projects of varying size, complexity, and voltage class, including drawings, calculations, and specifications.

The role focuses on relay protection and control design, yard layouts, grounding, lightning protection, and associated materials, with coordination across Civil, Networks and Transmission teams and occasional field support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited program.
• EIT certification strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with National Electrical Safety Code and IEEE / ANSI Standard.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Capability of solving difficult problems that require adaptation and modification of standard approaches, techniques, procedures, and criteria.

Responsibilities

• Conceptual designs and execution plans.
• Engineering/project cost estimates and schedules.
• Physical substation design including yard layouts, plans, sections and details, grounding, lightning protection, control building arrangements, interior and exterior raceways, auxiliary AC/DC power systems, and associated bills of material.
• Protection and control design including panel arrangements, one lines/single lines, three lines, AC schematics, DC elementaries, equipment wiring and relay panel wiring.
• Calculations for studies and reports (grounding, lighting protection, AC/DC load studies, etc.)
• Equipment specifications for procurement and/or factory acceptance testing.
• Lead coordination of design activities with other departments (Civil/Structural, Networks, Transmission Line, etc.).
• Develop and improve processes, tools and/or technology implementations.
• Assist in correspondence with clients or outside personnel.
• Provide short term field support during construction.
• Other areas of involvement may include relay settings, 3D modeling/design, or industry/professional technical committee involvement.

Skills

Excellent communication

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

TRC Companies, Inc. seeks a Substation Engineer to perform design engineering activities for substation projects of varying size, complexity, and voltage class, including drawings, calculations, and specifications.

The role focuses on relay protection and control design, yard layouts, grounding, lightning protection, and associated materials, with coordination across Civil, Networks and Transmission teams and occasional field support.