Substation Design Engineer I — Grow & Impact

KCI Technologies, Inc.; Maryland; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

KCI Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Substation Junior Designer to support physical design and protection and control tasks for transmission assets. The role emphasizes AutoCAD-driven deliverables, yard layouts, and inter-discipline coordination, with mentorship.

The candidate should have basic substation design exposure and willingness to develop across design tracks. Join a team delivering critical infrastructure nationwide, with opportunities to advance in a growing engineering and consulting

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent; seven years rele­vant work experience can substitute.
• Associate's Degree or equivalent with relevant distribution design experience preferred.
• Experience with AutoCAD and related substation design tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Apply established substation design practices and client standards under guidance.
• Develop Physical Design deliverables: yard layouts, plans, sections, details, grounding, raceways, and cable routing.
• Produce P&C deliverables: one-lines, three-lines, AC/DC schematics, relay and control layouts, wiring diagrams.
• Coordinate interfaces among Physical Design, P&C, Civil, Structural and other disciplines.

Skills

AutoCAD

Substation design

P&C drafting

3D modeling

Interdisciplinary coordination

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate's Degree

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

MicroStation

OpenUtilities Substation

Navisworks

ProjectWise

Google Earth

Job description

KCI Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Substation Junior Designer to support physical design and protection and control tasks for transmission assets. The role emphasizes AutoCAD-driven deliverables, yard layouts, and inter-discipline coordination, with mentorship.

The candidate should have basic substation design exposure and willingness to develop across design tracks. Join a team delivering critical infrastructure nationwide, with opportunities to advance in a growing engineering and consulting