Substation Design Engineer I - Growth, Benefits, Impact

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group, LLC; Paramus (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

401(k) Retirement Plan

Holiday Pay

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional Development

Tuition Assistance

Employee Discount Program

Job summary

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group, LLC is seeking a Design Engineer I to perform substation design assignments, including physical layout and protection & control systems, while ensuring safety and construction standards. The role reports to a Supervising Engineer and sits on a substation design team supporting projects across the QISG platform.

The candidate will design yard layouts, grounding, protection schematics, and BOMs, collaborate with engineers and field personnel, and travel

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is highly desirable.
• Curiosity to learn substation components; basic knowledge is a plus; prior design or construction experience desirable.
• Word processing, spreadsheets, and e-mail software.

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.
• Perform 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

Communication skills

Teamwork

Independent work

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Job description

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group, LLC is seeking a Design Engineer I to perform substation design assignments, including physical layout and protection & control systems, while ensuring safety and construction standards. The role reports to a Supervising Engineer and sits on a substation design team supporting projects across the QISG platform.

The candidate will design yard layouts, grounding, protection schematics, and BOMs, collaborate with engineers and field personnel, and travel