Substation Design Engineer I — Hands-on Electrical Design

Quanta-Services; Paramus (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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 Services seeks a Design Engineer I to perform substation design assignments, including physical layout, protection & control systems, and material selection, reporting to a Supervising Engineer within a substation design team.

You will collaborate with engineers and field personnel to ensure project accuracy, maintain calculations and documentation, and travel for short assignments as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is highly desirable.
• Curiosity for substation components and willingness to learn; prior design/ Construction experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design physical substation components including yard layouts, grounding and protection systems.
• Develop protection and control schematics, wiring diagrams and panel layouts.
• Create design drawings, calculations and bills of material from engineering documents.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Independent worker

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

ABET-accredited BE/EE degree

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Email

Job description

Quanta Services seeks a Design Engineer I to perform substation design assignments, including physical layout, protection & control systems, and material selection, reporting to a Supervising Engineer within a substation design team.

You will collaborate with engineers and field personnel to ensure project accuracy, maintain calculations and documentation, and travel for short assignments as needed.