Substation Design Engineer I: Protection & Control

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group, LLC; San Diego (CA); 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 in the United States (San Diego, CA) is seeking a Design Engineer I to perform substation design duties including physical layout and protection & control systems. You will design substation components, select materials, prepare design documents, and collaborate with engineers and field personnel to ensure project accuracy and efficiency.

The role reports to a Supervising Engineer within a substation design team across the QISG platform, with career

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is highly desirable.
• Curiosity for and willingness to learn about the major components of a substation is required.

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.
• 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

Oral and written communication

Teamwork

Project collaboration

Ambiguity tolerance

Multi-tasking

Education

ABET-accredited electrical engineering program

FE exam desirable

Job description

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group, LLC in the United States (San Diego, CA) is seeking a Design Engineer I to perform substation design duties including physical layout and protection & control systems. You will design substation components, select materials, prepare design documents, and collaborate with engineers and field personnel to ensure project accuracy and efficiency.

The role reports to a Supervising Engineer within a substation design team across the QISG platform, with career