Substation Design Engineer - Power Systems & Innovation

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group in Birmingham, AL seeks a Design Engineer - Substation to join a team delivering high‑voltage substation projects. You will design layouts, grounding, protection and control systems, and prepare design documents with engineers and field staff to ensure accuracy and efficiency.

Requirements: ABET‑accredited bachelor's in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering; FE exam is desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is highly desirable; this is required for the Design Engineer 4 band.
• No experience required in the electric utility industry for entry level positions.

Responsibilities

• Design physical substation components, 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

Communication skills

Teamwork

Independent work

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

ABET-accredited degree

Tools

Word

Excel

Email

Job description

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group in Birmingham, AL seeks a Design Engineer - Substation to join a team delivering high‑voltage substation projects. You will design layouts, grounding, protection and control systems, and prepare design documents with engineers and field staff to ensure accuracy and efficiency.

Requirements: ABET‑accredited bachelor's in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering; FE exam is desirable.