Substation Design Engineer — Shape the Grid

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

401(k) Plan

Holiday Pay

Paid Time Off

Health Coverage

Pet Insurance

EAP

Professional Development

Education Reimbursement

Employee Discount

Job summary

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group is seeking a Design Engineer - Substation to perform substation design assignments, including physical layouts and protection and control systems, while ensuring safety and construction standards. You will work with engineers and drafters across the QISG platform on various substation projects.

The role reports to a Supervising Engineer and advances through bands with experience and mastery. Travel up to 10–25% may be required.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering program required
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering required

Responsibilities

• Design physical substation components including yard layouts and grounding
• Develop protection and control schematics and wiring diagrams
• Create design drawings, calculations and BOMs from engineering documents
• Perform engineering calculations such as voltage drop and grounding
• Ensure compliance with NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE and ANSI
• Collaborate with engineers and field personnel to ensure accuracy

Skills

Electrical engineering

ABET-accredited program

FE exam desirable

Team collaboration

Communication

Ambiguity management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or civil engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Spreadsheet

Job description

Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group is seeking a Design Engineer - Substation to perform substation design assignments, including physical layouts and protection and control systems, while ensuring safety and construction standards. You will work with engineers and drafters across the QISG platform on various substation projects.

The role reports to a Supervising Engineer and advances through bands with experience and mastery. Travel up to 10–25% may be required.