Substation Engineer

Spencer Ogden; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Spencer Ogden seeks an experienced Substation Physical Design Engineer to join our engineering team and support high-voltage substation and power infrastructure projects. You will focus on physical and primary engineering, including layouts, clearances, grounding, and bus design, delivering detailed design packages for AIS and GIS substations.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of substation design experience and proficiency with AutoCAD or MicroStation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in substation physical design or primary engineering.
• Direct experience designing high-voltage substations and associated electrical infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review physical substation design packages for high-voltage transmission and distribution substations.
• Prepare substation general arrangements, equipment layouts, plan views, sections, and elevations.
• Design and review primary substation components, including bus arrangements, equipment positioning, electrical clearances, and grounding systems.
• Support the design of AIS and GIS substations across a range of voltage classes, including 11kV through 765kV.
• Develop and review equipment arrangements, foundation layouts, and associated engineering drawings.
• Coordinate with Protection & Controls, Civil/Structural, BIM, and other engineering disciplines to ensure successful project execution.
• Review technical specifications, equipment documentation, and vendor drawings.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable industry standards, client requirements, and project specifications.
• Support technical reviews and provide engineering guidance to other team members as needed.

Skills

Substation design

Electrical clearance analysis

Grounding design

Bus design

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Substation Physical Design Engineer to join an established engineering team supporting a variety of high-voltage substation and power infrastructure projects.

This position focuses on the physical and primary engineering aspects of substation design, including equipment layouts, electrical clearances, grounding, bus design, and overall substation arrangements. The engineer will work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop and deliver detailed design packages for utility-scale substation projects.

This is an opportunity to contribute to a diverse portfolio of transmission and distribution infrastructure projects while supporting the continued development of the engineering team.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and review physical substation design packages for high-voltage transmission and distribution substations.
• Prepare substation general arrangements, equipment layouts, plan views, sections, and elevations.
• Design and review primary substation components, including bus arrangements, equipment positioning, electrical clearances, and grounding systems.
• Support the design of AIS and GIS substations across a range of voltage classes, including 11kV through 765kV.
• Develop and review equipment arrangements, foundation layouts, and associated engineering drawings.
• Coordinate with Protection & Controls, Civil/Structural, BIM, and other engineering disciplines to ensure successful project execution.
• Review technical specifications, equipment documentation, and vendor drawings.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable industry standards, client requirements, and project specifications.
• Support technical reviews and provide engineering guidance to other team members as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in substation physical design or primary engineering.
• Direct experience designing high-voltage substations and associated electrical infrastructure.
• Experience with substation layouts, equipment arrangements, grounding, bus design, and electrical clearances.
• Familiarity with AIS and/or GIS substation design.
• Experience working across multiple voltage classes, ideally ranging from distribution through transmission-level substations.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and/or MicroStation.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred but not required.
• Strong technical communication skills and experience coordinating with multidisciplinary engineering teams.