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Senior Substation Engineer

san diego, ca • Posted 1 weeks ago
Onsite Full Time Engineering

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the subject matter expert for substation and high-voltage engineering, including physical design, protection and control design, major equipment specifications and electrical design studies such as power flow, short-circuit and protection coordination.
  • Provide technical leadership and resolution for all substation-related design issues during project implementation.
  • Support transmission line design, interconnection applications, and related engineering activities as required.
  • Develop design criteria and technical specifications; prepare / review internal engineering deliverables, such as single-line diagrams and electrical studies.
  • Ensure EDFps technical specifications remain aligned with evolving industry best practices.
  • Coordinate external electrical engineering resources required to support the projects workload and supplement internal technical activities.
  • Support technical review of procurement packages, vendor submittals, and evaluations for major HV equipment such as power transformers, HV breakers.
  • Coordinate project design with engineers within and outside EDFps engineering group.
  • Support other departments, including construction and O&M, on substation design matters such as lessons learned and specification changes.
  • Provide project engineering management support on select projects as needed.
  • Actively participate in external technical seminars.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
  • Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience in substation design.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) License is highly preferred.
  • Deep understanding of substation and transmission line equipment, design principles, and the full project lifecycle (from preliminary design to 'as-built' packages).
  • Strong command of industry engineering codes and practices to ensure safe, cost-effective, and reliable designs.
  • Proficient with electrical engineering design software such as ETAP, ASPEN, and PSCAD.
  • Proven ability to mentor junior engineers and lead cross-functional project tasks.
  • Clear verbal and written communication skills with strong organizational habits.

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