
Electric Distribution Engineer – Associate
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Oakland • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $95,172 - $142,956 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Submits long term and short-term reconstruction, capacity and reliability plan recommendations; manages projects within their local area of $100,000 or less; and reviews and recommends job estimates within DPA for capacity and reliability.
- Monitors area substation and circuit capabilities and track corresponding loads.
- Prepares proposals, including justification, for appropriate corrective actions to address deficiencies found.
- Performs planning studies to correctly model the electric distribution system and works with Mapping to ensure discrepancies are corrected in associated records system.
- Analyzes historical loads and project future growth.
- Prepares long-term and short-term plans to identify and correct area deficiencies.
- Prepares draft Preliminary Planning Reviews (PPR’s).
- Identifies alternatives to address deficiencies for Project Analysis (PA’s).
- Reviews and analyzes area distribution systems and takes appropriate actions to maintain power factors and primary voltage within established standards.
- Determines circuit and associated equipment capabilities within the assigned DPA.
- Prepares and initiate switching plans to alleviate normal and minimize emergency deficiencies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from a college/university program accredited by Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET)
- Electrical engineering experience in an electric utility company
- Power system engineering
- Basic electrical engineering principles and theory
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
power system engineeringelectrical engineering principlesload analysisproject managementplanning studiescapacity planningreliability planningcircuit analysisvoltage managementdeficiency analysis
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)ABET accreditation