Pacific Gas and Electric Company

System Automation Engineer Intern

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Fresno • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $25 - $35 per hour

Job Level

Entry Level

About the role

  • As a summer intern, you will be the vital link between the company and widespread interconnection of generation, increase in capacity demand (residential, commercial and industrial) and system reliability improvements in California.
  • Your role will be to work alongside experienced engineers to ensure that the company provides excellent service for these projects.
  • Actively promote safe practices and conduct in accordance with the Corporate Safety policy.
  • Accomplish the department goal of zero injuries & avoidable auto incidents.
  • Foster teamwork, innovation and embrace new approaches to accomplish our work more efficiently and effectively.
  • Ensure delivery of high-quality design products on budget and on time.
  • Participate in project walkdown and project meetings.
  • Identify SCADA deficiencies, prepare SCADA topology at a substation and issue Automation requirements.
  • Provide construction drawing reviews.
  • Engage and collaborate with vendors on training.
  • Determine and issue relay settings for integrated station annunciators.
  • Determine and issue IP_DNP addresses for integrated devices on LAN in a substation.
  • Program Remote Terminal Unit (RTU).
  • Troubleshooting automation equipment malfunctions.
  • Assist in supporting new remote access and user authentication applications.
  • Store the latest RTU configuration and point list on approved system of records.
  • Work with and learn from other departments involved in Substations such as Maintenance, Construction, Distribution Planning, Standards, Protection, Automation, etc.

Requirements

  • Earning a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering degree or related discipline at an accredited University.
  • Must be continuing their education toward a degree during and/or after the internship
  • Desired: EIT or FE certification
  • 3.0 GPA or greater in both cumulative GPA and major GPA
  • Strong programming skills
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills
  • Strong communication skills, both oral and written
  • Engineering experience in utilities, municipalities, construction, or engineering consultation
  • Ability to work in a team environment and support fellow team members
  • Takes initiative and can work independently with minimal direction
  • PG&E is unable to provide VISA sponsorship to students on an F-1, J-1 or other student visa for this position.
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Hard Skills & Tools
Electrical EngineeringComputer ScienceComputer EngineeringSCADARemote Terminal Unit (RTU)ProgrammingTroubleshootingAutomationRelay settingsIP_DNP addresses
Soft Skills
Problem solvingAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsTeamworkInitiativeIndependenceCollaborationInnovationSafety practicesTime management
Certifications
EITFEBachelor’s degreeMaster’s degree