Associate System Protection Engineer

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Entry level Associate Protection Engineer supporting electric engineering projects with a focus on protection studies and relay operations at PG&E. Collaborating with internal teams for compliance and technical consultation.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeFresno • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $95,172 - $150,096 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide protection engineering support for projects and studies
Issue protection requirements and prepare description of operations for non-standard and localized RAS schemes
Conduct short circuit studies, calculate short circuit line impedance
Determine and issue relay and automatics settings
Support relay system installations, such as review test program, end-to-end test, load check, direction check, relay release, etc.
Conduct area coordination studies
Participate in project walkdown and project meetings
Provide construction drawing reviews
Update and maintain records, such as Aspen relay data base, transformer data sheet, short circuit base case, hard copy files, and automatics data base, job files, port assignment sheets, breaker files, etc.
Review and approve new tools and training prior to rollout
Design and set localized RAS schemes based on Operation Engineering requirements
Identify existing protection deficiencies
Provide fault location
Investigate questionable relay operations, perform remote event retrieval, and implement corrective actions
Process clearance request and provide specific protection setup
Assist technicians, operators for routine maintenance and operation work
Provide project and routine M&O support to Hydro generation
Manage digital fault recorders and perform event retrieval
Conduct FERC generation interconnection studies and third-party load interconnections

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline; or, graduating with a BSEE by July 2026 from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US
Power System Protective Relaying Training / Seminar / Classes
Power System Short Circuit Analysis Training / Seminar / Classes
Distribution Transformer Protection Training / Seminar / Classes
Ability to quickly learn protection concepts and their application
Current and active California EIT Certificate
1 year of experience in engineering
Able to apply basic engineering principles and theory
Basic understanding of symmetrical component theory and ability to perform fault calculations
Basic knowledge of logic gate theory and control circuitry
Able to read and understand Operating, Single line, SLM&R, and Schematic diagrams

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Provide protection engineering support for projects and studies
Issue protection requirements and prepare description of operations for non-standard and localized RAS schemes
Conduct short circuit studies, calculate short circuit line impedance
Determine and issue relay and automatics settings
Support relay system installations, such as review test program, end-to-end test, load check, direction check, relay release, etc.
Conduct area coordination studies
Participate in project walkdown and project meetings
Provide construction drawing reviews
Update and maintain records, such as Aspen relay data base, transformer data sheet, short circuit base case, hard copy files, and automatics data base, job files, port assignment sheets, breaker files, etc.
Review and approve new tools and training prior to rollout
Design and set localized RAS schemes based on Operation Engineering requirements
Identify existing protection deficiencies
Provide fault location
Investigate questionable relay operations, perform remote event retrieval, and implement corrective actions
Process clearance request and provide specific protection setup
Assist technicians, operators for routine maintenance and operation work
Provide project and routine M&O support to Hydro generation
Manage digital fault recorders and perform event retrieval
Conduct FERC generation interconnection studies and third-party load interconnections 🎯 Requirements
Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline; or, graduating with a BSEE by July 2026 from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US
Power System Protective Relaying Training / Seminar / Classes
Power System Short Circuit Analysis Training / Seminar / Classes
Distribution Transformer Protection Training / Seminar / Classes
Ability to quickly learn protection concepts and their application
Current and active California EIT Certificate
1 year of experience in engineering
Able to apply basic engineering principles and theory
Basic understanding of symmetrical component theory and ability to perform fault calculations
Basic knowledge of logic gate theory and control circuitry
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Hard Skills & Tools

protection engineeringshort circuit studiesrelay settingsarea coordination studiesfault locationsymmetrical component theoryfault calculationslogic gate theorycontrol circuitryengineering principles

Soft Skills

ability to learn quicklycommunicationteam collaborationproblem-solvingattention to detail

Certifications

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical EngineeringCalifornia EIT Certificate