Ulteig

Substation Electrical Engineer

Ulteig

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $96,300 - $130,200 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • The Substation Engineer develops and reviews utility substation drawings, including General Arrangements, Elevations, Cable and Conduit Plans, Grounding Plans, AC/DC Schematics, panel elevations, electrical equipment enclosure plans, wiring diagrams, specifications, and reports to ensure that they are complete, accurate, and in accordance with sound engineering practices and client standards.
  • Acts as a technical leader and applies standard engineering techniques and procedures on moderately complex projects.
  • Plans, schedules, conducts and/or coordinates detailed phases of assigned project work.
  • Makes design recommendations, adaptations and modifications for utility substations.
  • Performs calculations using engineering formulas and skills.
  • Involved in the resolution of design problems, which may include performing field investigation or observation, detailed design work and detailed quality control (QC) review of design calculations.
  • Coordinates specific design aspects of a project requiring the ability to plan, schedule, conduct, and communicate work with team members.
  • Provide technical guidance to other engineers.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required
  • ABET accredited program or equivalent required
  • PE License strongly preferred. Ability to obtain within 1 year required
  • 4 years of engineering experience required
  • Prior experience working with physical design or protection and control design of electrical power substations required
  • Capable of reviewing and producing design drawings, including General Arrangements, Elevations, Cable and Conduit Plans, Grounding Plans, Physical Connection Details, AC/DC schematics, and wiring diagrams
  • Ability to perform AC & DC substation studies
  • Experience using ground grid modeling software a plus
  • Knowledge of substation protection and control schemes a plus
  • Knowledge of basic relay settings a plus
  • Knowledge of National Electric Code (NEC) a plus
  • Knowledge of National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) a plus
  • Knowledge of Rural Utilities Service (RUS) design guide a plus
  • Proven experience in Microsoft Software Applications (Word, Excel, Power Point)
  • Demonstrates openness to innovation by embracing and applying evolving technology and AI tools to enhance workflows, solve problems, and drive continuous improvement
  • Up to 15% travel required
  • Valid driver’s license preferred
  • Must have permanent authorization to work in US
Benefits
  • Flexible Workplace
  • Employee Ownership
  • Competitive Pay
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package
  • Collaborative Environment
  • Innovative Culture

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
utility substation drawingsGeneral ArrangementsElevationsCable and Conduit PlansGrounding PlansAC/DC Schematicswiring diagramsdesign calculationsAC & DC substation studiesground grid modeling software
Soft skills
technical leadershipplanningschedulingcommunicationproblem resolutionteam coordinationtechnical guidanceinnovationcontinuous improvement
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical EngineeringPE LicenseABET accreditation