Transmission/Substation Engineering Development & Testing Engineer 2 jobs in United States
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Southern California Edison (SCE) · 9 hours ago

Transmission/Substation Engineering Development & Testing Engineer 2

Southern California Edison (SCE) is committed to advancing clean energy solutions. The Transmission/Substation Engineering Development & Testing Engineer 2 will contribute to the adoption of innovative Grid Platform technologies, performing critical testing services and ensuring the reliability of the electrical grid.

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Comp. & Benefits
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Responsibilities

Performs inspections and evaluations of existing conditions for various electrical equipment and systems for proper installation, problem identification/ trouble shooting, and overall improvements
Ensures system event assessments and RCA are performed for equipment failures and implements corrective actions, confirming proper mitigation plans are in place
Prepares thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations, and design plans related to projects and analysis of increasing scope and complexity
Conducts independent engineering work, receiving guidance on the evaluation, selection, application and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria
Performs power system modeling and analyses utilizing software tools and applications; stays informed of technology advancements, market trends, and relevant guidelines and standards related to energy technology
Ensures the performance of day-to-day preventive maintenance activities to maintain equipment and ensure continued operation according to required standards including Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) quality and environmental and reliability standards
Helps ensure infrastructure’s supporting processes are validated/qualified throughout their life cycle
Develops the engineering facility design, including but not limited to electrical system design, such as sizing, creating one-line diagrams, and selecting equipment
Assists in the development of new technology and standards strategy and the implementation of strategies into business operations to improve power system functionality and quality of service to customers
Acts as project sponsors with some technical assistance when responding to technical questions requiring project modification to move projects through their lifecycle
A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity

Qualification

Power system modelingElectrical system designAdvanced technology projectsPSCAD softwareRTDS softwareMulti-departmental teamworkDesign thinkingCommunicationCross-functional collaborationCustomer focus

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Bachelor's Degree in a scientific/technical/math field
Two or more years of experience performing engineering work in operations, production, construction or maintenance environments
Possess a valid Class C Driver's License

Preferred

Strong understanding and technical capability to deliver advanced technology demonstration projects from concept to field deployment
Experience executing projects that focus on the customer(s) through design thinking, incorporating feedback and developing agreement among stakeholders to maximize project success and technology transfer
Knowledge of modeling power systems especially using PSCAD (software in the loop), RTDS (hardware in the loop), and other power flow and short circuit duty software
Experience working hands on in lab environment with instrumentation and performing testing
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Ability to work on and successfully lead multi-departmental cross functional technical teams on projects with moderate financial and operational impact
Familiarity with SCE's publicly available January 2025 Technology Roadmap
Familiarity with the CPUC's Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) program

Company

Southern California Edison (SCE)

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As one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, we’re bringing more clean and renewable sources of energy to Southern California.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$2B
2025-01-09Debt Financing· $1.5B
2024-09-03Debt Financing· $500M

Leadership Team

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Michael Backstrom
Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
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Lizeth Ruvalcaba
Senior Manager, People Operations and Enablement
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