Senior System Protection Engineer (500kv)

About the Team

The System Protection department oversees protection and control systems installed across a vast geographic area of California, owned by PG&E. Managing approximately 35,000 relays of various vintages, the team ensures the stability of PG&E's extensive 500kV network, which is critical to the Western Electric Coordinating Council (WECC). Maintaining a highly skilled staff is essential to provide expert oversight of these complex protection systems.

About the Role

This position serves as a key point of contact for System Protection, interfacing with interconnection customers and CAISO. You will specify, design, and apply protective relay packages to ensure the reliable and secure operation of transmission and distribution systems, including generation and load interconnections. The role involves developing testing procedures, performing fault and disturbance analysis, system modeling, and maintaining documentation and audits of protection equipment.

Collaboration is central to this position. You will work closely with multiple internal teams, including EGI, Distribution Planning, Asset Strategy, Compliance, Operations, Planning, and Relay Test. As a Subject Matter Expert (SME), you will provide technical leadership and mentorship to less senior engineers while managing multiple internal and external clients.

This is a hybrid role, requiring you to work from your remote office and your assigned location two days a week.

Hiring Process

PG&E is committed to a fair and transparent hiring process. Candidates will be evaluated based on their technical expertise, experience in system protection, and ability to integrate information from various sources to resolve complex engineering problems.

Equal Opportunity Employer

PG&E is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.