Senior System Protection Engineer (500kv)
Not Disclosed•Full-TimeHybrid
location_onRichards Boulevard, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, 95814, United States
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. Located in a strategic position within the Western Electric Coordinating Council (WECC), the department relies on a highly skilled staff to maintain the reliability of these critical infrastructure assets.
This position serves as a pivotal point of contact for System Protection, interfacing with interconnection customers and the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). You will oversee aspects of system and substation protection, control, and remedial action schemes (RAS) specified, installed, and owned by PG&E. The role involves specifying, designing, and applying protective relay packages to ensure the reliable and secure operation of transmission and distribution systems, including generation and load interconnections.
In this hybrid capacity, you will collaborate with multiple internal teams, including EGI, Distribution Planning, Asset Strategy, Compliance, Operations, Planning, and Relay Test. Your day-to-day responsibilities include developing testing procedures, performing fault and disturbance analysis, conducting system modeling, maintaining documentation, and auditing protection equipment. You will also coordinate information exchange with other utilities and regulatory bodies, acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to provide technical leadership and mentorship to less senior engineers.
Candidates selected for this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the salary range, with the final decision made on a case-by-case basis considering specific skills, education, experience, market value, and geographic location. The position is eligible to participate in PG&E's discretionary incentive compensation programs.
PG&E is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We consider qualified applicants regardless of background, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics.
Work model: Hybrid
Richards Boulevard, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, 95814, United States
Sacramento, California
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in System Protection or electrical power, MBA, or BS in Computer Science. PE-Professional Engineer license. Knowledge of substation design, system operation, and transmission & distribution (T&D) planning experiences. Project Management knowledge and skill.
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Skills: System Protection, Substation Protection, Control Systems, Remedial Action Schemes, Protective Relay, Fault Analysis, Disturbance Analysis, System Modeling, Generation Resources, Substation Design.
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in System Protection; Master Degree in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in System Protection.