Senior Substation Engineer

Job Title: Senior Substation Engineer

Location: San Diego, CA

Duration: Permanent, full-time

Model: Hybrid, onsite 3 days/week

The Senior Substation Engineer is responsible for leading all aspects of substations across the full portfolio of renewable projects in North America, ensuring that substation designs meet company requirements, utility standards, and applicable codes.

Responsibilities (Project substation and transmission line engineering):

• Serve as the subject matter expert for substation and high-voltage engineering, including physical design, protection and control design, major equipment specifications, and electrical design studies such as power flow, short-circuit, and protection coordination.
• Provide technical leadership and resolution for all substation-related design issues during project implementation.
• Support transmission line design, interconnection applications, and related engineering activities as required. Develop design criteria and technical specifications; prepare / review internal engineering deliverables, such as single-line diagrams and electrical studies.
• Ensure EDFps technical specifications remain aligned with evolving industry best practices.
• Coordinate external electrical engineering resources required to support the projects' workload and supplement internal technical activities.
• Support technical review of procurement packages, vendor submittals, and evaluations for major HV equipment such as power transformers and HV breakers.
• Coordinate project design with engineers within and outside EDFps's engineering group. Support other departments, including construction and O&M, on substation design matters such as lessons learned and specification changes.
• Provide project engineering management support on select projects as needed.
• Actively participate in external technical seminars.
• Other duties as assigned.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Qualifications

• Education

  Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.

  
  

• Experience

  Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience in substation design.

  
  

• Licensure

  Professional Engineer (PE) License is highly preferred.

  
  

Technical Expertise

• Substation Design

  Deep understanding of substation and transmission line equipment, design principles, and the full project lifecycle (from preliminary design to "as-built" packages).

  
  

• Codes & Standards

  Strong command of industry engineering codes and practices to ensure safe, cost-effective, and reliable designs.

  
  

• Software

  Proficient with electrical engineering design software such as ETAP, ASPEN, and PSCAD.

  
  

Leadership & Execution

• Problem Solving

  Capable of independently diagnosing and resolving complex engineering challenges.

  
  

• Teamwork & Mentorship

  Proven ability to mentor junior engineers and lead cross-functional project tasks.

  
  

• Communication

  Clear verbal and written communication skills with strong organizational habits.

  
  

• Process Improvement

  Ability to support and drive continuous workflow improvements.