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Substation Design Engineer

Syntricate Technologies

Substation Design Engineer (Multiple Roles)

Fulltime 100K-110K plus Bonus

Formal Job Description
  • High voltage experience (34.5kV and higher) MANDATORY
  • Substation Design Engineer Experience
  • Min 5 years experience
  • PE certification - highly recommended
Education Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an accredited program
  • BSEE Preferred
Skills Required:
  • Substation design (distribution, sub-transmission, transmission voltage classes)
  • Electrical design deliverables (protection and control design, physical design)
  • Project management, scheduling, resource planning
  • Client, vendor, and subcontractor interfacing
  • QA/QC processes
  • Mentoring junior engineers
  • Familiarity with design guides, standards, systems, and engineering codes
  • Equipment/materials research
Day-to-Day Overview:
  • Design and develop electrical design deliverables for substations
  • Participate in project management and scheduling meetings
  • Interface with clients, vendors, and subcontractors
  • Perform quality assurance and quality control on projects
  • Mentor and guide junior engineers
Projects & Tasks:
  • Stay current with design guides, standards, systems, and engineering codes
  • Ensure compliance with quality programs and support continuous improvement
  • Prepare complex engineering deliverables and conduct equipment/materials research
  • Manage budgets, schedules, and quality requirements for projects
  • Coordinate with internal and external team members on projects
  • Assist with identifying client interests and communicate them to project teams
  • Support business development activities

Locations: Orange, CA Clarkston, WA Lake Oswego, OR San Diego, CA Vancouver, WA Billings, MT Meridian, ID Lakewood, CO Hailey, ID Cottonwood Heights, UT Ann Arbor, MI Appleton, WI Cincinnati, OH New Albany, OH De Pere, WI Middleton, WI Milwaukee, WI Burnsville, MN Overland Park, KS Plover, WI St. Louis, MO Austin, TX Fort Worth, TX Houston, TX Sugar Land, TX Phoenix, AZ San Antonio, TX Tulsa, OK Tyler, TX Duluth, GA Baton Rouge, LA Trussville, AL Plantation, FL Fort Mill, SC Maitland, FL Richmond, VA Rocky Mount, VA Fairfax, VA Hallowell, ME Columbia, MD Foxborough, MA Freeport, ME Hamilton, NJ Mechanicsburg, PA Mount Laurel, NJ Oradell, NJ Pittsburgh, PA Syracuse, NY

Vacancy posted 1 day ago
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