Substation Design Engineer
Company: PG&E Corporation
Location: Oakland
Posted on: March 6, 2026
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Job Description:
Requisition ID 170622 Job Category: Engineering / Science Job
Level: Individual Contributor Business Unit: Strategy & Growth Work
Type: Hybrid Job Location: Oakland Department Overview The
hardworking coworkers of Electric Engineering ensure all manners of
electric engineering—including electric standards and process
safety, electric design engineering, instrumentation testing and
controls, undergrounding, electric regulatory compliance and
electric investment planning—are in place to safely enable a
strategic and stable workplan for our Electric Operations partners.
Our organization is accountable for program planning, financial
budgeting, and project execution and delivery of all electric
engineering projects. Electric Engineering is comprised of
approximately 2,000 coworkers. Position Summary This position is
represented by Engineers and Scientist of California (ESC) subject
to collective bargaining. As a Design Engineer, you will be the
vital link between the Company and widespread interconnection of
generation; increase in capacity demand (residential, commercial,
and industrial); and system reliability improvements in California.
Your role will be to ensure that the Company provides excellent
service for these projects. This position is hybrid, working from
your remote office and your assigned work location based on
business need. The assigned work location will be within the
PG&E Service Territory. PG&E is providing the hourly rate
range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this
position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is
specific to the locality of the job. The actual hourly rate paid to
an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not
limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications,
experience, market value, geographic location, collective
bargaining agreement, and internal equity. Under the terms of the
collective bargaining agreement, the hourly rate range for this
position is $44.70 to $74.42, subject to collectively bargained
wage increases.? Job Responsibilities Actively promote safe
practices and conduct in accordance with the Corporate Safety
policy. Accomplish the department goal of zero injuries & avoidable
auto incidents. Foster teamwork and innovation and embrace new
approaches to accomplish our work more efficiently and effectively.
Coordinate project information (studies, sketches, computations,
other complex data) for the engineering and construction of
electric substation facilities including equipment relocations and
replacements, capacity additions, reliability and automation
improvements. This involves interfacing with other disciplines
(such as civil and protection engineers) and reviewing existing
facilities and developing conceptual designs. Prepare Electrical
Substation design drawings using Bentley 3D software for indoor and
outdoor equipment (e.g., RTUs, relays, meters, batteries,
annunciators, structures, circuit breakers, transformers,
disconnect switches, etc.), Single Line Diagrams, Meter and Relay
Diagrams, AC and DC Schematics, Control Room Layouts, Switchboard
Arrangements, AC and DC Station Services, General Arrangement
Outdoor, Conduits & Grounding, etc. Prepare bill of materials,
circuit & conduit schedules, reports, and presentations using
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and other applications.
Conduct design review meetings with project teams. Ensure delivery
of high-quality design products on budget, on time, and on purpose.
Travel 10% of the time. Qualifications Minimum: Holds a BS in
Electrical Engineering or graduating with a BS in electrical
engineering by June 2026; or its equivalent in education and
experience, to include education and design drafting experience
totaling six years, or education and experience totaling four years
including two years at PG&E as a Design Drafter or Senior
Design Drafter Must possess and maintain a valid Class C California
Driver's License (or higher) by day 1 of hire Desired: Familiarity
with PG&E standards and processes PE/EIT certification
Experience in electrical substation design using MicroStation or
AutoCAD or Bentley 3D software Fluent with Microsoft Office,
Outlook, word, Excel, PowerPoint and access programs
Keywords: PG&E Corporation, San Leandro , Substation Design Engineer, Engineering , Oakland, California
