Senior Substation Engineer 1 - Grid
HybridMayagüez, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Job Summary
Lead high voltage substation project conceptualization, work planning, and execution while investigating and troubleshooting electrical engineering issues. Prepare clear technical reports meeting client requirements and S&L formats, review design drawings, and develop single line diagrams, relaying, and grounding plans. Manage multiple projects under budget and time constraints, tracking schedules and expenditures against budgets. Lead teams in applying automation and AI tools to improve workflows and reduce rework. Requires a BS in engineering, 5+ years in medium voltage power systems, bilingual Spanish/English skills, and a PE license. Hybrid schedule includes three days in the office.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program
- 5 or more years of experience in the design of Medium Voltage Power Systems
- Ability to prioritize work and manage multiple projects under budget and time constraints
- Experience tracking project information such as: schedules and expenditures against budgets, preparing status reports and client interface
- Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
- Experience in reviewing design drawings created by others
- Proficiency with MS Office applications
- Must be bilingual in Spanish and English (read, speak, and write)
- Must be available for travel to client sites as needed
- Must be available for a hybrid work arrangement with three days a week in the office
- Must be able to lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI
- Must be willing or able to direct automation and process-improvement work
- Must be able to oversee engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks
Desired Qualifications
- A BSEE degree
- 3 or more years of experience in the design of substations 138kV and above
- Ability to prepare substation grounding calculations, direct stroke shielding calculations, battery & charger sizing calculations, etc.
- Physical layout and protection & controls experience
- Ability to work with Designer to develop substation single line diagrams, relaying & metering diagrams, DC schematic diagrams, substation plan & sections, grounding plans, etc.
- Familiarity with ANSI/IEEE/NEMA standards as they relate to substation design. This includes the National Electrical Safety Code (ANSI - C2)
- PE license
- AutoCAD experience
- Additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows
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