Senior Substation Engineer 2 - Grid
$100,019–$152,807 year
HybridGreenville, South Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Lead project conceptualization, work planning, and execution for high voltage substation projects while investigating, troubleshooting, and solving complex electrical engineering issues. Prepare clear technical reports meeting client requirements and S&L formats, and review design drawings created by others. Collaborate with experienced engineers through peer-learning and knowledge sharing within Communities of Practice. Lead teams in leveraging modern tools and AI to automate workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs by setting expectations for data usage and reviewing automated outputs. This hybrid role requires three days in the office with two days remote. A Bachelor of Science in Engineering is required, with 7+ years in Medium Voltage Power Systems design. Relocation is offered depending on location.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science Engineering degree
- 7 or more years 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
- 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
- Must be able to travel to client sites as needed
- Expectation of spending three days a week in the office
Desired Qualifications
- A Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering degree is preferrable
- A degree from an ABET accredited engineering program
- 3 or more years 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
- Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs
- 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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