Engineer 3 Job
Location : Pomona, CA 91768 (Hybrid : In-office Wednesday & Thursday)
Schedule : Monday–Friday, 8 : 00 AM–5 : 00 PM
Salary Range : $48.91 / hour
Job Overview
The Engineer 3 will support capital program projects (e.g., DSP, TSP, SUB IR, DSERP) by performing protection engineering tasks for transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution systems. The role involves relay settings, system studies, coordination with utilities, and ensuring compliance with WECC and NERC PRC standards. Occasional field travel may be required for project job walks or testing.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Gather and evaluate system data (transmission, sub-transmission, distribution, transformer, generator).
- Model systems using software like CAPE, perform short circuit and protection coordination studies, and develop relay settings.
- Issue substation relay and auto-recloser settings (GE, SEL, Electromagnetic) via ASPEN relay database.
- Support test technicians with commissioning, review as-left relay setting files, and coordinate revisions.
- Perform system studies and provide protection requirements for design.
- Assist test technicians and operators as needed.
Long-Term Expectations
Conduct QA reviews of protection deliverables (settings, electronic files, calculations, logic).Design protective relaying systems to ensure SCE grid safety and reliability.Review and approve one-line, elementary, and logic diagrams.Collaborate with substation, distribution field, project, and apparatus engineers to support substation expansion, automation, and infrastructure replacement.Required Skills
Education : Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline.Experience : 10 years in protection, substation, or distribution engineering in the electric utility industry or equivalent.Certifications : Professional Engineer (PE) license.Technical Expertise :
Developed and peer-reviewed protective relay settings for systems from 12kV to 765kV.Conducted short circuit studies and designed step distance / pilot protection for 44–100kV lines, compliant with FAC-008, NERC, IEEE, IEC, ANSI standards.Proficient with GE, ABB, and SEL relays, and software (GE EnerVista UR Setup, SEL AcSELerator).Knowledge of transmission system operations, one-line diagrams, AC / DC schematics, wiring standards, and digital logic design.Familiarity with NERC PRC standards (PRC-23, 27, 26).Experience with CAPE, CYME, ASPEN relay database, or Bluebeam software.Ability to interpret and design electrical one-line, elementary, and protection logic diagrams.Skilled in symmetrical component analysis, fault calculations, and setting electromechanical and microprocessor relays.Desired Skills
Experience developing logic diagrams and programming relay settings for bulk-power (220 / 115 kV) systems, including transmission lines, buses, transformers, capacitors, and reactors.Expertise in automating sub-transmission substations, upgrading protective relays, and calculating fuse / auto-recloser settings.Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio) and Microsoft Project.Strong resource and project planning, decision-making, and results delivery skills.Excellent oral and written communication skills with a focus on customer needs.Education Requirement
Bachelor's Degree
Benefits : Health insurance
Health savings account
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance
Retirement plan
We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. For Los Angeles, CA applicants : Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.