CareerPlan

Staff Transmission Engineer - Transmission (Brea, San Diego)

Brea, CA, USFull-time$110k–$165k2026-11-08 → 2026-11-09

Core

Lead or support engineering responsibilities for high voltage overhead transmission line design, routing, and construction.

Role type

Staff IC transmission line engineer

Builds

High voltage overhead transmission line facilities (69kV to 500kV)

Domain

Power transmission infrastructure

Required skills

PLS-CADD modeling, line routing, structure analysis, sag-tension calculations, wire selection, construction drawing preparation, cost estimation

Preferred skills

Professional engineer licensure, experience as technical lead, quality review experience, expertise in Power Line system-based programs (PLS, PLS-POLE)

Technologies

PLS-CADD, PLS, PLS-POLE

Responsibilities

Perform and oversee overhead transmission line design; prepare specifications for construction and hardware; develop design criteria and loading trees; provide instruction to less experienced staff

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with leadership potential