Distribution Wildfire Engineer
Core
Develop expertise in protection engineering, grid resiliency, and wildfire risk reduction to support system protection and wildfire resiliency across the distribution grid.
Role type
Entry to Principal Electrical Engineer (Distribution)
Builds
Medium voltage system protection, fault response, and resiliency planning solutions for utility distribution grids.
Domain
Utility / Power Systems / Wildfire Mitigation
Required skills
Medium voltage system protection, fault analysis, relay/recloser concepts, technical documentation, project coordination, field engineering oversight, budgeting/estimating
Preferred skills
Power systems, system protection, grid resiliency, EIT/FE or PE registration
Technologies
Relay/Recloser systems, power system analysis tools
Responsibilities
Develop technical documentation (designs, calculations, reports), provide field engineering oversight for commissioning and testing, coordinate project phases (design, procurement, installation), support bid evaluation processes, mentor less experienced engineers, perform basic analysis and calculations for proposals
Seniority
Entry to Principal (0 to 15+ years experience)
