Senior Engineer (Power Systems)

Location: Onsite in San Ramon, California; the selected candidate must live within PG&E’s service territory. Travel is required, typically less than 5% depending on the assignment.

Salary: $122,000–$194,000 annual base salary in the Bay Area, with a midpoint of $158,000; eligible for discretionary incentive compensation.

Company

hirify.global’s Applied Technology Services provides technology-based engineering, testing, and analysis services across the company.

What you will do

• Perform complex power system analysis, engineering studies, and hardware-in-the-loop testing for emerging transmission and distribution grid technologies.
• Evaluate electric T&D technologies, advanced metering, distributed energy resource integration, and system performance under simulated operating conditions.
• Develop test protocols, models, test technologies, and technical reports; analyze and document test results.
• Prepare and execute tests and studies across multiple concurrent projects, including planning, budgeting, and testing activities.
• Modify prototypes, parts, assemblies, and systems to correct functional deviations and improve testing processes.
• Partner with T&D planning, standards and asset strategy, system protection, and automation engineering teams from planning through production implementation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering in a discipline related to the assignments, such as mechanical, civil, or electrical engineering.
• At least 5 years of job-related experience.
• Ability to collaborate on technical reports and specifications, identify problems, and develop solutions.
• Ability to complete multiple projects concurrently and perform engineering tests and studies.
• Ability to evaluate parts, assemblies, and systems under simulated operating conditions and record results.
• Ability to develop test protocols and analyze data.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, preferably with a power systems emphasis.
• Professional Engineer’s License.
• Experience with CYME, PSCAD, RSCAD, PSS/E, or PSLF for creating, configuring, and validating transmission, distribution, and DER integration models.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing and physical protection and control devices, including relays, PMUs, and IEDs.
• Experience developing technical papers and presentations for IEEE, CIGRE, or IEC.
• Ability to work safely around high-voltage test equipment and in substation or power plant environments.
• Strong investigative, analytical problem-solving, communication, presentation, teamwork, interpersonal, leadership, and project management skills.
• Knowledge of engineering research and testing concepts, quality assurance, and quality control.
• Experience with utility SCADA, ADMS, and EMS platforms.
• Programming experience with National Instruments LabVIEW, Python, or MATLAB.

Culture & Benefits

• Work onsite at the San Ramon Technology Center within a multidisciplinary Applied Technology Services organization.
• Collaborate with engineers, scientists, technicians, and broader electric transmission and distribution teams.
• Work includes laboratory testing, engineering studies, technology evaluation, and support for complex grid engineering challenges.
• Travel is typically less than 5% and depends on the assignment.
• Eligible for discretionary incentive compensation programs.