Electrical Engineer (Substations)

You will support the engineering design and development of substation physical layout and design packages as part of utility-scale Solar and Battery Energy Storage Solution projects at DEPCOM Power’s Bedminster, NJ site.

About the Role

This technical position plays a critical role in enabling DEPCOM’s in-house substation engineering model by delivering high-quality, cost-effective, and constructible substation designs. You will be responsible for all aspects of physical substation engineering—including layout optimization, bus design, grounding, lightning protection, and associated studies and calculations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing physical layout drawings, including plan, elevation, section, and detail views for high-voltage substations.
• Assist in designing protection schemes for high-voltage substations including line, transformer, bus, breaker failure, and overcurrent protection.
• Perform calculations: ac/dc sizing, bus and cable ampacity, ground grid sizing, lightning protection layout, lighting, rigid bus, conduit/cable fill, conductor tensioning/sag, clearance studies, harmonic resonance analysis, insulation coordination, transient over voltage studies, and EMT studies.
• Assist in developing one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, and relay logic.
• Assist in specifying and programming protection relays (e.g., SEL, GE, ABB) in coordination with system studies.
• Produce complete drawing packages from 30% conceptual design to Issued for Construction (IFC).
• Ensure substation physical designs comply with internal standards, NEC, NESC, IEEE, and applicable utility interconnection requirements.
• Develop and maintain standard templates, design libraries, and specification documents to streamline substation engineering workflows.
• Support procurement by developing technical equipment specifications for transformers, breakers, and steel structures.
• Provide technical support to construction teams and respond to RFIs and field issues related to substation physical design.
• Participate in substation equipment factory acceptance testing (FAT) and field commissioning support as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Ability to travel up to 15% for site visits, design reviews, or FATs.
• Experience in Power Infrastructure Design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with substation design and environment.
• Completed FE or EIT Certification.
• Experience working with utility interconnection teams and AHJs.
• Working knowledge of SCADA and protection/control integration impacts on physical layout.
• Knowledge of IEEE, NEC, and NESC standards related to substations.

Pay

We anticipate paying $90,000 - $130,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
• Life insurance, ADD, and disability coverage.
• Retirement plans.
• Paid vacation/time off.
• Educational assistance.
• Infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance (eligibility criteria apply).