Engineer Substation Automation & Control Engineering

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Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become an Engineer 3 Substation Automation & Control Engineering at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll set the vision for automation strategy, creating unified and future‑proof solutions that support company‑wide digital transformation. You'll guide teams through process re‑engineering, architect automation platforms, and foster a culture of innovation. As an Engineer 3 Substation Automation & Control Engineering, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone.

Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

• Ensures technical issues and problems are resolved in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner utilizing available resources.
• Supervises, leads, and coordinates work with full time and contract employees in the execution of new technical strategies, equipment or standards.
• Conducts life cycle assessments for utility infrastructure materials and processes; improves preventive maintenance procedures to decrease overall downtime.
• Conducts risk assessments and implements risk mitigation strategies to ensure the safety and reliability of engineering projects.
• Supports audits and inspections; ensures compliance with relevant environmental, health, and safety
• Regulations.
• Provides engineering and technical expertise and guidance for the identification, analysis and resolution of high impact, complex and/or cross-functional problems in engineering.
• Ensures the engineering facility design basis is controlled and design basis documentation is maintained. Conducts engineering and related studies with full technical responsibility for planning and coordinating high-impact complex projects.
• Provides support and technical training to junior engineering levels.
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Bachelor's Degree in a scientific/technical/math field.
• Five or more years of experience in engineering within operations, production, construction or maintenance environments.
• Possess a valid Class C Driver's License.

• Advanced knowledge of power systems, automation development, regulatory compliance (CPUC, NERC), and proficiency with engineering tools (e.g., AutoCAD, ASPEN, SEMT).
• Strong ability to lead technology pilots, manage standards updates, and coordinate across cross-functional teams while influencing decisions.
• Skilled in risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis, and aligning technology adoption with organizational roadmaps; excellent communication and problem-solving mindset.
• Substation Automation development and test experience.
• Computer Science and/or Computer programming background (C++, C#, Python).

• This position’s work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
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• 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.
• Position will require up to 10% traveling and being out in the field throughout the SCE service territory.
• This position has been identified as a NERC/CIP impacted position - Prior to being hired, the successful candidate must pass a Personnel Risk Assessment (PRA) or…