Electrical Engineer, Journey

Notes: This position is being posted at both the entry and journey levels; however, only one hire will be made from these two postings. Candidates interested in both levels must apply separately to each posting.

Open until filled - Candidates are encouraged to apply early as this posting may close at any time without notice on or after October 12, 2026

SMUD is the nation's sixth largest community owned, not for profit electric service provider, delivering safe, reliable, and affordable electricity while leading the transition to a cleaner energy future for the Sacramento region. As SMUD advances its goals around grid modernization, transportation electrification, distributed energy resource adoption, and a resilient carbon-neutral power system, this role is essential to ensuring new technologies are integrated in ways that uphold power quality, system protection, and overall grid reliability.

Join SMUD's Distributed Energy Services team as a Journey Level Electrical Engineer, where you will support the safe, reliable, and efficient integration of Distributed Energy Resources across our distribution system. In this role, you will independently perform engineering analysis and deliver project work focused primarily on EV infrastructure deployment. Future projects may also include supporting other DER technologies such as solar, battery storage, microgrids, and bidirectional EV charging.

This position plays a vital part in advancing SMUD's commitment to a carbon-neutral energy future by driving innovative, customer focused EV charging infrastructure solutions. Success in this role requires strong cross functional collaboration with teams such as operations, planning, and customer programs, as well as the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse stakeholders. Your work will directly support SMUD's broader goals of building a stable, modernized, and sustainable energy system.

As part of the application process, candidates will be required to answer one (1) question when submitting their application. Please be advised, "Refer to resume" responses will not be accepted

Under general supervision, performs minor to moderately complex electrical engineering core responsibilities, including problem resolution/project assignments, in the most efficient, safe and cost- effective manner, and that comply with regulatory requirements and restrictions.

There are four (4) levels in this job classification series that have similar job content but with progressively more challenging degrees and levels of skill, responsibility, knowledge, experience and qualification requirements:

• Entry: Incumbent acquires knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the tasks associated within the series but are not yet demonstrating these at the Journey level.
• Journey: Incumbent is demonstrating the required skills and knowledge to independently perform the full scope of the job.

• Senior: Advanced journey level resource who is responsible for advanced assignments, as dictated by the work needing to be performed; may serve in a lead/supervisory capacity.
• Principal: Subject matter expert/lead/supervisory level and is responsible for leading the most advanced work, as dictated by the work needing to be performed.

Entry to Journey:
Incumbents at the entry level…