Distribution Automation Hardware, Engineer

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Distribution Automation Hardware, Engineer 3 at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll lead the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of advanced automation hardware solutions throughout SCE’s territory, including devices involved with protection, switching, voltage‑var support, grid monitoring, communication, and remote or micro‑grid. You will oversee projects from pilot through full‑scale implementation, collaborating with cross‑functional teams and vendors to ensure technical excellence, operational readiness, and safety compliance.

Serve as a subject‑matter expert in automation hardware, driving innovation through root‑cause analysis, stakeholder engagement, and mentoring of engineering peers. As a Distribution Automation Hardware, Engineer 3, 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?

• 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 and 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.
• Ensures protection of all physical, financial and cybersecurity assets and manages private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other highly sensitive information with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or 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.

• California EIT certificate or Professional Engineer license.
• Advanced experience leading complex, high‑impact engineering projects requiring independent judgment.
• Strong knowledge of power system transmission and/or distribution engineering, including distribution equipment, system design, operations, and analysis using tools such as ADMS, OMS, DMS/SCADA, EMS, CYME, or equivalent.
• Proven ability to act as a technical authority, providing expert recommendations and influencing decisions with significant business or operational impact.
• Experience with modeling, simulation, and validation tools.
• Advanced proficiency in analytical tools to automate workflows and support engineering decision‑making.
• Demonstrated leadership in project management, including use of formal project management methods and tools for scope definition, scheduling, risk management, budget control, milestone tracking, and issue resolution.
• Experience establishing project objectives, timelines, deliverables, and risk mitigation plans, and driving execution across cross‑functional teams.
• Strong working knowledge of engineering standards, regulatory requirements, and applicable laws and codes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical teams or initiatives.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office…