Your JobAs an
Electrical Engineer (Substations) at DEPCOM Power, 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. You will be responsible for all aspects of physical substation engineering-including layout optimization, bus design, grounding, lightning protection, and associated studies and calculations. This is a technical position that plays a critical role in enabling DEPCOM's in house substation engineering model by delivering high-quality, cost-effective, and constructible substation designs.
This role is physically based out of our site in Bedminster, NJ.
What You Will DoSubstation Design- 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.
- Assist in performing calculations: ac/dc sizing, bus and cable ampacity, ground grid sizing, lightning protection layout, lighting, rigid bus, conduit/cable fill, conductor tensioning/sag, and 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 program protection relays (e.g., SEL, GE, ABB) in coordination with system studies.
Design Development & Drawing Packages - 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.
Collaboration & Field Support - 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.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)- 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
What Will Put You Ahead (Preferred Qualifcations)- 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.
For this role, 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.
Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
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Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
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