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PG&E · Fresno, CA

# Design Engineer, Substation

Fresno, CA, US Hybrid Full-time {'@type': 'MonetaryAmount', 'currency': '', 'value': {'@type': 'QuantitativeValue', 'unitText': ''}} Design 

Listed on PG&E’s official careers site. Posted October 20, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
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## Job description

### Requisition ID # 174211 Job Category

Engineering / Science Job Level: Individual Contributor Business Unit: Energy Delivery Work Type: Hybrid Job Location: Fresno Department Overview The hardworking coworkers of Electric Engineering ensure all manners of electric engineering—including electric standards and process safety, electric design engineering, instrumentation testing and controls, undergrounding, electric regulatory compliance and electric investment planning—are in place to safely enable a strategic and stable workplan for our Electric Operations partners.

Our organization is accountable for program planning, financial budgeting, and project execution and delivery of all electric engineering projects. Electric Engineering is comprised of approximately 2,000 coworkers.

### Position Summary

This position is represented by Engineers and Scientist of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining. As a Design Engineer, you will be the vital link between the Company and widespread interconnection of generation; increase in capacity demand (residential, commercial, and industrial); and system reliability improvements in California. Your role will be to ensure that the Company provides excellent service for these projects.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory. PG&E is providing the hourly rate range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual hourly rate paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreement, and internal equity.

Under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, the hourly rate range for this position is $46.94 to $78.14, subject to collectively bargained wage increases.​ Job Responsibilities Actively promote safe practices and conduct in accordance with the Corporate Safety policy. Accomplish the department goal of zero injuries & avoidable auto incidents. Foster teamwork and innovation and embrace new approaches to accomplish our work more efficiently and effectively.

Coordinate project information (studies, sketches, computations, other complex data) for the engineering and construction of electric substation facilities including equipment relocations and replacements, capacity additions, reliability and automation improvements. This involves interfacing with other disciplines (such as civil and protection engineers) and reviewing existing facilities and developing conceptual designs.

Prepare Electrical Substation design drawings using AutoCAD for indoor and outdoor equipment (e.g., RTUs, relays, meters, batteries, annunciators, structures, circuit breakers, transformers, disconnect switches, etc.), Single Line Diagrams, Meter and Relay Diagrams, AC and DC Schematics, Control Room Layouts, Switchboard Arrangements, AC and DC Station Services, General Arrangement Outdoor, Conduits & Grounding, etc.

Prepare bill of materials, circuit & conduit schedules, reports, and presentations using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and other applications. Conduct design review meetings with project teams. Ensure delivery of high-quality design products on budget, on time, and on purpose. Travel 10% of the time.

### Qualifications­ Minimum

Holds a BS in Electrical Engineering or graduating by December 2026 with a BSEE; or its equivalent in education and experience, to include education and design drafting experience totaling six years, or education and experience totaling four years including two years at PG&E as a Design Drafter or Senior Design Drafter Must possess and maintain a valid Class C California Driver's License (or higher) by da­y 1 of hire Desired: PE/EIT certification Experience in electric substation design using AutoCAD Fluent with Microsoft Office, Outlook, word, Excel, PowerPoint and access programs

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Oct 20, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Oct 25, 2026
- Last checked: Oct 25, 2026
- Listed for: 5 days
- Location: Fresno, CA, US
- Work arrangement: Hybrid
- Employment type: Full-time
- Pay: {'@type': 'MonetaryAmount', 'currency': '', 'value': {'@type': 'QuantitativeValue', 'unitText': ''}}[Apply on PG&E’s careers site →](https://jobs.pge.com/job/fresno/design-engineer-substation/29673/102183236528)

## Hiring at PG&E
- Open jobs: 139
- New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections
- Tracked since: Jul 10, 2026

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