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Senior Power Systems Controls Engineer

Eaton
Eaton Salary
Hacienda Heights, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/13/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/11/2025

Eaton’s Electrical Engineering Services and Systems division is currently seeking a Senior Power System Controls Engineer to join our team! This is a remote role with approximately 25% travel throughout the West region.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $96,300 - $125,000 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do :

Our Power Systems Controls (PSC) group is a full-service integrator of the necessary systems, equipment, and technologies to provide a complete power systems automation solution. Our team of talented engineers and technicians provides single point responsibility and seamless integration, transcending all major manufacturers of HMIs, PLCs, protective relays, and components.

As a Senior Power Systems Controls Engineer, you will :

  • Create, modify, test, and deploy software for Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) and Human Machine Interfaces (HMI’s) for Power Transfer applications like (Main-Tie-Main, Main-Gen, Main-Tie-Main-Gen, Paralleling Switchgears etc.)
  • Follow customers specifications and internal specifications for project implementation.
  • Select components and create bill of materials.
  • Provide sketches, mark-ups, and direction to Electrical Designers to develop project drawings.
  • Prepare customer submittals, Sequence of Operation (SOO), and test procedures.
  • Assist with factory testing and field start-ups as required.
  • Troubleshoot systems that are not functioning properly.
  • Write and deploy complex power and control schemes including load shedding / peak shaving schemes utilizing multiple distributed energy resources, Microgrid operations, breaker control schemes, SCADA system development.
  • Ensure projects have proper controls, metering and monitoring. Controls include Power meters, automation equipment (PLC / HMI), protective relays, load sharing, synchronization, etc.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications :

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution with a minimum 3 years of power systems controls experience OR a high school diploma or higher with a minimum of 7 years of power systems controls experience.
  • Must possess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver’s license.
  • No relocation offered is being offered. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of City of Industry, CA, Pleasanton, CA, Roseville, CA, San Diego, CA, Tukwila, WA or Wilsonville, OR will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service members are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
  • Preferred Qualifications :

  • PE License.
  • Knowledge of SCADA systems and associated protocols (Modbus, DNP3, IEC-61850)
  • LI-LS3

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    Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

    You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

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    We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here () for more detail : Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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