What are the responsibilities and job description for the System Protection Engineer Intern position at Pacific Gas And Electric Company?
Requisition ID # 163593
Job Category : Administrative / Clerical
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Business Unit : Electric Engineering
Work Type : Onsite
Job Location : Fresno
System Protection Engineer Intern
Company
Based in Oakland, CA, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE : PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. We deliver some of the nation’s cleanest energy to our customers in Northern and Central California. For PG&E, “Together, building a Better California” is not just a slogan. It’s the very core of our mission and the scale by which we measure our success. We know that the nearly 16 million people who do business with our company count on our more than 24,000 employees for far more than the delivery of utility services. They, along with every citizen of the state we call home, also expect PG&E to help improve their quality of life, the economic vitality of their communities, and the prospect for a better future fueled by clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy .
Department Overview
The PG&E Electric Operations team ensures the delivery of safe and reliable electric service to our customers. Electric Operations is responsible for every aspect of PG&E's electric distribution and transmission operations, including planning, system protection engineering, maintenance and construction, asset management, business planning, restoration and emergency response.
System Protection Engineering provides :
- Project and M&O support, specify design, requirements and testing procedures
- Review and analysis of system disturbance and operations
- Technical consultation and training for System Operation and Planning issues
- Equipment evaluation, approval and standard development
Position Summary
This is an Intern Engineer job for Transmission / Distribution Protection that works under the general technical direction of more experienced engine ers. This position tra i n s in a ll job duties in its re s pective discipline and requir es a high lev e l of training, direction and revi ew of work.
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, and internal equity.
The hourly rate for a bachelor’s degree ranges from $24.52 to $29.81 and for a master’s degree is $35.37.
Responsibilities
This job is respon sib l e for prov i ding t ec hnical p r otection engineering for routine proj ec ts and maintenanc e / ope ration support including but not limited to : i ss uing p rotec ti o n requirements, relay and automatics settings, processing clearances, and investigating r elay operations. Emph a sis is placed on mastering the protection modeling and databases. Distribution transformer of distribution lin es, distribution transforme r protection, and non-pilot tran s mission line banks served from distribution voltages, event analysis, power s ystem modeling, databa se updating and protection coo rd i nation. Job In i t ial ass ignments from the ta sks b e low will requir e direction and supervision; with exper i ence th e independe nce and respon si bility will expand and th e n eed for su pervision will d ec rease . Provide protection eng i neering support for projects and studies .
Qualifications
Minimum :
Desired :
PG&E typically is unable to provide VISA sponsorship to students on an F-1, J-1 or other student visa for this position
Salary : $25 - $30
