Senior Engineer- Renewable Power Generation​/Hybrid

Sempra Energy is seeking a Senior Engineer in Renewable Power Generation for a hybrid role based in San Diego, CA. The position involves designing and improving utility-scale battery storage and renewable energy projects, ensuring compliance with regulations, and overseeing project development. Candidates must reside in Southern California or be willing to relocate, and the role allows for three days of onsite work and remote work for the remaining days.
Position: Senior Engineer- Renewable Power Generation (Hybrid Schedule)
Job Description

SDG E is not just an energy company, we are the architects of a brighter, cleaner future. Our employees power everyday life for 3.7 million people - bringing the energy to support their passions, ambitions, and the heartbeat of our community.

We call Southern California our home. It's where we chase our dreams and raise our families. That's why the people who live here deserve an energy company unlike any other, and that's why every day, SDG E employees strive to be at the forefront of innovations to reduce emissions, modernize the electric grid, and enable our customers to make the transition to clean technologies.

We're redefining sustainability, advancing zero-emissions solutions, and driving the electric vehicle revolution.

It takes the best to build the best - join us!

Primary

Purpose:

Designs, develops, and improves utility scale battery storage and renewable power generation plants and/or maintains energy storage and generation facilities and mechanical equipment in safe, efficient and economical working conditions through the direction or performance of maintenance activities. Participates in and performs engineering studies relating to installation, calibration, maintenance, control, and repair of renewable/alternative power generation instrumentation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provides and reviews technical studies and guidance on energy storage technologies in terms cost, reliability, applicability, efficiency, and design.

Continuously seeks ways to improve processes and performance in renewable energy projects.

Oversees Electrical Design and ensures that all storage and generation projects comply with local, state, and federal codes and regulations.

Stays updated on the latest technologies, best practices, and innovations in battery energy storage and various renewable energy concepts and apply them to projects.

Develops conceptual designs and technical specifications for Energy Storage and renewable energy projects.

Develop technical documentation for request for proposals and utility solicitations for energy storage and renewable energy projects.administer maintenance service agreements with contracted maintenance personnel.

Performs engineering analyses for necessary construction modifications and oversee design changes.

Interfaces with equipment vendors to research and confirm equipment applicability to project scope and schedule.

Leads and supports project development efforts and contracting for solar and battery storage projects.

Leads outage management, facility maintenance and capital improvements.

Meets with construction and/or maintenance personnel in the field to help construction or maintenance activities as needed throughout San Diego County, Southern Orange County and Imperial County.

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Hybrid

Schedule:

Although the schedule may vary, typically this will allow the employee to work onsite three days per week and remotely on the remaining workdays.

Must reside in Southern California or be willing to relocate upon hire.

Hybrid

Schedule:

Although the schedule may vary, typically this will allow the employee to work onsite three days per week and remotely on the remaining workdays.

Must reside in Southern California or be willing to relocate upon hire.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited program or Professional Engineer (PE) certification in addition to five (5) years of engineering experience or an Advanced degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited program.
8 years related engineering experience.

Power System Engineering - A subfield of electrical engineering that deals with the generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization of electric power, and the electrical apparatus connected to such systems.

Energy Operations Management - Overseeing the proactive, organized and systematic management of energy use in a building or generation facility. Maintenance Management - Management of activities such as repair work, servicing, replacing, inspecting and electrical testing.

Energy Distribution Systems Installation - Installing systems for distributing energy, such as electrical power, from sources to end-users efficiently and safely.

Health, Safety Environment (HSE) Management - The systematic approach to maintain health and safety at occupation and protect the environment.

System Protection Engineering - Understanding how various system protection devices function, operate, and are designed/ configured and how to perform system protection coordination studies

Fault Analysis - The determination of short-circuit currents that result from different fault phenomena, the estimation of fault locations, the identification of under-rated equipment in electric power systems and the sizing of various system components.

Systems Performance Monitoring - Measuring the performance of a system in real time to judicate performance and in order to determine problems and other factors that may cause…