System Protection Engineer Intern
 PG&E | |
 United States, California, West Sacramento | |
 Feb 21, 2025 | |
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Requisition ID# 163588 Job Category: Administrative / Clerical Job Level: Individual Contributor Business Unit: Electric Engineering Work Type: Hybrid Job Location: West Sacramento; San Ramon 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 ensuresthedeliveryof safe and reliable electric service to our customers. Electric Operationsis responsible foreveryaspectof PG&E's electricdistributionand transmissionoperations,includingplanning, system protection engineering, maintenance and construction, asset management, businessplanning, restoration and emergency response. System Protection Engineering provides:
Position Summary This is an Intern Engineer job for Transmission/Distribution Protection that works under the general technical direction of more experienced engineers. This position trains in all job duties in its respective discipline and requires a high level of training, direction and review 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 ofthe job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job.The actual hourly rate paid to an individualwill be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications,experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity.Although we estimatethe successful candidate hiredinto this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decisionwill be made on a case-by-casebasis related to these factors. The hourly rate for this position ranges from $24.52 to $35.37 Responsibilities This job is responsible for providing technical protection engineering for routineprojects and maintenance/operation support including but not limited to: issuing protection requirements, relay and automatics settings, processing clearances, and investigating relay operations. Emphasis is placed on mastering the protection modeling and databases. Distribution transformer of distribution lines, distribution transformer protection, and non-pilot transmission line banks served from distribution voltages, event analysis, power system modeling, database updating andprotection coordination. Job Initial assignments from the tasks below will require direction and supervision; with experience the independence and responsibility will expand and the need for supervision will decrease. Provide protection engineering support for projects andstudies. Qualifications Minimum:
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PG&E typically is unable to provide VISA sponsorship to students on an F-1, J-1 or other student visa for this position. | |