Electrical Engineer (Substations)

Your Job

As an Electrical Engineer (Substations) at DEPCOM Power, you will support the engineering design and development of substation physical layout and design packages as part of utility-scale Solar and Battery Energy Storage Solution projects.

You will be responsible for all aspects of physical substation engineering-including layout optimization, bus design, grounding, lightning protection, and associated studies and calculations.

This is a technical position that plays a critical role in enabling DEPCOM's in house substation engineering model by delivering high-quality, cost-effective, and constructible substation designs.

This role is physically based out of our site in Bedminster, NJ.

Our Team

As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, DEPCOM Power is a leading energy solutions partner for the utility solar and broader energy industries, providing project development support, engineering, procurement and construction, energy storage, repowering and operations and maintenance services.

Our highly skilled team of conventional and renewable power industry experts work to deliver the lowest cost of energy and the highest rate of return.

What You Will Do

Substation Design



* Assist in developing physical layout drawings, including plan, elevation, section, and detail views for high-voltage substations.


* Assist in designing protection schemes for high-voltage substations including line, transformer, bus, breaker failure, and overcurrent protection.


* Assist in performing calculations: ac/dc sizing, bus and cable ampacity, ground grid sizing, lightning protection layout, lighting, rigid bus, conduit/cable fill, conductor tensioning/sag, and clearance studies, harmonic resonance analysis, insulation coordination, transient over voltage studies, and emt studies.


* Assist in developing one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, and relay logic.


* Assist in specifying and program protection relays (e.g., SEL, GE, ABB) in coordination with system studies.

Design Development & Drawing Packages



* Produce complete drawing packages from 30% conceptual design to Issued for Construction (IFC).


* Ensure substation physical designs comply with internal standards, NEC, NESC, IEEE, and applicable utility interconnection requirements.


* Develop and maintain standard templates, design libraries, and specification documents to streamline substation engineering workflows.

Collaboration & Field Support



* Support procurement by developing technical equipment specifications for transformers, breakers, and steel structures.


* Provide technical support to construction teams and respond to RFIs and field issues related to substation physical design.


* Participate in substation equipment factory acceptance testing (FAT) and field commissioning support as needed.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.


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