Hybrid SCADA Engineer

at Pacific Gas and Electric Company

• Job title: SCADA Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: $97,000 - $162,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Python, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Rocklin, United States

About the role

• SCADA Engineer supporting PG&E’s operations team with ADMS-based solutions and real-time support. Involves system design, testing, and integration with grid automation technologies.

Responsibilities

• Supports system design and testing activities aligned with the product vision set by the Product Owners.
• Performs technical evaluations to incorporate new devices and capabilities that evolves the technical vision.
• Creating new technical standards that support future needs while driving system standardization.
• Makes tradeoffs among technical options to balance execution, support, and vendor risk.
• Makes tradeoffs among technical options for a portfolio of products.
• Assesses system failures, identifying root cause, and recommend corrective actions.
• Provides data queries and reports to inform Grid Operations.
• The SCADA Engineer work will involve:
• Implementation of SCADA Product Owner’s design standards throughout the SCADA System.
• Integration of new Substation and Field Automation Device solutions with PG&E’s ADMS platform SCADA telemetry monitoring and configurations
• Overseeing FEP operations and management.
• Support Advanced Application (i.e., OMS, FLISR, EPP, VVO, etc.) development with SCADA expertise

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or equivalent experience
• 2 years of electric utility related experience
• Experience with grid modeling software (e.g. CYMDIST, PSLF, Aspen, etc)
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and collaboration skills.
• 3–7+ years of experience with SCADA, control systems, or real-time operational technologies.
• Strong knowledge of DNP3, Modbus, 2179 PG&E, IEC 61850 or similar protocols.
• Experience with ADMS platforms (Schneider Electric preferred) including device modeling, application behavior, and CU/HF deployment processes.
• Hands-on experience with grid automation devices (S&C, SEL, Siemens, etc.).
• Proficiency in analyzing telemetry data, communication logs, network models, and system events.
• Has product support experience.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Familiarity with electric system topology.
• Understanding of FEP architectures, communication circuits, and polling strategies.
• Working level understanding of Agile values and principals
• Experience working in a cross-functional, highly matrixed environment
• Familiarity with key Electric Operations systems such as GIS, DMS, OMS, etc.
• Knowledge of distribution equipment
• Experience working with the following tools: Jira, MS Excel, Foundry, Power BI
• Programming with SQL, Python, C#, etc.