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Electrical Engineer III-Distribution Design
Location: Corona, CA
CLP Engineering (CLPE) is growing our engineering team in Corona, and seeking a motivated Electrical Engineer III-Distribution Design with 5-8 years of engineering/utility industry experience to join us. Underground Distribution design experience strongly preferred. Due to the nature of our work as a Federal Contractor, candidates must be a US citizen.
CLPE is a full-service electric utility solutions engineering firm with more than twenty years' experience in electrical utility system ownership, upgrades, maintenance and operations through our sister company, City Light & Power. CLPE offers a wide range of power system engineering services to investor-owned, municipal, cooperative, government, industrial, and commercial customers.
City Light & Power/CLP Engineering has been recognized by The Denver Post as one of the top workplaces for 2025!
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assist in designing sub-transmission systems, substations, switching stations, and commercial/industrial power distribution system.
- Develop concept design alternatives, engineering calculations, analysis, and engineering estimates for small-scale system improvement projects for substations and distribution systems.
- Create, update, and maintain GIS database for large-scale electrical distribution systems
- Perform site surveys for new utility service requests, develop concept design alternatives and present alternatives to CLPE management and the customer.
- Assist Lead Engineers with major capital upgrade projects.
- Analyze electrical fault events, power quality issues, system loading scenarios and assist with implementing corrective actions.
- Gain and maintain intermediate knowledge of power system protection and relaying schemes for electrical distribution system.
- Create system model for large-scale power system in ETAP (or similar software) and perform various power system analysis/studies.
- Schedule and attend field walk-downs with our Customers to understand and determine project requirements.
*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Qualifications & Skills:
- BS degree, Electrical Engineering, from an accredited university. Power systems emphasis preferred.
- Five-eight (5-8) years' electrical engineering work experience-Underground Distribution design experience strongly preferred.
- Knowledgeable with power system analysis, distribution system modeling, and protective device coordinatio
- PE License strongly preferred
- Experience with medium voltage electrical substations and distribution system
- Experience with ETAP or similar software.
- Must be a Team Player with excellent oral and written communication skills
Travel:
- Up to 20% to client sites outside CA.
Other Requirements:
- You must be a U.S. citizen.
- You will be required to obtain Military Base Security Access Clearance.
- Valid driver's license required.
Benefits & Compensation:
- We offer an excellent benefits package that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, 401k with company contribution, paid time off and paid holidays.
- Salary range: $100,000-$150,000/year based on experience plus eligible to participate in Short Term Incentive Plan.
- We reserve the right to pay more or less than the posted salary range based on factors unrelated to sex.
To learn more, visit our website: www.clp-engineering.com
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/Disabled/Veterans. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
City Light & Power is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled.
We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here and the supplemental poster can be found here.
CLP ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact Human Resources at 720-305-0400.
CLP abides by Executive Order 13665. The Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision poster is available here.
To comply with federal law, CLP participates in E-Verify, an electronic program through which employers confirm the employment eligibility of their employees after hire. The E-Verify poster is available here.
CLP is a drug free workplace.