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The members of TSP actively participate in the NERC and WECC standard development process for electric transmission reliability. The department is also involved in developing transmission expansion policy and strategy to meet the company's renewal portfolio standards (RPS) goals. In addition, the department provides support to project implementation groups, operations, law, contract, and other internal departments.\nPosition Summary\nThis position is represented by the Engineers and Scientists of California (ESC) subject to collective bargaining.\nThis position is responsible for providing technical support and transmission system reliability analysis that supports the development of transmission solutions for generation interconnection studies to meet California’s RPS goals, CPUC’s mandates and policy initiatives for generation, distributed generation and energy storage while meeting NERC compliance requirements. The Journey level engineer resolves problems and typically may require direction from more senior engineers and the supervisor. As experience increases the responsibility level increases as well as greater independence of judgment is expected with respect to standard solution problems. The position requires interfacing and coordination with both internal and external customers of PG&E Transmission Planning Department.\nThis position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory\nPG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.\nThe annual salary range is:\nCA Minimum: $120,888\nCA Maximum: $183,840\nJob Responsibilities\nPlan, develop, and recommend to management and to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), innovative, comprehensive, and environmentally acceptable transmission plans to ensure safe, reliable, economic and efficient operation of the electric transmission system.\nParticipate in CAISO Generation Interconnection and Deliverability Allocation Procedure Studies (GIDAP), and perform technical computer power flow and transient stability simulation analysis to meet all CAISO, NERC, WECC, and FERC compliance requirements\nSupport/Lead the generation interconnection study deliverables supporting basecase creation, powerflow and transient analysis, mitigation development including coordinating of the schedule and deliverables with CAISO and Interconnection Customers\nPerform long-term studies that develop strategy and comprehensive plan to ensure safe, reliable, economic, and efficient operation of the electric transmission system.\nDevelop basecase assumptions and transmission system steady state and dynamic models for WDT and Rule 21 Tariff connected generation projects.\nPerform transmission planning studies for retail load interconnection and develop comprehensive plan to ensure safe, reliable, economic and efficient operation of the electric transmission system.\nWork with entities such as the CAISO and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on electric transmission planning projects and issues.\nReview and develop electrical computer simulation models of transmission lines and substations for transmission planning databases\nDevelop Engineering Programming Computer Language (EPCL) , Python scripts enabled programs for computer simulation tools.\nReview electrical single line and operational diagrams for development of future plans\nActively foster a safe working environment for self and for fellow employees. Look for and act to resolve any unsafe situations.\nAs required, actively participate in initiatives, workgroups, studies or industry forums that could impact the PG&E transmission system and support the inclusion of PG&E’s interests.\nRepresent PG&E transmission planning at internal and external meetings and provide technical guidance on transmission planning issues.\nParticipate in complex studies such as RAS design related studies.\nMentor Associate and Entry level planning engineers.\nQualifications\nMinimum:\nBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US\n3 years of experience in electrical engineering, planning and/or operations\nDesired:\nExperience in electric transmission planning studies\nExperience in power flow analysis and simulation tools\nKnowledge of NERC and WECC reliability standards\nPrevious experience with GE PSLF Program or similar load flow program\nExperience in programming languages such as Matlab, Python, VBA, EPCL\nEIT/PE Certification, registered Electrical Engineer in California\nMaster’s degree in Electrical Engineering","description_format":"text","description_chars":5711,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["C4ISR"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-13T12:18:49Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":74,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.82,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":15,"expected_fill_days":27,"reasons":["conf:3","win:mid","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-13T15:36:54Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/pge-transmission-planning-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/pge-transmission-planning-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-13T15:36:54Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":31377,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-14T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1758874},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1758874"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fpge-transmission-planning-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fpge-transmission-planning-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fpge-transmission-planning-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/pge-transmission-planning-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fpge-transmission-planning-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4243448}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"pge.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4243448},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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