ATS Engineer, Expert (AI-Datacenter integration expertise desired)

Requisition ID # 174963 Job Category: Engineering / Science Job Level: Individual Contributor Business Unit: Energy Delivery Work Type: Hybrid Job Location: Danville Department Overview Over 6,500 coworkers in Electric T&D ensure the delivery of clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and Central California.

The Electric T&D Team is responsible for ensuring the electric grid's reliability and resiliency through the ongoing maintenance and operations of PG&E's 100,000 miles of distribution lines and over 18,000 miles of Transmission lines. Coworkers in Electric T&D's actively engage in the Lean Methodology through the use of Visual Management in Operating Reviews to cross-functionally identify and solve problems, and create standard work.

By working together as One Electric. One Team. We are delivering for our hometowns.

Position Summary

The Applied Technology Services (ATS) Engineering staff provides engineering, testing and analysis services and expertise across multiple disciplines to various company organizations to identify, diagnose and solve technical problems. The staff provides consultation and advice to clients to proactively avoid future problems by specifying equipment, materials and methods that are best practices in the industry.

Services include inspections, failure analysis, performance assessments, and evaluations on a wide variety of systems and components ranging from in-service concrete to hydroelectric turbine blades to distributed generation. The engineering staff partners with management in the creation of bid proposals for requested client work.

The incumbents maintain knowledge of and adhere to all company and regulatory safety and quality processes and procedures. PG&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, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.

A reasonable salary range is: Bay Area Minimum: $140,000 Bay Area Maximum: $238,000 &/OR California Minimum: $133,000 California Maximum: $226,000 Responsibilities: Develops technical strategies for integration of data centers, distributed energy resources, microgrids, flexible loads, and load-management technologies.

Evaluates impacts of emerging data center loads on transmission and distribution systems. Leads key research and development initiatives focused on data center integration with the electric grid, addressing challenges associated with unprecedented load growth, transmission and distribution planning, grid reliability and resilience, interconnection requirements.

Mentor and direct a team or teams of engineers and engineering technicians with diverse backgrounds. Independently develops and executes new practical solutions to highly complex problems. Develops relationships within our partner functional areas to assess client business interests and to identify potential ATS opportunities Continually identifies and executes business, lab, testing, or process improvements.

Leads and manages projects and programs independently which includes developing and executing on innovative, novel, and complex solutions with high financial impact to PG&E and/or the client by taking ownership of scope, schedule, budget and communications. Oversees assembly of technical systems and prototypes according to engineering standards and knowledge of related principles.

Is recognized as a subject matter expert in one discipline or type of ATS service and offers breadth of knowledge and performs analysis and executes projects across several disciplines and functional areas to include developing test plans and procedures from scratch as well as applying expertise to successfully function in lab, field, and desktop applications.

May provide expert opinion or information related to projects or other issues to external customers, agencies or other parties. Recognized outside the company as an expert on a particular engineering/technical field or discipline. Represents PG&E and speaks at conferences or seminars. May write articles in trade journals.

Influences industry developments. Prepares and delivers presentations and recommendations to clients based on project results/findings. Capable of adjusting message for variety of audiences from field operations to senior leadership Exercises independent judgment in leading and resolving problems of large impact, scope and complexity with few precedents or standards requiring integration of information from a variety of sources.

Leads team determining scope, schedule, budget and preparing client bid proposals at project and program levels. Furthermore, they are capable of managing a BU budget Assesses business conditions, identifies opportunities, and develops projects & solutions from a multifunctional or multidisciplinary perspective. Modifies prototypes, parts, assemblies, and systems to correct functional deviations.

Continually identifies testing or process improvements. Develops, evaluates and deploys new technologies. Identifies innovations and cost-reduction potential of new and existing technologies Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with emphasis in a discipline related to assignments. (i.

e., mechanical, civil or electrical engineering, etc.) 7 years of related experience Desired Qualifications: Masters degree PE Expertise in engineering research and testing concepts, theories, practices, methods, techniques in area of specialty. May have thorough understanding of other engineering specialties. Knowledge of current and new technologies used in technical testing in area of specialty.

Thorough understanding of quality assurance and control concepts and practices. Expertise in investigative and analytical problem-solving methods and techniques Excellent organizational skills to effectively monitor and lead technical tests. Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively deliver findings and recommendations to variety of audiences from field operations to senior leadership Project management and team leadership skills.

Strong customer service orientation, adapting project plan and team leadership to customer needs as appropriate.