Entry Level Transmission and Distribution Engineer

About the Role

Jacobs' Energy and Power Solutions team is seeking a driven Entry-Level Transmission and Distribution Engineer for Winter or Summer 2027. This role focuses on the energy and power market, offering the chance to work on projects that bring innovative solutions to clients' challenges locally and worldwide. As global demand for reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy grows, you will tackle complex challenges in modern power systems, from designing high-voltage substations to integrating renewable energy and improving grid reliability. You will gain tools, experience, and opportunities to work on impactful and technically challenging substation and power infrastructure projects, shaping the future of energy.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide solutions to clients' pressing challenges under the guidance of professional engineers and senior technical staff.
• Support the design and delivery of high-voltage transmission and distribution substation projects.
• Contribute to the technical quality of assigned engineering tasks.
• Gain familiarity with client expectations, project scopes, budgets, and schedules.
• Perform condition assessment of existing systems.
• Conduct feasibility and master plan studies.
• Perform detailed design and construction oversight for power generation facilities, distribution systems, and substations.
• Contribute to real substation, transmission, and energy transition projects.
• Increase modeling skills by modeling complex power systems to evaluate load flow, short-circuit, and arc-flash hazards.
• Develop relay protection strategies.
• Perform design activities including lightning protection systems and grounding.
• Support concept studies, electrical design, power system modelling, equipment specifications, and interdisciplinary coordination.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Foundational knowledge or coursework in one or more of the following:
• Power system analysis
• High-voltage equipment (transformers, circuit breakers, disconnectors, instrument transformers)
• Protection and control systems
• Substation design principles (HV, MV, LV)
• Experience with 3D modeling and viewing software such as AutoCAD, CADWorx, Revit, and NavisWorks.
• System modeling experience using SKM Power Tools, ETAP, or similar modeling software.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited program.
• Authorization to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship, now or in the future.

Ideally, you will also have:

• Previous internship experience working at a Utility or with high voltage.