Entry Level Transmission and Distribution Engineer

About the Role

Jacobs' Energy and Power Solutions team is searching for a driven Entry-Level Transmission and Distribution Engineer excited about starting their career focused on the energy and power market. Join our Transmission and Distribution team to work on projects that bring innovative solutions to clients' challenges locally and worldwide. As global demand for reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy grows, our teams tackle complex challenges in modern power systems. From designing high-voltage substations to integrating renewable energy and improving grid reliability, Jacobs collaborates across disciplines to deliver safe, innovative, and customized solutions. You will gain tools, experience, and opportunities to work on impactful and technically challenging substation and power infrastructure projects, helping you grow your career while shaping the future of energy. Under the guidance of professional engineers and senior technical staff, you will provide solutions to clients' pressing challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.
• Execute 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 while modeling complex power systems to evaluate load flow, short-circuit, and arc-flash hazards.
• Develop relay protection strategies.
• Perform additional design activities including lightning protection systems and grounding.
• Support concept studies, electrical design, power system modeling, equipment specifications, and interdisciplinary coordination.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• 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.
• 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

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