Senior, Advanced Application Engineer - Location Flexible
Company: PG&E Corporation
Location: Oakland
Posted on: January 26, 2026
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Job Description:
Requisition ID 169995 Job Category: Engineering / Science Job
Level: Individual Contributor Business Unit: Operations - Other
Work Type: Hybrid Job Location: Oakland; Alameda; Alta; American
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San Francisco; San Jose; San Luis Obispo; San Mateo; San Rafael;
San Ramon; San Ramon; Sanger; Santa Cruz; Santa Maria; Santa Nella;
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Willows; Windsor; Winters; Woodland; Yuba City Position Summary
Join a high-performing, and dynamic team shaping the future of
PG&E’s electrical grid – delivering reliably, safe, affordable,
and clean energy to our customers and communities. The Grid
Operations, Applications, and Transformation (GOAT) team is
dedicated to implementing and maintaining PG&E’s Operational
Technologies supporting Grid and Distribution Control Centers.
These platforms include the Advanced Distribution Management System
(ADMS), a foundational component of a sustainable energy future and
the Grid of Tomorrow We are seeking accomplished, integrity-driven,
diverse, and collaborative individuals to join us as a Senior
Advance Applications Engineer. The Senior Advanced Applications
Engineer will support GOAT’s Product Owners in the development and
day?to?day support of Grid Control and ADMS Advanced Applications.
Example applications include Load Flow, State Estimation, FLISR
(Fault Location Isolation and Service Restoration, Volt/VAR
Optimization, Dynamic Protection, Switching Management, Outage
Management, and system automation schemes. The successful candidate
will be a key contributor, partnering closely with Engineering,
Grid Operations, IT stakeholders, and the system vendors. This role
offers the opportunity to help build new solutions and support
system architecture for a leading?edge technology initiative that
enhances Transmission Grid Applications, SCADA, Outage Management,
Advanced Applications within ADMS and Distributed Energy Resource
Management capabilities across PG&E’s electric grid.
Responsibilities span requirements gathering, system design,
evaluation, deployment, and ongoing support. Strong organizational,
communication, and business analysis skills are essential to
understand user needs, align them with vendor capabilities, and
drive team consensus. Once the applications are operational, this
role will also influence the design of support and operations
teams. 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: Minimum Base Salary (Bay Area)
$122,000.00 Mid Base Salary (Bay Area) $158,000.00 Maximum Base
Salary (Bay Area) $194,000.00 Minimum Base Salary (California)
$116,000.00 Mid Base Salary (California) $150,000.00 Maximum Base
Salary (California) $184,000.00 Responsibilities Act as a lead
liaison and collaborate with system integrators, PG&E IT and
Cyber Security, and PG&E business Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
to implement ADMS. Partner with the vendor to resolve technical
challenges, incorporate best practices, and deliver solutions that
meet internal client needs efficiently. Maintain in?depth knowledge
of product solutions and provide direction and input into
PG&E’s technology roadmap. Enhance and tune PG&E’s
electrical distribution Network Model by performing engineering
analysis to support advanced application requirements and
convergence. Participate in functional testing to validate system
performance, ensuring the system accurately incorporates electrical
theory, reflects distribution grid operational behavior, and meets
PG&E’s acceptance criteria. Lead a review and modernization
effort to ensure field apparatus construction standards and
operational procedures support current and future systems
functionality. Deliver tier?2 application support and assist
control center operations by ensuring optimal application
performance and resolving issues related to the network model,
telemetry, and overall system functionality. Serve as the
applications subject?matter expert, coordinating across operations,
protection, planning, IT, business teams, and cybersecurity. Lead
root?cause analysis for complex SCADA, telemetry, protection, and
application performance events. Travel to San Ramon will be
required up to 10%. Qualifications Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in
Engineering or equivalent experience 5 years of electric
utility-related work experience Experience with grid modeling
software (e.g. CYMDIST, PSLF, Aspen, etc.) Desired: 5 years of
experience working in utility operations (transmission and/or
distribution power systems). Hands-on experience with one or more
commercial EMS/DMS/ADMS systems (e.g., Schneider Electric, GE,
Siemens, Hitachi, OSI, etc.) and associated advanced applications,
network models, and SCADA/telemetry interfaces. Strong analytical
skills mindset, attention to details in the models and data
quality, and ability to communicate clearly with operators,
engineers, IT staff, and management. Excellent communication (oral
and written) and collaboration skills. Ability to build strong
relationships with and influence at the Director level of
leadership across PG&E. Ability to build/ further community &
elevate team performance. Execution ability, ownership, and
decisiveness. Has excellent SCADA and ADMS technical knowledge and
expertise for products supported. Excellent ability to translate
user stories/features to technical tasks. Expert level
understanding of Agile values and principals Experience working in
a cross-functional, highly matrixed environment Familiarity with
key Electric Operations systems such as GIS, DMS, OMS, etc
Knowledge of distribution equipment Knowledge of protection
schemes, SCADA/RTU/PMU concepts, communication protocols (e.g.,
ICCP, DNP3, IEC 61850), and integration of telemetry and status
data into applications. Familiarity with network modeling tools and
data (IEC CIM or vendor specific models), SQL databases and
Scripting (Python, C#, etc.) for automation and data processing.
Experience working with the following tools: Jira, MS Excel,
Foundry, Power BI
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