substation engineer

Substation engineers design medium and high voltage substations used for the transmission, distribution, and generation of electrical energy. They develop methods for the efficient operation of the energy process, and ensure compliance to safety and environmental standards.

The most in-demand skills for this role include electricity principles, engineering principles, electricity consumption, electrical engineering, electrical discharge, electric current. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives substation engineer a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.