Assistant Electrical Engineer
- City of Sacramento
- Sacramento, CA, USA
- $79,832 - $112,332 yearly
Job Description
The Assistant Electrical Engineer provides support to Associate and Senior Engineers as required. This position may report to either the Senior Engineer in charge, or the Supervising Engineer of the Section. The Assistant Electrical Engineer may also manage smaller projects under the supervision of an Associate Electrical Engineer or Senior Engineer. This position supports the Architectural and Engineering (A&E) section in the Division of Facilities and Real Property Management in the Department of Public Works. The A&E section provides support for the maintenance of existing buildings and the construction of new buildings.
IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT
The City of Sacramento is seeking an experienced Associate or Assistant Electrical Engineer (requiring licensure for the Associate Electrical position), with experience in building and facilities power and lighting design. The ideal candidate will have experience designing electrical systems for a large variety of building types. Experience with police facilities, fire stations, and commercial office buildings is preferred. The ability to collaborate with mechanical, structural, and architectural consultants and contractors is desired. Technical writing skills and a strong understanding of construction is also desired.
ASSISTANT ELECTRICAL ENGINEER / ASSOCIATE ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
To perform professional electrical engineering work in the planning, design, technical investigation, and construction of public works and building related projects.
Assistant Electrical Engineer
This is the journey level class in the professional electrical engineering series not requiring registration. Positions in this class are flexibly staffed and are normally filled by advancement from the lower class of Junior Engineer. Incumbents of this class perform the moderately difficult professional engineering work in electrical engineering. Assistant Electrical Engineers are normally considered to be of a continuing training status and as assigned responsibilities and breadth of knowledge increase with experience, and registration is received, may reasonably expect their positions to be reassigned to the next higher class of Associate Electrical Engineer.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Any combination of education and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience One year of experience in professional electrical engineering work and
Education
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major study in electrical engineering. - Or -Possession of an Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certificate. All education requirements must be verifiable from records of satisfactory completion of courses.
PROOF OF EDUCATION
Should education be used to qualify for this position, then proof of education such as, but not limited to, university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with your application and will be required at the time of appointment. Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.
An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by a credential’s evaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.
PROOF OF CERTIFICATION
Should certification and/or license be used to qualify for this position, then proof of said certification and/or license should be submitted with your application and will be required at the time of appointment.
PROBATIONARY PERIOD
Employees must successfully complete twelve (12) months of probation at a satisfactory performance level prior to gaining permanent status.
Recruitment Period: 02/28/2026 – 03/21/2026
Salary:
$38.38 - $54.01 Hourly
$3,070.47 - $4,320.46 Biweekly
$6,652.69 - $9,361.00 Monthly
$79,832.27 - $112,332.02 Annually
All interested applicants must apply online at:
The City of Sacramento is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating and maintaining a work environment that is free of all forms of discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment, retaliation, and malicious false accusation. In furtherance of this commitment, the City will consider any report of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or malicious false accusation to be deserving of investigation.
All employees, applicants, and independent contractors working with the City of Sacramento are to be treated with dignity and respect, and the City will not tolerate discrimination or harassment in the hiring, promotion, discharge, compensation, fringe benefits and other privileges of employment. Further, the City will not tolerate harassment or discrimination of its workers by others with whom the City has a business, service, or professional relationship.