Southern California Edison operates a 10,000+ person utility with heavy engineering and data investment (149 engineering roles, 33 data roles actively hiring). The tech stack—PI System, SAP, Palantir, Splunk, Snowflake, Power BI—reflects a mix of legacy SCADA/ERP systems and modern analytics infrastructure. Active projects center on grid modernization, wildfire mitigation, and infrastructure replacement, while pain points cluster around compliance (NERC CIP, regulatory standards), cybersecurity asset protection, and grid reliability—typical of critical infrastructure under regulatory and climate pressure.
Southern California Edison is one of the nation's largest electric utilities, serving customers across Southern California. The company operates a regulated utility business focused on electricity distribution, generation, and grid services. Current priorities span grid modernization to integrate renewable energy sources, transportation electrification infrastructure, wildfire mitigation systems, and lifecycle assessments of aging infrastructure. The organization employs 10,000+ people across engineering, operations, data, construction, security, and legal functions, with hiring activity concentrated in engineering and operations roles. Leadership and execution are grounded in meeting NERC CIP and state regulatory compliance requirements while managing physical and cyber risk.
PI System, SAP, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Palantir, Splunk, Power BI, Tableau, SAS Viya, Snowflake, and GCP for analytics and operations. Engineering tools include PSCAD and Nvidia Omniverse for modeling.
Grid modernization, wildfire mitigation, transportation electrification, infrastructure replacement programs, grid import planning, and renewable energy integration. Privacy and supplier performance initiatives are also active.
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