Equipment Engineer IV - Asset & Records Control - Any FE location

FirstEnergy•Akron, OH

About The Position

The Equipment Engineer IV supports asset and records control for substation, transmission line, and distribution line equipment across FirstEnergy. The role assesses fleet health, performance, failure trends, replacement needs, and asset management plans using inspection, maintenance, operational, and asset data. It analyzes complex technical data, develops business requirements, and recommends practical technical solutions, processes, procedures, standards, and documentation. The engineer develops and maintains spare strategies, replacement recommendations, portfolio planning support, and risk-reduction actions to improve fleet reliability and inform long-term investment decisions. The position evaluates equipment specifications, industry announcements, emerging technologies, and design standards to support equipment standardization, monitoring capabilities, and fleet performance. It also analyzes the population, application, condition, and risk of distribution substation breakers, line breakers, and reclosers across the FirstEnergy fleet, coordinating with asset management, Asset Information & Tools, distribution engineering, and other stakeholders. Additional duties include assessing and supporting online asset monitoring programs; supporting training material development for distribution operational technology; and providing technical support to leadership, engineering, asset management, FE Utilities, and other internal partners. The role involves changing priorities, periodic local travel, occasional overnight stays, storm duty support, and special projects as assigned. The engineer supports a safe work environment and demonstrates FirstEnergy Values and Behaviors.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (BSEE, BSCE, BSME) from an ABET-accredited institution, or an accepted alternative: a PE license; a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Technology from an ABET-accredited institution; or a bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or a technical field (non-ABET) plus an advanced degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from a university with an ABET-accredited bachelor's program.
For Engineer IV with a BS in Engineering, at least 5 years of engineering experience; with a BS in Engineering Technology, at least 7 years of engineering experience.
Ability to manage changing priorities and support periodic local travel, occasional overnight stays, and storm duty.

Nice To Haves

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Certificate.
Understanding of substation and line equipment, breakers, reclosers, protective devices, and related distribution operational technology.
Knowledge of substation and line equipment maintenance practices.
Ability to read and understand substation design prints, bills of material, equipment specifications, and instruction manuals.
Experience with equipment applications, specifications, spare planning, replacement recommendations, reliability improvements, monitoring technologies, or industry standards.
Experience using asset management, maintenance, reporting, or data tools such as Cascade, Powerbase, Doble Testing, transformer oil analysis, Power BI, SAP, Maximo, SQL, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

Assess fleet health, performance, failure trends, replacement needs, and asset management plans for substation, transmission line, and distribution line assets using inspection, maintenance, operational, and asset data.
Analyze complex technical data, develop business requirements, and recommend practical technical solutions, processes, procedures, standards, and documentation.
Develop and maintain spare strategies, replacement recommendations, portfolio planning support, and risk-reduction actions to improve fleet reliability and inform long-term investment decisions.
Evaluate equipment specifications, industry announcements, emerging technologies, and design standards to support equipment standardization, monitoring capabilities, and fleet performance.
Analyze the population, application, condition, and risk of distribution substation breakers, line breakers, and reclosers across the FirstEnergy fleet in coordination with asset management, Asset Information & Tools, distribution engineering, and other stakeholders.
Assess and support online asset monitoring programs, including data requirements, performance indicators, and operational value.
Support development of training materials for new and existing distribution operational technology in coordination with workforce development and subject matter experts.
Provide technical support to leadership, distribution engineering, asset management, Asset Information & Tools, FE Utilities, and other internal partners.
Manage changing priorities, periodic local travel, occasional overnight stays, storm duty support, and special projects as assigned.
Support a safe work environment and demonstrate FirstEnergy Values and Behaviors.