Equipment Engineer IV - Asset & Records Control - Akron Fairlawn

FirstEnergy; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Tuition reimbursement

Medical, dental, vision, life-insur.

Pension plan

Skills development training

Job summary

FirstEnergy, headquartered in Akron, Ohio, seeks a professional engineer to assess fleet health and asset management strategies for substations and transmission lines. You will analyze complex data, develop requirements, and recommend practical technical solutions to improve reliability and inform long-term investments.

The role involves collaboration with asset management, engineering, and other stakeholders, plus contributing to training materials and monitoring programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from ABET-accredited program.
• FE certificate preferred; PE license advantageous.
• Minimum 3 years of engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess fleet health, performance, failure trends, replacement needs, and asset management plans.
• Analyze complex technical data; develop business requirements and practical technical solutions.
• Develop and maintain spare strategies, replacement recommendations, and risk-reduction actions.
• Evaluate equipment specs, industry announcements, and design standards to support standardization.
• Analyze substation breakers, line breakers, and reclosers with asset management teams.
• Support online asset monitoring programs, data requirements, and KPIs.
• Assist with training material for distribution OT teams; coordinate with SMEs.

Skills

Substation equipment knowledge

Line equipment knowledge

Maintenance practices

Reading design prints

Equipment specifications

Monitoring technologies

Asset management tools

Power BI

SAP

Maximo

SQL

Cascade

Doble Testing

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree (BSEE/BSCE/BSME)

PE License or alternative ABET-degree path

FE Certificate preferred

Tools

Cascade

Powerbase

Doble Testing

Transformer oil analysis

SQL

Power BI

SAP

Maximo

Job description

Description

• 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 training material development 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.

Qualifications

Engineer III Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (BSEE, BSCE, BSME) from an ABET accredited institution is required. Acceptable alternatives are: (1) a Professional Engineer's (PE) License (2) a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited institution (3) a Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or technical field of study (non-ABET) plus an advanced degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from a university with an ABET accredited Bachelor's program.
• A Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Certificate is preferred.
• Minimum of 3 (three) years of Engineering experience is required.

Engineer IV Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (BSEE, BSCE, BSME) from an ABET accredited institution is required. Acceptable alternatives are: (1) a Professional Engineer's (PE) License (2) a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Technology from an ABET accredited institution (3) a Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or technical field of study (non-ABET) plus an advanced degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from a university with an ABET accredited Bachelor's program.
• A Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Certificate is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 (five) years of Engineering experience is required with a BS in Engineering or minimum of 7 (seven) years of Engineering experience is required with a BS in Engineering Technology.

Preferred

• 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.

FirstEnergy takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. In addition, your actual base salary will depend on various factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience.

About Us

We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers’ lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment.

We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement.

Please visit our website at www.firstenergycorp.com to learn more about all of our employee rewards programs.

FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

Unable to sponsor or transfer H-1B visas at this time.

Safety

Safety is a core value for FirstEnergy and is essential to all of our business activities. We ensure employees have the tools, information, and processes to perform their duties in a manner that assures safety for themselves, their co-workers, our customers and the public. Our goals are to provide a safe work environment, to maintain an accident-free, injury-free workplace, and to promote and maintain public safety. To meet these goals, we dedicate ourselves to achieving world-class safety standards.