Senior Substation Electrical Engineer — Lead HV Design

SSOE; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus program

Employee ownership

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

SSOE is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer (Substation) to lead the design of medium and high-voltage substations for utility, municipal, and industrial clients. This role focuses on safe, reliable, and cost-effective designs that meet client requirements and standards, with responsibility for deliverables and coordination across disciplines.

You will mentor team members, review drawings, and ensure QA/QC while integrating SCADA and protection systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program; PE license preferred. EIT required if PE not yet obtained.
• Twelve (12)+ years of related practical experience in substation design and engineering. Experience in lieu of professional license may be considered.
• Demonstrated experience with substation physical layout design, including equipment arrangement, bus configurations, electrical clearances, grounding considerations, and overall yard layout for medium and high-voltage substations.
• Proven experience with Protection & Control (P&C) systems, including protective relaying, control schematics, relay protection schemes, SCADA integration, and related substation design deliverables.
• Demonstrated knowledge in: HV (>115 kV)/MV substation/switchgear design and substation yard layout; utility coordination; LV plant power distribution interfaces; onsite generation and UPS systems.
• Proficiency with design and analysis tools such as AutoCAD, ETAP or similar power system analysis software, and protection relay settings/configuration.
• Strong analytical, problemsolving, communication, and teamwork skills; ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Experience supporting integrated transmission and substation projects from conceptual design through construction and commissioning strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate large substation engineering assignments with responsibility for budget, schedule, quality, and interdiscipline coordination.
• Plan and develop engineering projects involving unique or complex problems, offering specialized expertise in substation engineering.
• Prepare substation layouts, oneline and threeline diagrams, schematics, and technical specifications.
• Coordinate designs for steel structures, foundations, grounding grids, buswork, raceway, and conduit systems.
• Specify and select substation equipment (e.g., transformers, breakers, switchgear, relays, instrument transformers).
• Perform power system studies and analyses to support design decisions (load flow, short circuit, protection coordination, arcflash).
• Provide design support during construction, respond to RFIs, and review/approve major items involving materials, equipment, and field construction.
• Stamp/seal drawings and documents, including those for which you serve as the professional in responsible charge, per applicable jurisdictional statutes.
• Plan, organize, supervise, and review the work of engineers and designers assigned to the project; participate in mentoring activities within the department.
• Maintain liaison with internal and external stakeholders, acting independently on technical matters within the substation discipline.

Skills

Substation design

Protection & control

Budget & schedule management

Interdiscipline coordination

Team leadership

Communications

Load flow & short circuit analysis

Problem-solving

Education

ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering degree

Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred

EIT required if PE not yet obtained

Tools

AutoCAD

ETAP

Job description

SSOE is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer (Substation) to lead the design of medium and high-voltage substations for utility, municipal, and industrial clients. This role focuses on safe, reliable, and cost-effective designs that meet client requirements and standards, with responsibility for deliverables and coordination across disciplines.

You will mentor team members, review drawings, and ensure QA/QC while integrating SCADA and protection systems.