Transmission Station Engineer – Onsite & Impactful

AEP; Salem (OH); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power (AEP) is seeking an entry to mid-level Station Engineer within the Transmission System Operations Engineering team. The role focuses on ensuring NERC compliance and accurate configuration changes to the transmission grid, with emphasis on commissioning, outages, and as-built alignment.

You will lead and collaborate with engineers, review technical documents, and drive improvements in process and facility ratings while supporting field services and project planning.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering degree required.
• Passing FE exam encouraged for PE licensure.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology with PE license eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support to Transmission Field Services for commissioning and verification of planned and unplanned work.
• Review upcoming system outages for configuration changes.
• Review drawings and project information to align as-built with systems of record.
• Perform root cause analysis on discrepancies to drive process improvements.

Skills

ABET accreditation awareness

Leadership & Guidance

Planning & Organization

Problem Solving & Initiative

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Decision Making

Business Awareness

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

CPM scheduling

PERT scheduling

Flow charts

Job description

American Electric Power (AEP) is seeking an entry to mid-level Station Engineer within the Transmission System Operations Engineering team. The role focuses on ensuring NERC compliance and accurate configuration changes to the transmission grid, with emphasis on commissioning, outages, and as-built alignment.

You will lead and collaborate with engineers, review technical documents, and drive improvements in process and facility ratings while supporting field services and project planning.