Senior Substation Engineer 2 - Grid
$100,019–$152,807 year
HybridColumbus, Ohio, United States
Job Summary
Lead high voltage substation projects by conceptualizing plans, executing design work, and troubleshooting complex electrical engineering issues. Prepare clear technical reports meeting client requirements and S&L formats while managing multiple projects under budget and time constraints. Collaborate with peers through knowledge sharing and communities of practice, occasionally traveling to client sites as needed. This role operates in a hybrid environment with three days in the office and two days remote. A Bachelor of Science in Engineering and seven years of medium voltage power system design experience are required, with a BSEE and PE license preferred. The position emphasizes leading automation and AI initiatives to improve workflows and deliver cost-effective designs.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science Engineering degree
- 7 or more years experience in the design of Medium Voltage Power Systems
- Ability to prioritize work and manage multiple projects under budget and time constraints
- Experience tracking project information such as: schedules and expenditures against budgets, preparing status reports and client interface
- Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
- Experience in reviewing design drawings created by others
- Proficiency with MS Office applications
- In the U.S. work authorization (implied by 'We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position')
- Ability to travel to client sites as needed
- Expectation of spending three days a week in the office
- Ability to lead others in taking engineering problems from issue to solution by setting expectations for using data and modern tools such as automation and AI to improve workflows, reduce rework, and deliver cost-effective designs
- Leaders in these roles often direct automation and process-improvement work, for example, how teams automate calculations, summarize technical documents, or generate design documentation and guiding when and how AI or agentic AI tools are used while ensuring results are checked
- Overseeing engineers who program or script (e.g., Python, MATLAB, advanced Excel) to automate engineering tasks, with review of automated outputs
Desired Qualifications
- A BSEE degree is preferable
- 3 or more years experience in the design of substations 138kV and above
- Ability to prepare substation grounding calculations, direct stroke shielding calculations, battery & charger sizing calculations, etc
- Physical layout and protection & controls experience
- Ability to work with Designer to develop substation single line diagrams, relaying & metering diagrams, DC schematic diagrams, substation plan & sections, grounding plans, etc
- Familiarity with ANSI/IEEE/NEMA standards as they relate to substation design. This includes the National Electrical Safety Code (ANSI – C2)
- PE license
- AutoCAD experience
- Additional learning, such as a minor, certificate, or other experience in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or related fields that enables effective oversight of automation and agentic AI-enabled engineering workflows
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