{"id":1334861,"url":"https://alion.io/job/fixed-inc-equipment-engineer-iii","title":"Equipment Engineer III","company":{"id":1755196,"name":"FirstEnergy","domain":"firstenergycorp.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/firstenergycorp","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Oracle","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":80,"open_postings":58,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.81,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":30,"computed_at":"2026-10-17T05:46:00Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"middle","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Towanda, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":108000,"max":131000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":131000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-11T14:36:14Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-11","last_verified_at":"2026-10-18T04:26:19Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":36,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":36},"description":"FirstEnergy at a Glance\nWe 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.\nFirstEnergy (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.\nAbout the Opportunity\nThis is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp.\nThis position will be in the Towanda Area including Manfield and Montrose, PA.\nThis position is to provide field engineering services and technical support for the maintenance, construction, testing and commissioning of substation equipment up to and including 500kV. Equipment includes power transformers, circuit breakers, CCVT's, Cap Banks, SVC's, associated relay protection and control equipment, and SCADA systems. Maintenance and commissioning activities can be of either new or modifications to existing substations. This position includes a significant amount of time (90% or more) working outside of an office environment at various company and customer substation facilities and service centers. In addition to maintenance and commissioning activities, there may be occasional technical support for regional substation activities including those in other operating companies.\nResponsibilities Include:\nMaintaining a safe workplace for coworkers and the community based upon developing knowledge of potential hazards, industry regulations/requirements and company practices.\nCommissioning new transmission substation equipment prior to it being released to transmission operations.\nDeveloping check-out guides, review and approving test results and isolation plans, and developing energization plans to minimize system risk.\nProviding limited field design services to correct minor design problems encountered during the implementation of substation capital projects.\nProviding onsite technical support to regional substation services employees during preventive and corrective maintenance activities.\nApplying engineering skills and operational knowledge in the identification and resolution of technical problems while in the field during the installation phase, testing phase, and during the design life of the substation equipment. This includes challenging and validating design approaches when necessary.\nAssisting in the development of new or in the modification of existing maintenance practices to address changing technology, new equipment types, improved test and diagnostic methods, regulatory changes, etc.\nAuditing preventive and corrective maintenance paperwork and test results to verify technical adequacy and regulatory completeness.\nProviding emergency technical support following substation equipment failures to support customer restoration and system reinforcement. This includes developing field modifications and commissioning the installation of mobile substations.\nSupporting the emergency plan through participation in assigned storm duties including hazard responding.\nAbility to work both independently and in unison with others including regional and plant personnel as well as other departments/sections and outside vendors.\nCommunicating across multi-disciplined teams to include electrical contractors, customers, FirstEnergy regional switchmen/technicians, transmission operations, design engineering, planning/protection and project management to ensure successful and timely project completion.\nAssisting in performing Apparent Cause and Root Cause analyses, including formally documenting findings through the preparation of technical reports and presentations.\nAssisting in the education of others on technical subject matters and in the improvement of technical programs and process effectiveness.\nMaintaining a safe workplace for coworkers and the community based upon a developing knowledge of potential hazards, industry regulations/requirements and company practices.\nSupporting the development of corporate programs and policies; assist others tasked with leading organizational change.\nAssisting senior technical staff in developing solutions to complex technical assignments.\nSupporting FE Utilities Operations and Maintenance staff in reaching goals and meeting deadlines.\nProducing results that have a direct, positive impact on the Company.\nConsistently anticipating customer needs and delivering high quality results.\n Willingness to travel throughout the FirstEnergy system including occasional overnight stays when necessary.(Majority of travel will be located within the assigned region.) \nAll employees who apply for a posted position must notify their supervisors that they have applied. Employees who have not been in their current positions for at least one year or who are in a position with specific requirements beyond one year, must obtain approval from their supervisor before applying.\nThe selected candidate may be offered a position within the same job family, at a level that is lower than what was posted. This will be determined based upon the results of the interview process which considers the candidate’s skills, work history, experience level, and other relevant qualifications.\nThis is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp.\nAn employee hired at the Engineer IV level will be expected to perform all of the above responsibilities with more proficiency, and in a more independent manner. Further, the Engineer IV level employee will be assigned additional responsibilities related to those above.\nThis position will be in the Towanda Area including Manfield and Montrose, PA.\nThis position is to provide field engineering services and technical support for the maintenance, construction, testing and commissioning of substation equipment up to and including 500kV. Equipment includes power transformers, circuit breakers, CCVT's, Cap Banks, SVC's, associated relay protection and control equipment, and SCADA systems. Maintenance and commissioning activities can be of either new or modifications to existing substations. This position includes a significant amount of time (90% or more) working outside of an office environment at various company and customer substation facilities and service centers. In addition to maintenance and commissioning activities, there may be occasional technical support for regional substation activities including those in other operating companies.\nResponsibilities Include:\nMaintaining a safe workplace for coworkers and the community based upon developing knowledge of potential hazards, industry regulations/requirements and company practices.\nCommissioning new transmission substation equipment prior to it being released to transmission operations.\nDeveloping check-out guides, review and approving test results and isolation plans, and developing energization plans to minimize system risk.\nProviding limited field design services to correct minor design problems encountered during the implementation of substation capital projects.\nProviding onsite technical support to regional substation services employees during preventive and corrective maintenance activities.\nApplying engineering skills and operational knowledge in the identification and resolution of technical problems while in the field during the installation phase, testing phase, and during the design life of the substation equipment. This includes challenging and validating design approaches when necessary.\nAssisting in the development of new or in the modification of existing maintenance practices to address changing technology, new equipment types, improved test and diagnostic methods, regulatory changes, etc.\nAuditing preventive and corrective maintenance paperwork and test results to verify technical adequacy and regulatory completeness.\nProviding emergency technical support following substation equipment failures to support customer restoration and system reinforcement. This includes developing field modifications and commissioning the installation of mobile substations.\nSupporting the emergency plan through participation in assigned storm duties including hazard responding.\nAbility to work both independently and in unison with others including regional and plant personnel as well as other departments/sections and outside vendors.\nCommunicating across multi-disciplined teams to include electrical contractors, customers, FirstEnergy regional switchmen/technicians, transmission operations, design engineering, planning/protection and project management to ensure successful and timely project completion.\nAssisting in performing Apparent Cause and Root Cause analyses, including formally documenting findings through the preparation of technical reports and presentations.\nAssisting in the education of others on technical subject matters and in the improvement of technical programs and process effectiveness.\nMaintaining a safe workplace for coworkers and the community based upon a developing knowledge of potential hazards, industry regulations/requirements and company practices.\nSupporting the development of corporate programs and policies; assist others tasked with leading organizational change.\nAssisting senior technical staff in developing solutions to complex technical assignments.\nSupporting FE Utilities Operations and Maintenance staff in reaching goals and meeting deadlines.\nProducing results that have a direct, positive impact on the Company.\nConsistently anticipating customer needs and delivering high quality results.\n Willingness to travel throughout the FirstEnergy system including occasional overnight stays when necessary.(Majority of travel will be located within the assigned region.) \nAn employee hired at the IV level will be expected to perform all the above responsibilities with more proficiency, and in a more independent manner. Further, the Engineer IV level employee will be assigned additional responsibilities related to those listed above.\nQualifications at the Engineer Ill level include:\nBachelor of Science degree in Electrical, Civil 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, Civil or Mechanical Engineering or technical field of study (non-ABET) plus an advanced degree in Electrical, Civil or Mechanical Engineering from a university with an ABET accredited Bachelor’s program. Civil Engineering is preferred.\nA Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Certificate is preferred.\nMinimum of 3 (three) years of Engineering experience is required.\nStrong consideration will be given to those with previous experience in the design, maintenance or testing of substation equipment. Also, familiarity with the understanding, application, and communication of microprocessor based protection and control equipment is a plus.\nExperience with SEL products and software, Enoserve RTS and Doble testing\nSuperior written and verbal communication skills\nCommitment to FirstEnergy's Safety Policies and the Accident Prevention Handbook\nUnderstanding of FirstEnergy's Manual of Operations\nAbility to participate in afterhours (e.g. evening, weekend and holidays) callouts to provide onsite technical and operational guidance in support of system emergencies\nAbility to lead by example\nMust be able to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously and be able to work effectively under the pressure of deadlines, unexpected developments, changes in project scope, budget constraints, unforeseen field problems and demands on time for work assi...","description_format":"text","description_chars":15785,"description_truncated":true,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Life insurance","Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Manufacturing","Professional Services","Transportation & Logistics"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-27T13:37:46Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":30,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.553,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":35,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:3","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-17T05:46:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":131000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/fixed-inc-equipment-engineer-iii","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/fixed-inc-equipment-engineer-iii.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-18T04:33:41Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":6797,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-19T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1755196},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1755196"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Ffixed-inc-equipment-engineer-iii"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Ffixed-inc-equipment-engineer-iii"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Ffixed-inc-equipment-engineer-iii"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/fixed-inc-equipment-engineer-iii\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Ffixed-inc-equipment-engineer-iii"}]}