Senior Substation Electrical Engineer III

Tallmadge, OH
Engineered Products Department
Full-Time | Exempt

Join SDMyers – A Good Place Company

At SDMyers, we help electric power system owners maximize the reliability, safety, and longevity of critical electrical infrastructure. As a Good Place Company, we believe business should create lasting value—not only for our customers, but for our employees, communities, and the industries we serve.

Our mission is to build thriving organizations by valuing people over profits, developing meaningful relationships, and delivering technical excellence that keeps the power on for businesses across North America.

If you're a highly experienced electrical engineer with deep substation expertise and a passion for solving complex power system challenges, we'd love to hear from you.

Position Summary

The Senior Substation Electrical Engineer III serves as one of SDMyers' principal technical experts for high-voltage power systems. This role provides engineering leadership for transformer reliability, substation systems, electrical safety, condition assessments, product development, and customer consulting.

Working closely with engineering, operations, sales, and executive leadership, you'll provide advanced technical guidance that helps customers improve the reliability and performance of their electrical infrastructure while supporting innovative products and services across the organization.

This position is ideal for an engineer who enjoys combining hands-on technical expertise with strategic problem solving, mentoring, and project leadership.

What You'll Do

Provide Technical Engineering Leadership

• Perform comprehensive transformer and substation condition assessments utilizing:
  • Oil analysis
  • Electrical testing
  • Load Tap Changer (LTC) evaluations
  • Infrared inspections
  • Reliability data
• Develop recommendations that improve equipment reliability, safety, and service life.
• Serve as an internal technical authority for transformer systems and high-voltage power equipment.
• Support engineering decisions involving electrical distribution systems from utility substations through plant distribution.

Support Customer Reliability

• Partner with Account Managers to provide advanced technical consulting for customer power systems.
• Help customers identify risks, improve system reliability, and develop long-term maintenance strategies.
• Assist with engineering reviews and technical presentations.
• Support complex customer projects and troubleshooting efforts.

Lead Engineering Projects

Manage or support special engineering initiatives including:

• Transformer reconditioning
• Mobile substation upgrades
• Equipment modernization
• Engineering consulting coordination
• Reliability improvement projects
• Product implementation

Electrical Safety Leadership

Support and enhance SDMyers' corporate electrical safety initiatives by helping develop and improve:

• Arc Flash programs
• Assured Power Isolation procedures
• Standard Operating Procedures
• High-voltage safety practices
• Engineering policies and technical standards

Engineering Design

• Develop and review electrical one-line diagrams.
• Support facility electrical distribution modifications.
• Assist with power distribution design from substations through 480V systems.
• Provide technical guidance for electrical infrastructure improvements.

Research & Product Development

Contribute to the development of next-generation reliability technologies including:

• Transformer monitoring systems
• Partial Discharge (PD) monitoring
• Infrared inspection technologies
• Ultrasound diagnostics
• Bushing diagnostics
• Switchgear monitoring
• Dry-type transformer inspection and testing
• Substation monitoring solutions
• Reliability dashboards and advanced analytics

Mentor & Collaborate

• Provide technical leadership to engineers and technical staff.
• Mentor developing engineers across the organization.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Sales, and Executive Leadership.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives throughout the company.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
• Ohio PE license (or ability to obtain/apply to SDMyers' corporate engineering license)
• 5–10+ years of experience in:
  • High-voltage substations
  • Electrical power systems
  • Utility or industrial electrical infrastructure

Preferred Experience

Experience with:

• Power transformers
• Current Transformers (CTs)
• Potential Transformers (PTs)
• Protective relays
• Circuit breakers
• Capacitor banks
• Switchgear
• Transformer testing
• Electrical diagnostics
• Preventive maintenance
• Reliability engineering
• Industrial power distribution
• Utility engineering

Knowledge & Skills

We're looking for someone who brings both technical excellence and leadership, including:

• Strong understanding of high-voltage substations
• Transformer diagnostics and reliability engineering
• Electrical system analysis
• Technical report writing
• AutoCAD
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Project management
• Job costing awareness
• Problem solving and analytical thinking
• Leadership and mentoring abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams

Work Environment

• Primarily based in our Tallmadge, Ohio facility.
• This position is not regularly eligible for hybrid or remote work. Limited exceptions may be approved on a case-by-case basis.
• Work is primarily performed in an industrial/manufacturing environment.
• Occasional field visits to customer sites, substations, and vendor locations.
• Exposure to industrial environments, equipment, noise, dust, and varying weather conditions during site visits.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work at a computer for extended periods.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to communicate effectively in office and field environments.
• Occasional extended work hours during peak project demands.
• Ability to travel approximately 20% as business needs require.

Why SDMyers?

When you join SDMyers, you're joining a company that values technical excellence, innovation, and people equally. We invest in our employees, encourage professional growth, and give our engineers opportunities to solve meaningful challenges that keep critical electrical systems operating safely and reliably.

If you're looking for a role where your engineering expertise will directly impact customers, shape innovative solutions, and contribute to a purpose-driven organization, we'd love to meet you.

Apply today and help build safer, more reliable power systems with SDMyers—a Good Place Company.