Substation Engineer Lead – Canton, OHWe're partnering with a large, well-established industrial manufacturer in Northeast Ohio to hire a Substation Engineer Lead supporting critical medium-voltage power distribution infrastructure across a major manufacturing operation. This is a hands-on technical/project leadership role — not a people-management position. It's a strong opportunity for an experienced substation or power systems professional who wants challenging technical work without the travel often associated with this field.
What You'll Do:
  • Support and troubleshoot medium-voltage power distribution and substations
  • Work with transformers, switchgear, breakers and protective relays
  • Lead electrical infrastructure upgrades and modernization projects
  • Support system reliability, preventive maintenance and root-cause troubleshooting
  • Partner with engineering, maintenance, operations and outside contractors
  • Lead projects through installation and commissioning
What We're Looking For:
  • Strong medium-voltage power distribution/substation experience
  • Experience with protective relays / protection & controls — SEL, GE, Eaton or similar
  • Strong power systems troubleshooting and engineering background
  • Utility, power services or heavy industrial/manufacturing backgrounds are all relevant
  • Experience with ETAP, SKM, EasyPower, arc-flash, short-circuit or coordination studies is a plus
  • Compensation & Highlights$115K–$160K base salary 10% annual bonus opportunity
  • Sign-on bonus
  • Retention bonus
  • Up to $40K grossed-up relocation assistance
  • No travel
  • Full benefits and paid time off
LocationCanton, OH – OnsiteIf you have a strong background in substations, medium-voltage distribution and protection & controls and are interested in learning more, we'd like to hear from you.

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