Engineer - Asset Performance Management

About the role

The Asset Performance Management Engineer is responsible for monitoring, evaluating, and improving the health, performance, reliability, and risk profile of transmission and distribution assets through data-driven analysis, engineering assessments, and risk-based decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, evaluate, and assess the condition, performance, reliability, and overall health of transmission and distribution assets, including power transformers, circuit breakers, capacitor banks, and other substation equipment.
• Provide fleet-level analysis and interpretation of asset condition, diagnostic, maintenance, operational, and reliability data—including Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA), oil quality test results, inspection findings, maintenance records, and online monitoring data—leveraging information from multiple systems and platforms such as APM, Cascade, TOA, PI Vision, and other asset monitoring and data management applications.
• Develop and maintain criticality indices for the various asset types that depict the importance of each asset such that better risk-based decision making can be completed.
• Assess the availability, readiness, and effectiveness of contingency solutions, including mobile transformers, spare transformers, system reconfiguration options, and emergency restoration strategies.
• Lead or support asset risk review meetings with operating companies and cross-functional stakeholders to evaluate asset health, assess risk exposure, review contingency options, and develop mitigation plans for critical assets and assets requiring ongoing monitoring and follow-up.
• Document, maintain, and track mitigation actions within asset management systems and collaborate with Substation Operations, Engineering, TSS, and other stakeholders to ensure timely execution and closure of risk reduction initiatives.
• Maintain the accuracy, integrity, and quality of asset data within APM and related systems, ensuring equipment, condition, maintenance, and risk information is complete, validated, and properly synchronized across interfacing enterprise applications.
• Support the implementation, administration, enhancement, and continuous improvement of APM platform through participation in system testing, data validation, functional design reviews, configuration assessments, and business requirement evaluations.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of asset performance dashboards, reports, visualizations, and analytical tools that support asset health assessments, risk reviews, investment planning, and executive reporting.
• Apply industry standards, regulatory requirements, and engineering best practices, including IEEE, EPRI, NERC, and company asset management and engineering standards, to support asset evaluation, reliability improvement, and risk management activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor 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.
• A Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Certificate is preferred.
• Minimum of 2 (two) years of Engineering experience is required.
• Understanding of transmission and/or distribution substations, substation equipment and devices preferred.
• Knowledge of substation equipment maintenance practices is preferred.
• Ability to analyze large datasets, familiarity with databases and database structure is preferred.
• Strong analytical and technical abilities.
• Familiarity with the following – APM / Cascade / QlikView / SAP / TOA4 / PI Vision / DobleWeb is preferred.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Power BI, and Word.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate a questioning attitude to continue to learn, produce results, and strengthen existing relationships.
• Commitment to FirstEnergy’s Safety Policies and the Accident Prevention Handbook.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with employees at all levels of FirstEnergy Corp.
• Ability to deliver quality, accurate work within established deadlines.
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning, professional growth, collaboration, and results delivery while fostering a positive team culture that reflects FirstEnergy's core values through accountability, teamwork, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Some travel is required; must possess a personal vehicle and valid driving license.

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance plans, and more.