Engineer III - Asset & Records Control - Center for Advanced Energy Technology

FirstEnergy at a Glance

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FirstEnergy (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.

About the Opportunity

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. [FEU].

This is a position in the Asset Operations group and is located at the Center for Advanced Energy Technology (CAET) in Akron, Ohio. The primary function of this position will be to support the functions of the CAET facility. This position will be responsible for developing operating standards, cyber security baselines and test procedures for new and existing protective relays and other operational technology cyber assets across FirstEnergy’s Bulk Electric Transmission System. This position will also be responsible for monitoring software and firmware patch releases, testing the patches for applicability on the FE Transmission System and developing software and firmware upgrade deployment and testing plans for the above mentioned cyber assets. The CAET facility will also house a training complex for Relay Technicians, Communication Technicians, Commissioning and Substation Engineers and others and will be supported by this position and staff as well as personnel from the Work Force Development department. This position will also support other functions within the Asset Operations organization including the addition and maintenance of devices to FE’s interactive remote connectivity platform, supporting the remote gathering and storage of on-line transmission apparatus monitoring devices for use within the engineering groups as well as the Asset Health Center application and supporting the transmission capital portfolio development as needed. 

Responsibilities include: 

• Working with the Transmission & Substation Services Department, develop new or refined relay test routines and protocols
• Assisting 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
• Working with FE IT Department, recommend design standard changes to the IT/OT interfaces within FE Bulk Electric Transmission System assets where applicable
• Maintain the integrity and cyber security of FE’s transmission operational technology cyber assets across the FE Bulk Electric Transmission System
• Monitor manufacturer’s, vendor’s and industry wide announcements for cyber vulnerabilities and feature enhancements of FE’s Bulk Transmission Operational Technology Cyber Assets
• Working with the vendors and the IT department on the mitigation of any vulnerabilities identified
• Monitor industry trends and international design standards pertaining to cyber security of protective relaying and other transmission substation operational technology and recommend design standard changes where applicable
• Working with the Work Force Development Department to develop training material for new and existing operational technology being deployed on the FE Bulk Electric Transmission System
• Recommending Transmission Reliability Enhancement projects
• Provide transmission portfolio support through spare equipment management and equipment replacement recommendations 
• Assisting in performing Forensic, Apparent Cause and Root Cause analyses, including formally documenting findings through the preparation of technical reports and presentations 
• Assisting in the education of others on technical subject matters and in the improvement of technical programs and process effectiveness
• Conducting technical research and analyzing highly complex data
• Recommend and implement technical solutions to complex issues and assignments
• Independently anticipating and meeting internal/external technical needs
• Deriving business requirements from various internal and external stakeholders to develop solutions, processes, and procedures
• Developing process improvements and efficiencies to improve work products
• Maintaining a safe workplace for coworkers and the community based upon knowledge of potential hazards and industry regulations/requirements
• Providing a high level of customer service, continuous support, and proactive involvement to leadership and fellow peers surrounding technical subject matter, analyzing an