Eaton
Lead Utility Protection and Control Technician
Eaton, Warrendale, Pennsylvania, United States
Lead Utility Protection and Control Technician
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Employment type: Full-time (Mid‑Senior level)
Salary: $105,000 – $182,000 per year ($50.47 – $87.50 hourly). Additional per diem and premium pay overtime.
Application deadline: March 31, 2026.
What You’ll Do As a Lead Utility Protection & Control (P&C) Technician, you will oversee technical operations and documentation, including work plans, isolation plans, and functional test plans. This hands‑on role involves comprehensive testing and final checkout, ensuring the highest standards of safety and reliability. You will identify and correct any errors from design or installation to protect employees, equipment, and the integrity of transmission and distribution systems.
Work around energized “in‑service” electrical equipment to perform testing and commissioning activities on reliability upgrades in energized “brownfield” transmission stations.
Develop isolation plans & procedures for removal of existing equipment such as protective relays, relay panels, AC/DC panels, battery systems, breakers, transformers, SSVTs, CCVTs, PTs, CTs, and linear couplers.
Communicate technical information to non‑technical personnel, educate customers, and present information to internal and external customers.
Assist with all aspects of testing substation devices and equipment.
Identify and resolve design errors.
Directly witness or perform critical tests such as DC functional trip testing prior to energization and in‑service.
Provide technical instructions, mentoring, and guidance regarding substation and electrical power systems to field personnel.
Position Success Criteria
Successfully complete and maintain compliance with Eaton’s safety qualification program and policy, including the EESS Qualified Electrical Worker (QEW) program and required annual re‑certifications.
Submit to periodic customer‑required background and drug screenings.
Basic Qualifications
7+ years utility substation relay testing experience, or a combination of 4+ years on‑the‑job experience plus technical education/military experience.
Must reside within the contiguous U.S. and possess a valid, unrestricted driver’s license.
Initial and periodic customer‑required background and drug screenings.
Preferred Qualifications
Associate or Bachelor degree in electrical engineering from an accredited institution and/or applicable military experience.
Willingness and aptitude for training and mentoring technicians and other members of the technical engineering team; past experience in a leadership or mentorship role is a plus.
10+ years experience in utility substation electrical testing.
Transmission substation relay test experience.
Equal Employment Opportunity We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job‑related reasons regardless of an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws. You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After a conditional offer and background check, if Eaton is concerned about a conviction directly related to the job, you will have the chance to explain the circumstances, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
To request a disability‑related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call 1‑800‑836‑6345. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.
We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various health and welfare benefits as well as retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
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Employment type: Full-time (Mid‑Senior level)
Salary: $105,000 – $182,000 per year ($50.47 – $87.50 hourly). Additional per diem and premium pay overtime.
Application deadline: March 31, 2026.
What You’ll Do As a Lead Utility Protection & Control (P&C) Technician, you will oversee technical operations and documentation, including work plans, isolation plans, and functional test plans. This hands‑on role involves comprehensive testing and final checkout, ensuring the highest standards of safety and reliability. You will identify and correct any errors from design or installation to protect employees, equipment, and the integrity of transmission and distribution systems.
Work around energized “in‑service” electrical equipment to perform testing and commissioning activities on reliability upgrades in energized “brownfield” transmission stations.
Develop isolation plans & procedures for removal of existing equipment such as protective relays, relay panels, AC/DC panels, battery systems, breakers, transformers, SSVTs, CCVTs, PTs, CTs, and linear couplers.
Communicate technical information to non‑technical personnel, educate customers, and present information to internal and external customers.
Assist with all aspects of testing substation devices and equipment.
Identify and resolve design errors.
Directly witness or perform critical tests such as DC functional trip testing prior to energization and in‑service.
Provide technical instructions, mentoring, and guidance regarding substation and electrical power systems to field personnel.
Position Success Criteria
Successfully complete and maintain compliance with Eaton’s safety qualification program and policy, including the EESS Qualified Electrical Worker (QEW) program and required annual re‑certifications.
Submit to periodic customer‑required background and drug screenings.
Basic Qualifications
7+ years utility substation relay testing experience, or a combination of 4+ years on‑the‑job experience plus technical education/military experience.
Must reside within the contiguous U.S. and possess a valid, unrestricted driver’s license.
Initial and periodic customer‑required background and drug screenings.
Preferred Qualifications
Associate or Bachelor degree in electrical engineering from an accredited institution and/or applicable military experience.
Willingness and aptitude for training and mentoring technicians and other members of the technical engineering team; past experience in a leadership or mentorship role is a plus.
10+ years experience in utility substation electrical testing.
Transmission substation relay test experience.
Equal Employment Opportunity We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job‑related reasons regardless of an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws. You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After a conditional offer and background check, if Eaton is concerned about a conviction directly related to the job, you will have the chance to explain the circumstances, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
To request a disability‑related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call 1‑800‑836‑6345. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.
We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various health and welfare benefits as well as retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
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