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American Transmission Company Electrical Engineer-Substation Services in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin
Summary of Responsibilities:
Bring your positive energy to ATC! We’re looking for a Sr. Substation Services Engineer who pairs substation knowledge with a customer service mindset. In this role, you’ll lead standards efforts, translate technical information into practical applications, and provide dependable support for engineering, maintenance, commissioning, and construction—helping ensure our substation assets remain safe, cost effective, and reliable for the communities we serve.
Essential Responsibilities:
What you’ll do
Drive standards excellence . Lead the creation and revision of substation design standards, template drawings, specifications, guides, and technical aids; gather input, build consensus, and communicate updates that elevate consistency and clarity.
Be a supporting resource. Provide timely support for engineering, maintenance, commissioning, and construction teams; support problem solving and convert findings into actionable recommendations.
Advance our asset performance. Evaluate vendors and factory qualifications, partner with Asset Management and Supply Chain, and support development of pilots that introduce new technologies and provide long term value.
Champion continuous improvement. Identify process enhancements across engineering, procurement, and construction to boost quality, efficiency, and consistency.
Lead with stewardship and accountability. Take pride in the assets assigned to you by actively guiding their performance, condition, and lifecycle.
What you’ll bring
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; BS Electrical Engineering strongly preferred .
Licensure: Wisconsin and/or Michigan PE not required, but preferred .
Experience: 5+ years in substation design, equipment specification, or standards development; field/maintenance/commissioning/construction support experience is a plus.
Technical depth: Foundational knowledge in one or more areas of substation physical or electrical design—such as grounding, equipment application, control house layouts, or constructability/maintainability—and/or familiarity with any of the major substation equipment (e.g., circuit breakers, disconnect switches, power transformers, instrument transformers, capacitors/reactors, auxiliary systems). Candidates are not expected to know all areas, but strength in several is valuable.
Standards savvy: Familiarity with industry standards (e.g., IEEE, NESC, NERC ) and utility engineering practices; adept at documentation, calculations, drafting review, and standardization.
Professional strengths: Clear, structured communicator; collaborative team player; analytical, decisive, and field aware; follows through on commitments and keeps stakeholders informed.
Why you’ll love working here
Flex for Your Day. We empower employees to work where and when it makes sense—balancing in person collaboration, field needs, and focused work.
Great Place to Work® culture. Join a purpose driven, welcoming team recognized for trust, collaboration, development, and industry leadership.
Total Rewards. Competitive pay, annual bonus opportunity, generous time off, retirement benefits, well‑being resources, and professional development—our Total Rewards are designed to energize your career and life
Job satisfaction. The work that you do is important to our society, as a whole.
Ready to energize your career? Apply today and help us keep the lights on across Wisconsin and Michigan—safely, reliably, and sustainably.
The targeted base pay for this position is $119,500 to $139,400 annually.* Base pay is one component of our comprehensive total rewards package which includes an annual incentive bonus, employer-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) match, HSA contribution, life & disability insurance, health care benefits, generous time off plans, flexible work arrangements, and much more .
*The pay range is a general guideline. Employment offers are evaluated individually and consider qualifications, experience, academic achievements, internal equity, and business needs. Pay exceeding the posted range is considered for uniquely qualified candidates. Interested internal candidates, with questions, please consult your Human Resources Business Partner.
Number of Openings Available:
1
Posting Date:
2026-01-28
Time Type:
Full time
Equal Opportunity Employer:
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ATC is an equal opportunity employer that seeks to foster diverse teams of talented people working safely together. We respect and embrace diversity of all aspects and hire, train and promote employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage women, minorities, veterans and individuals with a disability to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.
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