Commissioning Engineer

Shermco Industries

. Overseeing the installation, testing, and commissioning of various systems and equipment.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeCleveland • Ohio, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $80 - $85 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Overseeing the installation, testing, and commissioning of various systems and equipment.
Ensuring that all systems are installed and functioning properly.
Conducting tests to verify system performance.
Troubleshooting any issues that arise during the commissioning process.
Actively promote safe working practices along with human performance improvement (HPI) daily.
Leading and/or participating on completing Job Hazard Analysis with assigned team each workday.
Perform installation, commissioning, testing, and maintenance of protective relay equipment, powerline carrier equipment, digital fault recorders (DFR’s), and remote terminal units (RTU’s).
Perform functional testing for protection and control circuitry associated with transmission lines, HV bus, transformer, circuit breaker, feeder, reactors, and capacitor banks.
Perform end to end testing of communication aided tripping schemes for both fiber systems and powerline carrier using RTS, ProTest, or Protection Suite software.
Support RTU upgrade projects for various clients.
Accurately documenting and submitting test reports used for client reporting and regulatory purposes.
Interpret one line, three line, wiring, and schematic diagrams with ability to recognize and bring attention to discrepancies.
Accurately complete time and expense reports along with maintaining good condition of assigned company vehicle.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years experience in the electrical testing industry with a focus working with protection and control equipment with HV utility, co-op, power generation, federal, or municipal clients.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology.
Proven experience with transmission and distribution relays to include SEL, GE, ABB, and Westinghouse.
Familiarity with test equipment to include Doble 6150, Powercomm PCA-4125A, Arbiter 931, Vanguard CT 2000C, Omicron CT analyzer.
Experienced in using test software such as RTS, ProTest, or Protection Suite.
Experienced in developing detailed commissioning test plans.
Experience performing relay end to end testing to verify communication assisted tripping schemes such as differential, DCB, POTT, and transfer trip.
Strong understanding of safe work practices and human performance improvement applicable to protection and control work in utility high voltage substations.
Capable of performing in-service load checks for new equipment to validate correctness of operation.
Familiar with NERC PRC-005-6 requirements related to protection systems, automatic reclosing, and sudden pressure relaying maintenance.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

installationtestingcommissioningtroubleshootingfunctional testingrelay end to end testingdeveloping commissioning test plansperforming in-service load checksprotection and control circuitryhuman performance improvement

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationattention to detailorganizational skillsproblem-solving

Certifications

Bachelor of Science in Electrical EngineeringElectrical Engineering Technology