Senior Electrical Test Engineer

Are you ready to be part of a companythat'snot just talking about the future, but actively shaping it? Join The AES Corporation, the largest US-based global power company witha teamof 8,300employees across 12 countries.AES has beenranked #1 byBloombergNEFin renewable energy sales to corporations in the US and Americas for five consecutive years, providing electricityfor**millions of peopleworldwide.**We are proud to foster a strong workplace culture, earning prominent positions in Great Place to Work rankings across the markets where weoperate. AES was also named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th consecutive year in 2026, highlighting our dedication to integrity, transparency, and responsible business practices. Our spirit of innovation continues to earn industry recognition. AES is the only seven-time winner of the Edison Electric Institute's Edison Awards in the twenty-first century, a distinction honoringglobal leadership in advancing the electric power industry.Ifyou'reready to be part of a companythat'snot just adapting to change, but driving it, AES is the place for you.We'renot just building a more sustainable future,we'repowering it. Apply now and energize your career with a true leader inglobalenergy. Were looking for a Senior Electrical Test Engineer to join our team in Dayton: Under direct or general supervision, responsible for general and specific assignments involving complex and extensive types of plans, investigations, surveys, structures, equipment and operating problems. Employing extensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices and devising new approaches to problems encountered, plans, schedules and coordinates detailed phases of major projects such as equipment design and development, materials tests, preparation of specifications, applications studies, analyses of system or process troubles, research investigations, system planning studies and preparation of technical reports. Responsible for overseeing and managing complex projects. Duties require a complete knowledge of accepted practices in the areas of all substation equipment, protective relaying systems, reclosers, regulators, capacitors and broad knowledge of principles and practices in related specialties in order to resolve a variety of highly complex problems, such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of standard materials and difficult coordination requirements. Duties also require project management skills, employee development and training. Has supervisory guidance in terms of specific objectives and critical issues and has authority to make independent decisions on engineering practices and methods. Main Responsibilities: Technician training and development: Assess employee skill level across all job functions and identify development areas. Set up training for all equipment and testing for such things as substation entry, transformers, breakers, reclosers, CCVT's, RTU's, capacitors, regulators, MOABS, batteries, and all protective relaying systems. Set up training for test equipment/processes for such things as relay testing/commissioning, power factor testing, recloser testing, contact resistance testing, phasing, ground grid testing, DGA/oil sampling, meggering, hi-pot testing, carrier/TTR testing, soil resistivity testing, SFRA, and trip testing. Work independently in lab with employees as needed. Provide any needed training or support for Test Department supervision or other departments as needed. Provide on-site oversight for projects as needed. Ensure high quality work is being performed, proper procedures and policies followed, and provide technical and supervisory support as needed. Provide field storm support as needed for the distribution and transmission system. Includes substation response, sc