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Lead Engineer / Electric Metering Specialist
Position Type: Full-time (Field & Shop)
Location: Primarily shop-based with required field travel to customer locations
Reports To: Manager – Technical Services
Role Summary
We are a premier provider of advanced metering products, services, and solutions exclusively serving the electric utility sector, including investor-owned utilities, municipalities, and cooperatives. We are seeking a Lead Engineer / Electric Metering Specialist to drive our technical operations. In this role, you will lead hands-on technical work, supervise and mentor our shop technicians, and deliver high-quality training to both internal teams and utility customers.
Key Responsibilities
Technical & Field Services
- Equipment Management: Commission, program, test, repair, and troubleshoot a wide range of utility metering products (self-contained and transformer-rated meters, sockets, CTs/VTs, test switches, AMI accessories, and meter-shop test equipment).
- Advanced Diagnostics: Systematically diagnose root causes of equipment issues across hardware, wiring, settings, communications, or utility processes.
- Compliance Documentation: Document comprehensive as-found and as-left technical results to provide utilities with audit-ready records.
- On-Site Support: Travel to utility meter shops, substations, and active project sites for product start-ups, warranty work, and contract servicing.
Leadership & Training
- Shop Supervision: Plan, assign, and review daily workflows for shop technicians while strictly enforcing quality control and safety standards.
- Internal Mentorship: Train company technicians on product lines, specialized software, and standard testing procedures.
- Customer Training: Deliver classroom, lab, and field-based technical training to utility meter shop staff, testers, and engineers.
- Sales Collaboration: Support the sales team by providing technical scoping, product expertise, and startup validation.
Qualifications & Experience
Required
- Experience: 5 years of dedicated electric metering experience within a utility meter shop, field group, or a metering manufacturer/service company.
- Leadership Skills: Proven track record of leading, supervising, or formally training other technicians.
- Communication: Ability to break down complex metering concepts and explain them clearly to both journeymen and engineers.
- Credentials: Valid driver’s license with the ability to consistently clear background checks, driving record reviews, and utility site-access clearances.
- Continuous Learning: Willingness to travel and attend advanced offsite product, software, and technical training
Preferred
- Education: Technical certificate or Associate degree in a relevant engineering or technical field.
- Certifications: Journey-level meterman background.
- Technical Depth: Direct experience working with major utility meter/AMI platforms and automated shop test systems.
- Industry Background: Prior experience working for a manufacturer, distributor, or contract service firm dedicated to electric utilities.
Pay: From $80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person