Electrical Engineer

Cleveland-Cliffs Middletown Works has an immediate opportunity for an Electrical Engineer at our Middletown, OH plant within the Electric Power Department. The Electrical Engineer will play a key role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of the plant’s electrical power systems, supporting both day‑to‑day maintenance and long‑term system reliability.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead and direct the operation and maintenance of plant electrical system from 480V up 138 KV.

• Supervise switching procedures, lockout, testing and grounding on the power system.

• Manage employees and contractors to properly maintain and test power system equipment including transformers, relays, breakers, and motor starters.

• Lead and assist in system troubleshooting and repairs.  Work with maintenance staff to determine the root cause of all electrical failures and develop/implement corrective actions

• Monitor the inspection and preventative maintenance on large motors both AC & DC throughout the plant. This will also include startup/shutdown procedures, disconnecting/connecting motors, and maintaining control equipment and contractors.

• Maintain and improve electrical documentation.

• Develop long and short-term plans for equipment improvements.

• Assist in planning equipment outages and upgrades.  Assist maintenance service provider and contractors during these plans.

• Work with contractors and vendors to implement large projects.  Develop cost, benefits, plans for installation, and training needs. 

• Lead hourly crews in delay situations troubleshooting critical power system components and motors. Must understand how to read one-line diagrams and schematic drawings of electrical circuits in order to troubleshoot and manage effectively.

• Position primarily works days with scheduled overtime coverage on weekends and 3-11 shifts, and emergency response for power outages or troubleshooting support after normal working hours when required.

• Manage repairmen in meeting the established safety, quality and productivity goals. 

• Other duties as assigned.  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering is required.

• At least 3 years’ engineering or management experience in an industrial atmosphere is strongly preferred.

• The position requires electrical training/experience in power systems and power electronics(diodes, scr’s) that are used throughout our power system.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is the largest flat-rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. The Company is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package including competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off and more.