Engineer Assc - Engineer
American Electric Power
**Job Posting End Date**
09-04-2025
Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.
**Job Summary**
You'll perform engineering work activities and projects designing, maintaining and advancing our infrastructure that powers over 5 million homes and businesses across 11 states to ensure the safe, reliable and efficient transmission and distribution of electricity.
**Job Description**
**Where Putting the Customer First Powers Everything We Do**
At AEP, we’re more than just an energy company — we’re a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact and being part of a forward-thinking organization, this is the company for you!
AEP is seeking motivated engineers and engineering technologists (P&C, Station, T-Line, Geotechnical, Structural, Civil/Site) to join our team in the Corpus Christi, TX vicinity. Whether you're designing critical infrastructure, keeping our lines strong, supporting substation and telecom teams or working complex projects, your work won't go unnoticed in the communities we serve.
**What You'll Do:**
**Protection and Control Engineering**
+ Project scoping
+ Technical drawings development and review
+ Power flow analysis
+ Standards and policies application
+ Engineering consultant oversight
+ Fault simulations
+ Protection relay settings development
+ Compliance activities adherence
+ Project management
+ Learning and development
+ Field visits (~10% travel)
**Substation Engineering**
+ Project scoping
+ Technical drawings development and review
+ Grounding, Lightning shielding, and lighting studies
+ Standards and policies application
+ Engineering consultant oversight
+ Material identification and ordering
+ Compliance activities adherence
+ Project management
+ Learning and development
+ Field visits (~10% travel)
**Transmission Line Engineering**
+ Plan and scope T-Line projects
+ Communicate with stakeholders
+ Structure type selection
+ Geotechnical Report evaluation
+ Design of multiple foundation types
+ Wire tension & clearance evaluation
+ PLS-CADD Design
+ Develop Construction Packages
+ Construction support
+ Engineering consultant oversight
+ Perform field visits (~10% travel)
**Civil/Site Engineering**
+ Site grading design
+ Road design
+ Stormwater management design
+ Erosion Control design
+ Engineering consultant oversight
+ Coordinate Retaining Wall Design
+ Stormwater permitting support
+ Ordering survey
+ Ordering geotechnical borings
+ Construction monitoring/support
+ Perform field visits (~10% travel)
**Geotechnical Engineering**
+ Research Geologic Hazards
+ Plan Subsurface Investigations
+ Review Geotechnical Reports
+ Foundation type selection
+ Foundation Design
+ Retaining Wall Design
+ Landslide Mitigation
+ Support Civil Grading Designs
+ Construction monitoring/support
+ Consultant oversight
+ Perform field visits (~20% travel)
**Structural Engineering**
+ Project scoping
+ Technical drawings development and review
+ Oil Containment Design
+ Standards and policies application
+ Engineering consultant oversight
+ Foundation, rigid-bus and structure calculations
+ Compliance activities adherence
+ Project management
+ Learning and development
+ Field visits (~10% travel)
**Note:** _This posting represents multiple positions posted in a range. The final grade and compensation offered will be based on the successful candidate's education, experience, and relevant skills._
**What We're Looking For** :
**Engineer Assc/ Eng Tech Assc (Grade 05) $79,000 - $82,000**
+ This is an entry level position for new graduates with a Bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology in a program accredited by ABET*
+ Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering examination in preparation for future licensing as a Professional Engineer (PE) is encouraged and preferred.
**Engineer / Engineer Tech (Grade 06-07): $82,000 - $105,000**
+ Has typically acquired two - four (2-4) or more years of related engineering experience along with a Bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology in a program accredited by ABET*
+ Individuals with a Master's degree in engineering from an engineering program accredited by ABET* may be considered for entry into the organization at Grade 06 level.
_*ABET - Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology._
**Acceptable alternatives are:**
+ Bachelor's degree in engineering (non-ABET), plus a Professional Engineers (PE) license in any state of the U.S. OR
+ Bachelor's degree in engineering (non-ABET) plus a Master's degree or PhD in engineering from a university with an ABET accredited Bachelor's program.
**NOTE:** ABET accredited program requirement may be waived at the discretion of VP or Executive level and above based on relevant qualifications and experience.
**Where You'll Work:**
On-Site in our Corpus Christi location
**What You'll Get:**
$79,000 - $105,000
**In** **addition to a competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.**
**AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER (On-Site)**
$79K - $105K / Year
\#LI-Onsite
\#AEPCareers
\#P&C Engineer
\#T-Line Engineer
\#Station Engineer
\#Structural Engineer
\#Electrical Engineer
\#Mechanical Engineer
\#Civil Engineer
**Compensation Data**
**Compensation Grade:**
SP20-005
**Compensation Range:**
$61,647.00-77,057.50 USD
The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
**Hear about it first!** Get job alerts by email. Log in to your Candidate Home Account today! If you don't have an account, you can create one.
It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all respects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. When required by law, we might record certain information or applicants for employment may be invited to voluntarily disclose protected characteristics.
Por favor confirme su dirección de correo electrónico: Send Email