Technical - Electric Testing (South)

Job Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair electromechanical, electronic, and computer-based control equipment, relay protection, and regulating equipment.
• Responsible for and/or performs the organization, installation of new and accessory substation controls, remote data collection equipment, protection and metering equipment, generator and transformer regulation, high potential tests of associated cables and high voltage equipment.
• Makes application and design change decisions, such as errors in control and relay diagrams and wiring and errors in relay settings.
• Design test procedures and create test records for the new equipment.
• Do performance testing of transmission, distribution, generation protective relay systems.
• Performs laboratory analysis on new, prospective, or defective equipment.
• Communicate technical results directly to Engineering, System Operations, and manufacturers.
• Prepare proper test records, special written reports including compilation of data, maintain system database, making sketches, graphs, and schematic diagrams; initiate print changes to correct errors or document modifications; maintain equipment manuals.
• Correct errors in construction prints and document modifications.
• Perform design, construction, modification of specialized electrical and electronic test equipment.
• Evaluate and make recommendations for purchases of new equipment.

Qualifications

• Applicant must have a two-year associate degree in electronics technology OR a minimum of 60 credits of college coursework from an accredited institution, with a minimum of 35 credits in electrical engineering/electronics.
• Applicant must have a valid driver’s license and meet the company’s requirements for driving.
• The applicant must comply with DOT Part 199 pipeline drug and alcohol testing requirements.
• This position may require unescorted access to certain critical cyber assets which would require applicants to satisfy all company and NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Standard 004 security requirements, which includes a background investigation.

Pay

Minimum Posting Range: $37.08
Maximum Posting Range: $61.77

The pay range reflects the minimum and maximum for the position at the time of posting and may be modified in the future. The starting salary/pay within the pay range will be based on several factors, as applicable, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, travel requirements, collective bargaining agreements, and business and organizational needs.