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Sr Engineering Tech - Testing & Commissioning - Chicago, Illinois

CHICAGO, Illinois💼 Full-time💰 $88,000–$88,000🗓 2026-01-09 → 2026-09-23

Core

Front-line field engineering force commissioning, maintaining, and troubleshooting transmission and distribution protection and control systems inside substations.

Role type

Senior field engineering technician (testing & commissioning)

Builds

Reliable power delivery infrastructure for utility customers

Domain

Utility / Electrical Power Systems

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Field testing and commissioning, troubleshooting power equipment, preventive maintenance, crew direction, regulatory compliance (NERC/CIP), complex field test equipment operation, shift work availability

Preferred skills

Electrical troubleshooting, team leadership, electrical power equipment experience

Technologies

Protective relays, SCADA, substation automation, fiber-optic, power line carrier, revenue metering

Responsibilities

Create commissioning plans and livening procedures, analyze test results, troubleshoot malfunctioning power equipment, perform corrective and preventive maintenance, direct maintenance and contractor crews, support substation outage planning

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on field lead

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