P&C Field Technologist Associate - West Ohio
Core
Install, test, calibrate, and maintain protection and control devices (relays, SCADA, fault recorders) and communications equipment for power substations.
Role type
Entry-level field technologist (power systems)
Builds
Reliable power grid infrastructure and protection systems
Domain
Utility / Power Generation / Electrical Engineering
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Read electrical schematics, troubleshoot electromechanical and microprocessor-based relays, operate test equipment, interpret oscillography data, perform basic fault analysis, work with power line carriers and fiber communications, climb ladders, lift heavy equipment, work at heights, operate energized equipment up to 765kV with PPE
Preferred skills
Knowledge of current/potential/closing/trip circuits, cable/wire assembly, switchboard panel systems, hand tools
Technologies
Digital relays, electromechanical relays, intelligent electronic devices, Station Disturbance Recorders (SDR), digital fault recorders (DFR), event recorders, RTUs, SCADA systems, power line carriers (PLC), tone/pilot wire, fiber
Responsibilities
Test and calibrate protection devices, assist with switching at all voltage levels, maintain test equipment, troubleshoot and repair relays, diagnose equipment failures, ensure correct circuitry installation, assist in commissioning new P&C systems, assist trip testing teams
Seniority
Entry-level, new graduate