Field Engineer

• Interpret project scopes, specifications, drawings, schedules, and customer requirements to support testing and commissioning activities.

• Prepare and follow commissioning plans, test procedures, isolation plans, functional test plans, and outage requirements.

• Read and interpret substation drawings and documentation, including:

• Single-line and three-line diagrams

• AC and DC schematics

• Panel wiring and layout drawings

• Elementary, logic, and interconnection diagrams

• Protection and control drawings and construction documents

• Perform acceptance, maintenance, troubleshooting, functional, and commissioning testing of:

• Electromechanical, solid-state, and microprocessor-based protective relays

• Protection and control panels

• Circuit breakers, instrument transformers, and DC control systems

• SCADA, metering, alarms, controls, and automation systems

• Pilot protection, transfer-trip, fiber-optic, power-line carrier, and related communications equipment

• Verify relay voltage and current inputs, local and remote metering, alarms, controls, interlocks, function switches, trip circuits, and SCADA points.

• Perform relay calibration, secondary and primary injection testing, trip testing, end-to-end testing, functional testing, and integrated system testing.

• Commission new substations and additions or modifications to existing substations.

• Perform troubleshooting of substation relaying, control, communications, automation, and associated electrical equipment.

• Review relay event records, oscillography, fault data, and sequence-of-events information to help identify root causes and corrective actions.

• Prepare field reports, test documentation, deficiency reports, red-line drawings, and technical recommendations.

• Coordinate assigned field activities with senior field personnel, customers, project managers, engineers, contractors, and subcontractors.

• Provide technical support to technicians and other field service personnel within assigned areas of responsibility.

• Ensure compliance with company procedures, customer requirements, OSHA regulations, NFPA 70E requirements, and applicable industry standards.

• Support outages, startup activities, critical shutdowns, emergency response, and system energization activities.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 3-5 years of field experience in substation commissioning, panel and equipment checkout, relay calibration, protection and control testing, troubleshooting, or repair.

• Demonstrated ability to perform protection and control testing and troubleshooting with limited supervision.

• Strong knowledge of:

• Three-phase AC power systems and DC control systems

• Power system protection and control schemes

• Protective relays, circuit breaker controls, and instrument transformers

• SCADA, metering, automation, and communications-assisted protection

• Ability to read and interpret one-line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, elementary diagrams, logic diagrams, panel drawings, and construction documents.

• Experience using relay and power-system test equipment, associated software, wiring tools, and diagnostic instruments.

• Ability to follow and apply testing procedures, commissioning plans, isolation plans, and functional test plans.

• Ability to evaluate test results, identify abnormal conditions, and recommend corrective actions.

• Strong troubleshooting, planning, documentation, and technical communication skills.

• Ability to organize assigned field activities and make sound technical decisions within established procedures.

• Ability to communicate effectively in English, including reading and writing, due to the safety-related nature of procedures and documentation.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

• Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record.

• Ability to travel up to 75% based on project and customer requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher in Electrical Engineering Technology, Electrical Technology, Power Systems, Electronics, or a related field.