Field Services Engineer

Title: Field Service Engineer / Sr. Electrical Field Engineer
Location: Remote with travel within Atlanta GA area
Type: Direct Hire
Description:
Our client is seeking an experienced Field Service Engineer / Senior Electrical Field Services Specialist to perform complex startup commissioning maintenance testing and troubleshooting of medium and low-voltage electrical power systems. This includes transformers circuit breakers switchgear/switchboards protective relays motor control centers and backup power supplies. The role is Remote and candidate will provide service support to sites located throughout the Atlanta GA area.

Responsibilities:
As a Field Service Engineer / Senior Electrical Field Services Specialist you will:

• Perform basic to complex installation and checkout of electric and electronic components for systems service installed jobs and service agreements
• Tasks associated with maintenance and testing of switchgear / switchboard motor controls circuit breakers panel boards transformers and surge protection devices.
• Responsible for vibration analysis and metering battery maintenance and testing power monitoring power quality and protective relay maintenance.
• Install wiring and connect to the power source.
• Perform emergency troubleshooting of power distribution products and 3^rd party equipment.
• Perform complex service upgrades reconditioning retrofits etc. for low voltage power distribution products and systems.
• Perform onsite technical and operational support in the installation and maintenance of equipment and systems.
• Provide instructions to the customer as well as training and technical assistance as needed regarding proper operation routine inspections maintenance or adjustments.
• Perform install test commissioning and start-up of low and medium voltage power distribution equipment including switchgear and breakers
• Perform hands-on commissioning testing and troubleshooting of protection and control relay

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Field Service Engineer will have 3 years of experience troubleshooting and repairing electrical control circuits and ability to obtain certifications as needed
• Must have experience commissioning testing and troubleshooting with low voltage and medium voltage power distribution systems including switchgear experience
• Must have 3 years of recent experience with electrical testing (examples: primary injection testing resistance testing dielectric testing thermal scans on low voltage and medium voltage electrical systems
• Must have 3 years of experience with performing various electrical testing methods and electrical test sets (example: HiPots TTR Transformer Power Factor testing etc.)
• Must have recent On-the-Job or Educational Experience with the following:
• Interpreting protective coordination studies and testing and configuring protective relays
• Reading bills of material electrical blueprints and power system study reports
• Installation commissioning and maintenance of low and medium voltage power distributions systems
• The arc flash and shock hazards of 13.8 kV and the following electrical equipment: Siemens GIS AIS WL RL and SB breakers and switchgear
• ANSI NEC NFPA IEEE and NETA codes and standards
• Must be able and willing to carry and move equipment and tools weighing up to 75 pounds unassisted
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word Excel and Outlook)
• W2 Only must be able to legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship

Preferred Qualification:

• Associate Degree
• Relevant certifications or safety training (e.g. AVO NICET NETA)
• Field-based commissioning and testing experience in industrial utility or power distribution environments