Application Engineer - Partial Discharge Diagnostics, Level I / II, NA Region (f/m/x)

OMICRON electronics • Houston, TX

21h

About The Position

The Application Engineer provides technical support and application expertise for Partial Discharge (PD) diagnostics in the North American region, including on-site and remote customer support. The role supports PD testing and analysis for transformers, switchgear (AIS and GIS), rotating machines, cables, and other high-voltage assets. It includes customer visits, field demonstrations, commissioning, troubleshooting, training, and product consultation on PD theory, diagnostic methods, data analysis, reporting, and asset condition assessment.

The engineer works with sales engineers on technical pre-sales and post-sales support, coordinates technical issues among customers, sales teams, and internal engineering groups, and shares structured field feedback with product management. The role also contributes to application notes, technical documentation, training materials, conference papers, and presentations as experience grows, supports other primary testing technologies, and performs other duties as assigned. Level placement is based on relevant experience, technical capability, independence, assignment complexity, customer-facing responsibility, and depth of PD expertise.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Physics Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Level I applicants typically have 0–3 years of relevant experience in power systems, electrical engineering, or related fields.
• Level II applicants typically have 3–7 years of relevant professional experience in power systems, substation testing, high-voltage testing, field diagnostics, electrical asset condition assessment, or utility, OEM, testing, or consulting environments.
• Strong interest in power systems, substations, and high-voltage diagnostics.
• Foundational understanding of Partial Discharge theory or demonstrated interest in developing PD expertise.
• Ability to present products, technologies, and test methodologies to audiences including technicians, engineers, supervisors, managers, and executives, using telephone, email, visits, exhibits, or webinars.
• Excellent written, spoken, and presentation skills in English.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Willingness to travel up to 50%, primarily within the USA and Canada, typically on trips of up to one week; occasional international travel, including less frequent extended stays, may be required.
• Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including occasional reaching and lifting of objects over 50 pounds, operating office equipment, and frequent sitting with occasional bending and kneeling.
• Reputable business and work ethics and personal character.
• Goal- and team-oriented approach, with willingness to work collectively toward corporate, regional, and personal goals.
• Knowledge and understanding of organizations and business processes used by electric power companies, government agencies, manufacturers, and industrial consumers of bulk power in the North American market.
• Creative, innovative, and solutions-oriented thinking.

Nice To Haves

• For Level I, internship, co-op, or academic exposure to substations, high-voltage testing, or diagnostics.
• Demonstrated interest in Partial Discharge diagnostics or asset condition monitoring.
• For Level II, hands-on exposure to high-voltage testing and diagnostic methods.
• Experience with PD measurements and interpretation.
• Experience with primary or high-voltage testing and field diagnostics, including Power Factor (PF), Sweep Frequency Response Analysis (SFRA), Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA), Dielectric Frequency Response Analysis (DFR), or Partial Discharge (PD).
• Experience in utility, OEM, or consulting services.
• Sales experience selling testing equipment, testing services, instrumentation, or apparatus for the electric power industry.
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• For applicants in Canada: Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) registration, engineering graduate working toward P.Eng., or eligibility to obtain registration.
• For applicants in the United States: Professional Engineer (PE) or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) registration, or eligibility to obtain PE licensure.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and application expertise for Partial Discharge diagnostics through on-site and remote customer support.
• Support PD testing and analysis for transformers, AIS and GIS switchgear, rotating machines, cables, and other high-voltage assets.
• Conduct customer visits, field demonstrations, commissioning activities, and troubleshooting of PD measurement systems.
• Deliver customer training and product consultation on PD theory and interpretation, diagnostic methodologies, data analysis, reporting, and asset condition assessment.
• Provide technical pre-sales and post-sales support to sales engineers, including demonstrations and workshops.
• Coordinate technical issues with customers, sales teams, and internal engineering groups.
• Contribute to application notes, technical documentation, training materials, conference papers, and presentations as experience grows.
• Provide structured feedback to product management regarding field experience, customer needs, and application improvements.
• Support other primary testing technologies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Opportunity for growth and development in an international, multicultural company.
• Professional team environment.
• Personal initiative encouraged through flat hierarchies.
• Strong commitment to a healthy work-life balance.
• Attractive benefit package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level