Electrical Field Test Engineer

EPC Services Company•Salem, OR

5d•Onsite

About The Position

EPC Services Company, a leading power/utility engineering consultant and construction firm, has immediate openings for Electrical Test Engineers and Senior Test Engineers. The successful candidates will join a team that performs testing and maintenance on medium and high voltage systems. Travel is a significant part of the job.

Requirements

Thorough understanding of Doble, Fluke and other test equipment operation and be able to understand and interpret test results.
Ability to read and understand technical documentation and users manuals.
Familiarity with IEEE standards.
Knowledge of ANSI/IEEE system device function numbers.
Familiarity with the latest version of NETA Acceptance Testing Specification (ATS) and the latest version of NETA Maintenance Testing Specification (MTS).
Strong understanding of safe work practices.
Excellent organizational skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Working knowledge of test equipment.
Ability to be insured to drive company vehicles.
Subject to client-mandated drug and background checking.
Subject to EPC Services Company's auto insurance carrier requirements.
Applicants must not require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B visa status) now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrate a thorough understanding of substation physical drawings, equipment wiring diagrams and substation control schematics (Senior Test Engineers).
Ability to obtain NICET Level III certification (Senior Test Engineers).

Responsibilities

Medium and high voltage apparatus testing and functional verification of control, protection, and alarm circuits.
Setting and testing protective relays and functional verification of control, protection, and alarm circuits (Senior Test Engineers).
Demonstrate and explain all aspects of substation protection philosophy, feeder protection, breaker failure protection, bus protection, power transformer protection, cap bank protection, distance protection (Basic concepts, Reach settings, Time-delay settings, Mho distance elements) (Senior Test Engineers).