Relay Technician

Voltyx Limited • Riverside, CA

415d • $114,400 - $114,400

About The Position

The Relay Technician at Voltyx is responsible for performing electrical testing on relays in electrical power stations, ensuring the safety and functionality of protective relaying equipment. This role involves installation, commissioning, testing, and maintenance of various electrical systems, with a focus on technical expertise and adherence to safety standards within the renewable energy and industrial sectors.

Requirements

• Hands on experience installing, maintaining, testing & repairing protective relays in transmission, generation or distribution level substations.
• Capable of troubleshooting distribution and transmission controls circuits.
• Knowledge of relay test software.
• Able to pass a pre-employment drug screen.
• Complete a satisfactory criminal background check.
• Able to work overtime and travel out of town for periods of time.
• Able to climb ladders, stand for extended periods, able to lift 70 lbs.
• Must have a valid driver's license and currently have and be able to maintain a good driving record.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• NETA certified a plus.
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Electrical technology, or Military experience.
• Experience installing, maintaining, testing, or repairing circuit breakers, transformers, switchgear, or similar equipment.

Responsibilities

• Perform installation, commissioning, testing and maintenance of protective relaying equipment.
• Perform function testing of substation control circuits on relay panel, transformers & circuit breakers.
• Develop relay macros and testing routines with confirmation of proper protection and control design.
• Perform end-to-end relay testing using relay test software, and analyze the operation of the relay based on the fault type run.
• Develop written standard commissioning, testing and maintenance procedures for protective relaying.
• Examine relay settings and logic equations for confirmation of system operation in accordance with design.
• Develop isolation restoration procedures for a construction outage.
• Lead safety briefings on job site.
• Develop written test procedures for transmission, generation and distribution substation protection.
• Develop relay test plans necessary to test the relays per EPS and customer specifications.
• Lead investigations of electrical related issues, including root cause analysis as needed.
• Calibrate & perform functional tests on both electromechanical and micro-processor based protective relays for substations.
• Function as an on-site lead for the project, assign tasks, prioritize activities and interface with customers.
• Read and fully understand protection and control schematic diagrams and wiring diagrams, and catch mistakes and problems with the drawings and design when comparing with accepted engineering and customer standards.
• Determine and interpret customer's requirements and provide final deliverables including as built prints and all test results meeting specified requirements.
• Understand manufactures' literature to facilitate testing.
• Review relay settings and determine the relay logic matches the design on the schematics as well as customer standards.

Benefits

• Health savings account
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree