Substation Electrician

Boeing • Berkeley, MO

12d • $20 - $45 • Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Defense, Space and Security is seeking a journey-level Substation Electrician to support manufacturing areas in and around Berkeley and Hazelwood, Missouri. The role performs skilled and semi-skilled installation, maintenance, testing, calibration, troubleshooting, and repair work on substations and related electrical utility facilities. Work covers low-, medium-, and high-voltage systems, including switching, equipment maintenance, circuit breakers, transformers, and feeder lines. The electrician may climb station structures, operate aerial lifts, provide training to apprentices and other employees, participate in policy and standards development, and work with engineering teams on maintenance and capital improvement projects.

The role is expected to be 100% onsite at one of the listed location options. The selected candidate must be able to work any shift as assigned. This hourly position is governed by the IBEW Collective Bargaining Agreement. The position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required, and an interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance is required after starting. Relocation assistance is not offered, so candidates must live nearby or relocate at their own expense.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalency.
• Completion of an accredited trade school or apprenticeship program.
• Experience with solid-state circuitry, computer-based test equipment, control, monitoring and analysis systems, and associated tools.
• Knowledge of electrical theory, control relaying, protection relaying, and control and power switching schemes.
• Knowledge of power-distribution substation SCADA systems and digital solid-state equipment and circuits.
• Understanding of electrical codes, including NFPA 70E, OSHA regulations, and other applicable codes.
• Ability to use trade test equipment such as TTR (Transformer Turns Ratio), Megger, AC/DC Hipot, multimeters, and analyzers.
• Knowledge of safe work practices and procedures, including high-voltage switching procedures and precautions for low-, medium-, and high-voltage systems.
• Ability to perform maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair on electrical and electronic equipment commonly found in an electric utility.
• Ability to troubleshoot and analyze communication systems and read electrical and communication distribution maps.
• Ability to read, interpret, and update electrical drawings, plans, diagrams, and specifications, and sketch drawings to reflect as-built systems.
• Ability to communicate accurately orally and in writing, organize information and data, manage multiple priorities, and meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with employees and the public.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
• Ability to work any shift as assigned.
• Ability to meet the physical and work-environment demands, including travel between sites, working around energized equipment and at heights, lifting and climbing, and working in confined areas.

Responsibilities

• Install, test, calibrate, troubleshoot, and repair protective relays, regulator controls and operating devices, and power-transformer protective and safety devices; maintain related records.
• Install, test, maintain, and repair 4160V, 12kV, and 34kV power circuit breakers and perform periodic trip testing.
• Maintain, test, and repair 115V, 4kV, 12kV, and 34kV power transformers and ATS systems.
• Sample, test, and evaluate insulating oil and other media; maintain records, including dissolved gas analysis and dielectric test results.
• Troubleshoot, repair, maintain, and calibrate computer-based SCADA systems, transducers, input devices, communication equipment, and data transmission equipment.
• Perform high-voltage substation switching operations.
• Test, calibrate, maintain, and repair distribution-system line equipment, including transformers, capacitors, regulators, ATS systems, high-speed ground systems, and associated controls.
• Test high-voltage underground cable systems before energizing and perform fault locating.
• Assist with the design, programming, and installation and maintenance of PLC functions.
• Install, maintain, and repair AC and PLC electric control and protection systems.
• Perform infrared scanning of substation and transmission/distribution equipment.
• Provide training to apprentices and other employees as assigned.
• Work with engineering teams on maintenance and capital improvement projects and participate in policy and standards development.
• Maintain accurate work records using computer software as necessary and read, interpret, and update electrical drawings, plans, diagrams, and specifications.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Referral bonus of $1,500.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED