Field Service Engineer

I'm looking for a senior technical field professional responsible for leading complex installation, commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and modernization activities for medium- and high-voltage switch gear systems. This role serves as the on-site technical authority, ensuring safe execution of work, delivering high-quality customer support, leading field teams, and providing technical guidance to junior engineers and technicians.

The successful candidate combines advanced electrical and mechanical expertise with strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills to support critical power infrastructure across industrial, utility, commercial, and mission-critical environments.

• iesLead field installation, commissioning, maintenance, and service activities for medium- and high-voltage switch gear systems, including air-insulated switch gear (AIS), gas-insulated switch gear (GIS), metal-clad and metal-enclosed switch gear, circuit breakers, protective relays, bus systems, current transformers (CTs), potential transformers (PTs), and control power equipme
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  Plan and perform advanced diagnostics to identify and resolve electrical, mechanical, and protection/control system issues, including intermittent faults and complex system interactio
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  Conduct or oversee acceptance testing, preventive maintenance, and condition-based testing, includi
• ng:
  
  Insulation resistance test
• ing Hipot and VLF testing (where applicab
• le)
  Contact resistance test
• ing Breaker timing and travel analy
• sis Primary and secondary injection test
• ing Protective relay verificat
• ionSCADA/RTU I/O validat
• ion Commission protective relay systems and perform end-to-end functional verification using approved settings, logic, and engineering documentati
• on.
  
  Interpret, verify, and update electrical drawings, wiring diagrams, one-line diagrams, logic diagrams, and as-built documentati
• on.
  
  Ensure strict compliance with electrical safety requirements, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), arc-flash protection, energized work restrictions, job hazard analyses, and permit require men
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  Troubleshoot and repair control circuits, auxiliary systems, interlocks, close/trip circuits, charging motors, heaters, communications equipment, and related control componen
• ts.
  
  Direct corrective maintenance activities including breaker overhauls, mechanism adjustments, alignment, lubrication, SF6 gas handling (where applicable), and component replaceme
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  Provide technical leadership during planned outages, commissioning events, emergency response, and equipment recovery efforts while communicating progress, risks, and mitigation plans to stakeholde
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  Produce detailed field service reports, commissioning documentation, testing records, punch lists, and nonconformance reports while ensuring customer acceptance and project closeo
• ut.
  
  Coordinate with engineering, project management, manufacturing, and supply chain teams regarding technical issues, warranty support, replacement parts, and root cause investigatio
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  Mentor junior engineers and technicians by reviewing work quality, providing technical coaching, and promoting best practic
• es.
  
  Deliver customer training covering equipment operation, maintenance practices, and safety consideratio
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  Identify equipment modernization and upgrade opportunities, including retrofit solutions, protection system improvements, and digital monitoring enhancement

• ions Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Electromechanical Technology, or equivalent practical field experie
• nce.
  
  Typically eight (6-8) or more years of progressively responsible experience servicing medium- and high-voltage switch gear, circuit breakers, and protection and control syst
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  Demonstrated experience leading field service teams during complex commissioning and maintenance proje
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  Strong understanding of electrical safety standards, including NFPA 70E, OSHA, or applicable regional regulati
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  Proficiency interpreting electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and one-line drawi
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  Ability to prepare accurate technical reports, testing documentation, and service reco
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