Lead Relay Field Engineer

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⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

💵 $44 - $85 / hour

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔧 Field Service Engineer

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Qualus

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1001 - 5000 employees

🏗️ Construction

📦 Logistics

🏭 Manufacturing

💰 Seed Round on 2022-03

Construction • Logistics • Manufacturing

Qualus is a leading pure-play power services firm and innovator at the forefront of the energy transition and transformation, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled services and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange.

📋 Description

• Calibrate, install, maintain, and repair protective relays and associated equipment • Maintain, install, repair, and troubleshoot complex control systems and protective relay systems • Work with substation and electric utility protection systems • Work with station automation and SCADA systems • Interpret project-level scope of work • Plan commissioning and resource scheduling • Provide team leadership for completing test activities efficiently, on time, without service interruptions, and in accordance with safety protocols • Interpret substation drawings, including single-line drawings, AC/DC schematics, panel wiring diagrams, and panel layout drawings • Write procedures and test plans supporting maintenance and construction activities • Develop isolation plans and functional guidelines • Read and verify voltage and current inputs to relays • Verify local and SCADA metering and alarms • Calibrate relays and perform local and SCADA trip testing • Verify function switches • Troubleshoot and repair substation relaying and control equipment • Commission new substations, power equipment, relaying, pilot channel equipment, controls, and communications equipment • Provide project technical support to Field Service personnel • Provide technical mentorship to junior-level field service personnel • Serve as a protective relaying subject matter expert in the field • Serve as technical lead for small project teams

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET university or Associates/AET degree; degree with an emphasis on power systems preferred • Minimum of 5 years of field experience in commissioning, panel and equipment checkout, relay calibration, testing and repairing substation relaying and control schemes • Experience desirable in substation design, substation construction, substation commissioning, or SCADA/Fault Data/SER/Integration-Automation equipment installation and testing • Knowledge of 3 phase power systems and power system protection & control schemes • Experience with test equipment and test equipment software • Test equipment and tool/wiring usage • Interpretation of wiring and elementary diagrams • Basic test skills to perform listed duties • Basic PC skills • Ability to quickly learn and apply test procedures for various types of substation equipment • Ability to communicate effectively with diverse groups • Ability to learn and apply client’s switching procedures and safety measures • Ability to reference and complete assignments as described in applicable specifications • Ability to perform regular field work indoors and outdoors • Strong interpersonal skills, communication skills, business acumen, and management ability • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook) • Valid Driver’s license and good driving record • Ability to communicate effectively in English, including reading and writing, due to safety-related materials, documentation, and client interactions

🏖️ Benefits

• Sign-on/Relocation Bonus up to $10k • External and Internal Referral Bonuses up to $10k • Per Diem up to $225 depending on client • Overtime: Up to 50+ working hours per week depending on client • Company Truck for company and personal use • Career development opportunities, including strong mentors and company investment • 3 weeks travel to client site with paid housing and long weekend (~3 days) home • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance • Short and Long-Term Disability • 401(k) match • Flexible Spending Accounts • EAP • Parental Leave • Paid time off • Holidays