Field Service Protective Relay Test Technician

SGB-SMIT USA; Job; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Rx

401k with match

Life insurance

Long and short-term disability

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Flexible spending account

Job summary

SGB-SMIT USA, a division of SGB‑SMIT Group, specializes in power transformers and protection systems, with a global footprint and 3,800+ employees. The role involves interpreting technical docs, traveling to sites for testing and commissioning, and mentoring technicians.

Ideal candidates bring 5–7 years of field experience in power systems protection and controls, with the ability to communicate clearly with customers and management, supporting energy infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Trade/Tech training with 5–7 years of on‑the‑job experience in power systems protection and controls.
• Alternatively, military training with relevant power protection experience.
• University/college 2–4‑year in Engineering Technology plus related power protection experience.

Responsibilities

• Interpreting customer and sales technical documents, quotations, and service requests and applying data to the quoted task.
• Communicating technical information clearly to management and customers.
• Travel to job locations, perform testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and apply IEEE, NETA, NEMA, NEC standards.
• Create test reports and summaries of work completed.
• Assist in training service technicians in basic protective relay and control systems.

Skills

Power system protection

Controls experience

Technical interpretation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Trade/Tech school (5-7 yrs)

Engineering Technology degree (2-4 yrs)

Job description

Transform with us the future of energy

SGB-SMIT USA is a division of SGB‑SMIT Group an international transformer manufacturer with locations in Europe, Asia and America. With reliable transformer technology, the company actively supports the global energy transition in areas such as renewable energy, industry and urban energy infrastructure.

As a key link between power generation, transmission and distribution, SGB‑SMIT Group develops and manufactures power transformers, distribution transformers, cast‑resin transformers and custom solutions for data centers, industrial applications and e‑mobility. These products ensure efficient, stable and secure energy flows worldwide.

With more than 3,800 employees worldwide, the SGB‑SMIT Group stands for quality, innovation and sustainability and offers a stable environment to work on technologies that shape the energy systems of the future.

What sets the SGB-SMIT USA apart:

We combine the strength of an international technology company with an employee-oriented corporate culture:

• Meaningful work at the heart of the energy transition
• Short decision-making processes and direct cooperation
• Stable, growing company with long-term prospects

Your contribution counts – both professionally and personally.

Your benefits at SGB-SMIT USA:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Rx
• 401k with match
• Life insurance
• Long and short-term disability
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Flexible spending account

Your tasks:

• Interpreting customer and sales submitted technical documents, quotations, and service requests and applying that data directly to the quoted task at hand.
• Communicating technical information clearly and concisely to management and customers.
• Travel to job locations, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and properly applying pertinent technical and safety standards to the assigned work. i.e. (IEEE, NETA, NEMA, NEC).
• Creating test reports and summaries of work completed.
• Assist in training service technicians in basic protective relay and control systems.

Your profile:

• High School Diploma or GED REQUIRED
• Trade/Tech. school with 5-7 years of proven OTJ experience in Power systems Protection and controls.
• Or: Equivalent Military training plus proven OTJ experience in Power System Protection and controls.
• Or: University/College 2-4-year Engineering Technology plus related Power System Protection experience

SGB-SMIT USA is an equal Opportunity Employer.