Data Center Field Technician

NES Fircroft; Collegedale (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft seeks a Field Service Engineer to lead complex service operations across multiple data center sites. The role includes extensive travel (4–6 weeks at a time) followed by rotations home, and demands strong power systems knowledge and troubleshooting skills.

You will mentor junior staff, act as a technical expert, and work with switchgear, transformers, and power delivery equipment while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Relevant electrical field service experience required.
• Experience with switchgear, transformers, and electrical equipment.
• Ability to travel 4–6 weeks at a time.

Responsibilities

• Lead and perform complex field service operations and troubleshooting tasks.
• Modify and redline customer drawings and schematics.
• Conduct relay testing (electro-mechanical and solid-state) and PLC programming.
• Perform CT testing, SF6 gas testing, and utility paralleling system analysis.
• Operate and interpret results from test equipment such as relay test sets and power meters.
• Supervise on-site activities and ensure safety and technical compliance.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior associates.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in specific technical areas.
• Work with and troubleshoot, install, commission switchgear, transformers, and other power delivery equipment.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Field service experience

Electrical testing

Travel readiness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate’s Degree

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Relay test sets

Power factor testers

Hipot testers

Megger

Voltage/current meters

Phase rotation meters

PLC programming

Job description

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Field Service Engineer to lead complex service operations across multiple data center locations. This role involves extensive travel (4–6 weeks at a time) followed by a scheduled rotation home. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in power systems, relay testing, and troubleshooting, with the ability to mentor junior staff and act as a technical expert in the field.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and perform complex field service operations and troubleshooting tasks.
• Apply engineering methods to modify and redline customer drawings and schematics.
• Conduct relay testing (electro-mechanical and solid-state), PLC programming (read/write), and testing of low and medium voltage circuit breakers.
• Perform CT testing, SF6 gas testing, and utility paralleling system analysis.
• Operate and interpret results from test equipment such as relay test sets, power factor testers, Hipot, Megger, phase rotation meters, and voltage/current meters.
• Supervise on-site activities and ensure compliance with safety and technical standards.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior associates.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in specific technical areas.
• Work with and troubleshoot,install, comissionswitchgear, transformers, and other power deliveryequipment.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED with 5–12+ years of related experience,
  ORAssociate’s Degree with 10 years of experience,
  ORBachelor’s Degree with 8 years of experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven experience in field service roles involving power systems and electrical testing.
• Hands-on experience withswitchgear, transformers, and other electrical equipment
• Willingness and ability to travel for extended periods (4–6 weeks) with scheduled rotations home.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.