Electronic Meter & Relay Systems Mechanic (Substation)

Western Area Power Administration; Page (AZ); On-site; USD 82,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Area Power Administration is seeking an Electronic Integrated Systems Mechanic (Meter & Relay) Craftsman in Training to maintain, repair, program, and commission complex electrical and electronic equipment in power system substations. Responsibilities span metering, relay protection, and HMI/communications systems, with a focus on testing and verifying settings.

The role emphasizes hands-on maintenance and software test development for protective relays, with applicability to

Qualifications

• Education cannot be substituted for experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair, modify, program, install and commission substation protection, control, monitoring and metering equipment.
• Maintain, repair, install, program, and test polyphase revenue metering equipment, including electronic and microprocessor-based kilowatt-hour meters, digital demand recorders, panel meters, transducers, and instrument transformers.
• Maintain, repair, install, program, and test equipment used in controlling substation equipment, including human/machine interfaces (HMI) and communication processors.
• Maintain, repair, install, program, and test protective relay equipment including current, voltage, differential, reclosing, timing, auxiliary, ground detection, and complex impedance relays of the electromechanical, electronic and microprocessor types.
• Develop software test routines for protective relays.
• Verify protective relay, transfer trip, and communication settings.

Job description

Western Area Power Administration is seeking an Electronic Integrated Systems Mechanic (Meter & Relay) Craftsman in Training to maintain, repair, program, and commission complex electrical and electronic equipment in power system substations. Responsibilities span metering, relay protection, and HMI/communications systems, with a focus on testing and verifying settings.

The role emphasizes hands-on maintenance and software test development for protective relays, with applicability to