Field Electrical Reliability Engineer – EV Depot Charging

Highland-Electric-Fleets; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Health, Vision & Dental coverage

Generous PTO

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Highland Electric Fleets is seeking an Electrical Reliability Engineer to own the field-side technical integrity of the depot electrical infrastructure, from utility service to chargers that energize our fleets. You will spend time on site and on the phone with technicians, inspecting depots, supporting commissioning, and verifying safety and serviceability before live operation.

You will collaborate across teams to identify failure points, drive reliability improvements, and train field staff

Qualifications

• 5+ years in electrical, power, or infrastructure engineering with field time, EV charging, utilities, energy, or fleet depot experience preferred.
• Experience training or supporting field technicians, in person or remotely, with hands-on troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of OSHA electrical safety, NFPA 70E, and arc flash in the field.

Responsibilities

• Perform field inspections and commissioning at depots, ensuring safe, build-to-design readiness and sign-off for owned sites.
• Validate energy quality at depots, including voltage stability, power quality, phase balancing and grounding.
• Assess as-built construction quality in the field—conductor routing, terminations, mounting, clearances, and accessibility.
• Conduct single-point-of-failure analysis across the depot portfolio and drive remediation.
• Collaborate with Construction Electrical Engineering and Procurement to embed reliability into future sites.
• Provide remote and on-site technical support to field technicians and reliability managers.
• Develop and deliver training for field technicians on upstream electrical infrastructure and safe practices.
• Support interconnections between chargers, vehicles, and upstream assets, including BESS and V2G integrations.
• Partner with Energy team to characterize efficiency of power-conversion equipment and compare to profiles.
• Review sold projects for operational readiness before deployment.
• Cross-train with Charger Reliability Engineering to build depth and redundancy.
• Develop and maintain standards, checklists, and documentation for depots.

Skills

Field service engineering

Mentoring technicians

Troubleshooting over the phone

OSHA 70E knowledge

Arc flash principles

Electrical safety

EV charging systems knowledge

Voltage distribution knowledge

Metering/DERs exposure

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Tools

Electrical testing equipment

Power quality measurement tools

Job description

Highland Electric Fleets is seeking an Electrical Reliability Engineer to own the field-side technical integrity of the depot electrical infrastructure, from utility service to chargers that energize our fleets. You will spend time on site and on the phone with technicians, inspecting depots, supporting commissioning, and verifying safety and serviceability before live operation.

You will collaborate across teams to identify failure points, drive reliability improvements, and train field staff