Field Service Test Technician

SGB-SMIT USA; Louisville (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Rx coverage

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, seeks a Power Systems Protection and Controls specialist to travel to job sites for testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting, applying IEEE, NETA, NEMA, and NEC standards.

You will generate test reports, and assist in training service technicians in protective relay and control systems. A diploma or degree path with 5–7 years’ OTJ experience is required or equivalent qualifications.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Trade/Tech school with 5-7 years OTJ experience in Power systems protection and controls.
• Equivalent Military training with OTJ experience in Power System Protection and controls.
• University/College Engineering Technology with related Power System Protection experience.

Responsibilities

• Travel to job locations, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and applying pertinent technical and safety standards (IEEE, NETA, NEMA, NEC).
• Create test reports and summaries of work completed.
• Assist in training service technicians in basic protective relay and control systems.

Skills

Power systems protection and controls

Protective relay knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Trade/Tech school with 5-7 years OTJ experience in Power systems Protection and controls

University/College 2-4-year Engineering Technology

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

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

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

• 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.