P&C Field Test Engineer — Certifications & PTO Growth

POWERX; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Certification incentives

Referral bonus program

Tuition reimbursement

Medical insurance

401k with company match

PTO and holidays

Wellness days

Job summary

POWERX is seeking a PCTest Engineer to deliver Protection & Controls field testing and commissioning across the Southern U.S., ensuring safe, high-quality work for utility, co-op, and municipal customers. You’ll help develop safety and compliance programs and strengthen customer relationships.

The role includes field testing, procedure writing, and collaboration across departments to standardize processes and improve project outcomes.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years’ experience in electrical testing with protection and control equipment, RTUs, and telecom for HV utility/municipal clients.
• High School diploma/G.E.D. or higher; an Associate degree or trade/technical program is acceptable.
• Experience with transmission/distribution relays (SEL, GE, ABB, Westinghouse).
• Experience with substation RTUs, communication processors, and telecom gear for brownfield/greenfield projects.
• Experience with scoping, scheduling, and budgeting for protection, RTU, and telecom projects.
• Familiar with NERC CIP requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform field testing including relay protection, breaker, transformer, instrument transformer, and control circuit verifications.
• Develop detailed procedures and checkout summaries for testing campaigns.
• Determine project schedules and commissioning plans.
• Compile test results into professional reports and share lessons learned.
• Ensure equipment is returned or stored properly.
• Assist other departments with SME support and drive safety improvements.
• Network with peers for continual improvement opportunities.
• Contribute to safety and operational procedure development.

Skills

Electrical testing

Procedure writing

Microsoft Word/Excel

Schematic reading

Relays/RTU testing

Doble/Omicron/RTS software

Education

High School diploma/G.E.D.

Associates degree or trade/technical

Tools

Doble software

Omicron software

RTS software

Job description

POWERX is seeking a PCTest Engineer to deliver Protection & Controls field testing and commissioning across the Southern U.S., ensuring safe, high-quality work for utility, co-op, and municipal customers. You’ll help develop safety and compliance programs and strengthen customer relationships.

The role includes field testing, procedure writing, and collaboration across departments to standardize processes and improve project outcomes.