Remote Substation Test & Commissioning Engineer

Ampirical; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with 4% match

PTO: 80 hours vacation, 40 sick, 10hol

Tuition reimbursement

Gym membership stipend

Fertility benefits

Pet insurance

Job summary

Ampirical is seeking a Power Commissioning Engineer II with substations experience for a remote role with up to 75% travel, centered in Northern Virginia.

You’ll develop commissioning plans, create relay settings, test and commission equipment, verify protection schemes, support SCADA/RTU verification, and collaborate with field teams to ensure safe, reliable operations across regions. Travel regionally or nationally with overnight stays is required.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited BS degree required.
• 2+ years in testing/commissioning substations (4+ for senior levels).
• NICET Level I or higher preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop commissioning plans for substation projects including P&C components.
• Create relay settings files for SEL, GE, Basler relays from protection summaries.
• Perform testing and commissioning on substation equipment (CBs, transformers, CTs/PTs, switches).
• Conduct insulation, resistance, power factor, TTR, winding tests and GPS-based relay tests.
• Test and verify protective relay functionality and SCADA/RTU I/O verification.

Skills

Substation testing

Protection concepts

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

ABET-accredited Bachelor's degree

Tools

SEL relays

GE relays

ABB relays

Siemens relays

Job description

Ampirical is seeking a Power Commissioning Engineer II with substations experience for a remote role with up to 75% travel, centered in Northern Virginia.

You’ll develop commissioning plans, create relay settings, test and commission equipment, verify protection schemes, support SCADA/RTU verification, and collaborate with field teams to ensure safe, reliable operations across regions. Travel regionally or nationally with overnight stays is required.