Senior Electrical Technician — Power Systems & Reliability

Samsung Semiconductor; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Life insurance & 401(k) matching

Onsite facilities

Paid maternity and paternity leave

PTO & holidays

Wellness incentives

Job summary

Samsung Austin Semiconductor in Austin, Texas seeks a Senior Electrical Facilities Technician to oversee reliability, maintenance, and optimization of critical electrical infrastructure in a mission-critical industrial setting.

You will be the primary technical authority for power distribution and rotating equipment, ensuring maximum uptime, strict safety compliance, and collaboration with operations, maintenance, and external contractors.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in industrial electrical facilities maintenance.
• 2
• Experience with MV/LV distribution, switchgear, transformers, UPS, and backup power.
• Experience RCA, power quality analysis and managing complex infrastructure projects.
• Mastery of NEC and NFPA electrical codes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee reliability, maintenance, and optimization of electrical infrastructure, including MV/LV distribution, substations, switchgear, transformers, UPS, and emergency power.
• Manage operation and reliability of critical rotating equipment (motors, pumps, compressors, generators).
• Lead RCA investigations and implement permanent corrective/preventive actions.
• Develop and execute predictive maintenance strategies (thermography, vibration analysis).
• Lead planning, testing, and commissioning of upgrades and new equipment installations.
• Coordinate between operations, maintenance, and external contractors to complete projects on time and to spec.
• Manage vendor relationships and oversee contractor performance during shutdowns or expansions.
• Ensure NFPA/NEC compliance and peak safety standards (LOTO).

Skills

Power distribution

Rotating equipment

Reliability engineering

RCA analysis

NFPA/NEC codes

VFDs

MCCs

Power quality

Project management

Education

Journeyman/Master Electrician license

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Samsung Austin Semiconductor in Austin, Texas seeks a Senior Electrical Facilities Technician to oversee reliability, maintenance, and optimization of critical electrical infrastructure in a mission-critical industrial setting.

You will be the primary technical authority for power distribution and rotating equipment, ensuring maximum uptime, strict safety compliance, and collaboration with operations, maintenance, and external contractors.