Senior Protective Relay Technician for Industrial Power

Samsung Electronics Perú; Taylor (TX); On-site; USD 33,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance and 401(k) matching

Onsite cafés and workout facilities

Paid maternity and paternity leave

PTO + holidays

Wellness incentives

Job summary

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking a Senior Relay Technician to ensure safe, reliable electrical infrastructure. You will lead testing, calibration, and commissioning of protective relays and distribution systems, oversee faults and alarms analysis, and mentor technicians to improve reliability and compliance.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in industrial electrical maintenance with direct relay experience and strong safety fundamentals.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of industrial electrical maintenance experience.
• At least 3 years with protective relays and power distribution.
• Ability to read electrical diagrams and relay logic.
• Experience with testing, troubleshooting, calibration, commissioning.
• Strong safety practices including LOTO and arc flash protection.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for protective relays and control schemes supporting critical infrastructure.
• Test, troubleshoot, calibrate, maintain, and commission relays and switchgear controls.
• Support safe operation of medium- and low-voltage distribution systems and respond to faults.
• Analyze relay events and SCADA data to improve system reliability.
• Develop maintenance procedures and technical documentation per NFPA 70B.

Skills

Protective relays

Electrical protection systems

Fault analysis

NFPA 70E safety

One-line diagrams

Education

High school diploma

Technical degree / electrical license preferred

Tools

Relay test sets

Multimeters

Meggers

Power quality analyzers

Relay software tools

Job description

Samsung Austin Semiconductor is seeking a Senior Relay Technician to ensure safe, reliable electrical infrastructure. You will lead testing, calibration, and commissioning of protective relays and distribution systems, oversee faults and alarms analysis, and mentor technicians to improve reliability and compliance.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in industrial electrical maintenance with direct relay experience and strong safety fundamentals.