Senior Relay Technician – Substation & SCADA

Entergy; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy in New Orleans, LA, seeks a relay technician to support the installation, testing, maintenance and calibration of protection equipment for transmission and distribution systems. You will work with relay panels, SCADA interfaces and substation controls to ensure reliable operation.

Travel to service territories and after-hours callouts may be required. Candidate will perform relay calibration, functional checks, AC/CT testing, and RTU programming as needed under supervision, with emphasis

Qualifications

• Experience with relay calibration and testing in electrical substations.
• Ability to perform maintenance, troubleshooting and installation of protection equipment.
• Familiarity with SCADA programming and related controls.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, test, troubleshoot, repair and replace protection and control equipment.
• Perform relay calibration, functional checks, AC/CT testing, and RTU programming where applicable.
• Inspect new and existing relay and control equipment in substations for correct operation.
• Construct relay panels and control switchboards including wiring and mounting.
• Plan switching operations for substation maintenance and participate in safety trainings.

Skills

Relay calibration

Relay testing

Electrical maintenance

SCADA programming

Tools

SCADA systems

Multimeter

Oscilloscope

Job description

Entergy in New Orleans, LA, seeks a relay technician to support the installation, testing, maintenance and calibration of protection equipment for transmission and distribution systems. You will work with relay panels, SCADA interfaces and substation controls to ensure reliable operation.

Travel to service territories and after-hours callouts may be required. Candidate will perform relay calibration, functional checks, AC/CT testing, and RTU programming as needed under supervision, with emphasis