Substation Commissioning Engineer II - Remote Travel

Ampirical; United States; On-site; USD 108,886,000 - 143,270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with 4% match

Job summary

Ampirical (Ampirical) is seeking a Power Commissioning Engineer II with substation experience for a 100% travel role focused on the Western United States. The position requires residency in or relocation to the Western US and involves remote work with extensive field travel.

Responsibilities include developing commissioning plans, creating relay settings, testing substations, and validating SCADA/RTU I/O. Candidates should have NICET Power Testing or higher and be able to pass screenings.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited 4-year degree or higher with related testing/commissioning experience.
• Experience meeting NETA, NERC PRC, OSHA, NFPA 70E standards is preferred.
• NICET Level I (Power Testing) or higher is required/preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop commissioning plans for substation projects including P&C components.
• Create relay settings files for SEL, GE, Basler relays from protection summaries.
• Test and commission substation equipment such as circuit breakers, transformers, CTs/PTs, switches, bus systems, relays.
• Perform electrical testing: insulation resistance, contact resistance, power factor, TTR, winding resistance, timing, SFRA, GPS-based tests.
• Document test results, relay settings, and redlines; ensure safety standards are met.
• Support SCADA/RTU I/O verification and automation testing.
• Travel regionally or nationally 100% with overnight stays.

Skills

Protection & control

Relay testing

Substation testing

SCADA verification

Documentation

Education

ABET-accredited Bachelor’s degree or higher

Associate degree in substation/relay tech OR Electrical Technology/Power Systems

High school diploma with 10 years experience in testing and commissioning

Military technical experience with electrical discipline

Tools

Megger

Doble

Vanguard

Omicron

Job description

Ampirical (Ampirical) is seeking a Power Commissioning Engineer II with substation experience for a 100% travel role focused on the Western United States. The position requires residency in or relocation to the Western US and involves remote work with extensive field travel.

Responsibilities include developing commissioning plans, creating relay settings, testing substations, and validating SCADA/RTU I/O. Candidates should have NICET Power Testing or higher and be able to pass screenings.