System Test Engineer

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group seeks a Senior Test Lead with a strong background in AC/DC testing of protection relays, MV switchgear, and arc flash. The role requires leading a team of technicians and ensuring compliance with NEC and IEEE standards.

Responsibilities include maintaining testing schedules, reviewing plans and reports, and driving quality improvements while upholding safety protocols on site in Dallas.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related work experience.
• Hands-on testing of AC/DC on protection relays, MV switchgear, MV breakers, arc flash.
• Experience leading a team of technicians.
• Knowledge of NEC, IEEE Codes and electrical safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintain testing schedule per Crown project and production schedules.
• Monitor testing status daily and review project specs with technicians.
• Review test plans against schematics and ensure testing adheres to procedures.
• Maintain and upload all test reports and schematics to project folders.
• Lead problem-solving initiatives to improve testing efficiency and quality.
• Ensure adherence to testing standards and safety procedures; report incidents.
• Keep work areas clean, organized, and safe.
• Perform power testing of protective relay panels, MV switchgear line-ups, and related components.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Skills

Team leadership

Electrical testing

Electrical safety

Education

Technical degree in electrical field

Job description

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Technical degree in electrical technical field.
• Prior hands-on experience performing AC/DC functional testing on protection relays, MV switchgear, MV breaker, and arc flash.
• 8+ years of related work experience.
• Experience leading or managing a team of technicians.
• Knowledge of Electrical Safety Procedures, NEC, IEEE Codes.

What a typical day looks like:

• Maintains testing schedule per Crown project schedule and production schedule with guidance from the Electrical Engineering Manager.
• Monitors testing status daily; gathers feedback from all test technicians. Reviews project specifications and implements testing procedures to comply with project requirements.
• Reviews test plans of all projects against schematics with test technicians before testing commences.
• Reviews test reports and testing schematics for completion and adherence to Crown's testing procedures/work instructions.
• Maintains physical copies of all completed test reports and testing schematics, and makes sure the same are uploaded to the project folder in a timely manner.
• Reviews and maintains testing equipment list with Test Technicians. Creates and maintains test procedures, including testing forms.
• Leads problem-solving initiatives to analyze quality failures and help drive quality improvements (ex. ways to improve the efficiency of testing to reduce the time required).
• Ensures all team members follow testing standards and safety procedures; promptly report and investigate all quality failure incidents.
• Ensures work areas are kept clean, organized, and safe.
• Performs power testing of protective relay panels, medium voltage switchgear line-ups, test communication, and HMI components on the relay panel. Testing also involves panel boards, automatic transfer switches, fire alarm systems, air conditioning, and other power distribution components.
• Perform all other duties, as assigned.