Technical Electric Testing

We Energies; Franklin (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

We Energies in Franklin, Wisconsin is seeking a Technician Electrical-Testing to perform testing, calibration, troubleshooting and repair of relays, metering, and SCADA devices at substations and other sites. Responsibilities include initial evaluation of new relay and SCADA devices to ensure proper function prior to start up.

The role requires hands-on testing of AC/DC high-potential tests, maintenance of test records, and collaboration with engineering groups.

Qualifications

• Official transcripts are required and should be submitted at the time of your application.

Responsibilities

• Pinpoint outage related underground cable faults for repair crews
• Conduct both AC & DC high-potential testing on new and aged, substation bus and breakers
• Conduct reliability HV AC partial-discharge testing of new and aged cable systems and analyze results
• Locate and mark all underground facilities for construction services within substations, generation and other controlled locations. Color differentiation is essential for buried facility locating duties
• Conduct periodic maintenance dielectric-testing of Fleet field units
• Repair and calibrate miscellaneous test equipment as requested to support other groups
• Provide analysis, direction and expertise to associated groups, engineering, etc.

Job description

Job Requirements

We Energies, a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, is seeking 2 Technical Electric Testing South in our Franklin, Wisconsin location.

This position is represented by We Energies L2150 Union.

Job Summary

Tech-Elec Testing position is located in the Special testing Group. This is a subset of the larger role whose responsibilities include programming/coordination, calibration, troubleshooting and repair of relays, metering, communication/control systems as well as other company-owned devices located at ATC substations, power plants, line reclosers, SCADA devices and customer substations. This position performs initial evaluation of all new relay and SCADA devices to ensure proper function prior to start up.

Technical support and training to various engineering groups, management and other technical groups will be required. This will also include the development and maintenance of instrument and relay test procedures as well as the integrity of records and stored data. This position is required to perform high potential and fault location tests on various power circuits and related equipment. Other special projects and miscellaneous duties as assigned may result in scheduled and unscheduled overtime due to workload and system emergencies.

Performance testing, repair, and calibration of relay/SCADA equipment systems, remote terminal unit systems, fault recorders, transducers/meters, certain telecommunications devices and relays that include mechanical, electrical, computer controlled types.

Official transcripts are required and should be submitted at the time of your application to the assigned HR Associate; must be attached to application or provided to HR within ten (10) days of the posting closing date. If you do not have your transcripts, please take the necessary steps to be able to provide them prior to

Job Responsibilities

This Technician Electrical-Testing performs the following duties:

• Pinpoint outage related underground cable faults for repair crews
• Conduct both AC & DC high-potential testing on new and aged, substation bus and breakers
• Conduct reliability HV AC partial-discharge testing of new and aged cable systems and analyze results
• Locate and mark all underground facilities for construction services within substations, generation and other controlled locations. Color differentiation is essential for buried facility locating duties
• Conduct periodic maintenance dielectric-testing of Fleet field units
• Repair and calibrate miscellaneous test equipment as requested to support other groups
• Provide analysis, direction and expertise to associated groups, engineering, etc.

We Energies is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.