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Electrical Field Test Engineer

  2025-06-25     Energy Jobline     Waipahu,HI  
Description:

EPC Services Company, a leading power/utility engineering consultant and construction firm, has immediate openings for Electrical Test Engineers and Senior Test Engineers for projects in Hawaii. The successful candidates will join a team that performs testing and maintenance on medium and high voltage systems. Travel is a significant part of the job.

Test Engineer Duties:

  1. Medium and high voltage apparatus testing and functional verification of control, protection, and alarm circuits.
  2. Senior Test Engineers are also expected to provide setting and testing protective relays.
  3. Test Engineers must have a thorough understanding of Doble, Fluke, and other test equipment operation and be able to understand and interpret test results.
  4. Ability to read and understand technical documentation and user manuals.
  5. Familiarity with IEEE standards and knowledge of ANSI/IEEE system device function numbers.
  6. Familiarity with the latest version of NETA Acceptance Testing Specification (ATS) and NETA Maintenance Testing Specification (MTS).

In addition, Senior Test Engineers must demonstrate a thorough understanding of substation physical drawings, equipment wiring diagrams, and substation control schematics. The applicants will be asked to demonstrate and explain all aspects of substation protection philosophy, feeder protection, breaker failure protection, bus protection, power transformer protection, cap bank protection, and distance protection (Basic concepts, Reach settings, Time-delay settings, Mho distance elements).

Minimum Requirements:

  • BSEE, BSME, or BSEEET degree.
  • 6-10 years' experience for Senior Test Engineer or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Senior Test Engineers must be able to obtain NICET Level III certification.
  • Strong understanding of safe work practices.
  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Working knowledge of test equipment.
  • Driving (ability to be insured to drive company vehicles).

The successful applicant will be subject to client-mandated drug and background checking and is subject to EPC Services Company's auto insurance carrier requirements. Applicants must not require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B visa status) now or in the future.

Salary: Commensurate with experience and education. Benefits include:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • 401(k), profit sharing, and employee stock ownership plan
  • Paid vacation, personal days, and holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Continued professional education reimbursement

The EPCS testing group employs full-time and part-time employees. EPCS also manages turn-key electrical power system construction projects throughout the US. EPCS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Electrical Consultants, Inc. (ECI) who employs over 1,100 engineers, designers, project managers, surveyors, ROW agents, environmental planners, construction professionals, and support staff in over 37 offices across the U.S. ECI has 40 years of experience in the planning, engineering, and construction of a wide range of power delivery projects including substations, transmission lines, distribution systems, communication systems, and industrial facilities, and EPCS has 25 years of experience in the construction and testing of power systems. Visit our website at www.eciusa.com.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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