Engineering Tech - Testing & Commissioning Engineering

Job Description

Description

At Exelon, we've got a place for you!

Join the nation's leading competitive energy provider, with one of the largest electricity generation portfolios and retail customer bases in the country. You will be part of a family of companies that strives for the highest standards of power generation, competitive energy sales, and energy delivery. Our team of outstanding professionals is focused on performance, thought leadership, innovation, and the power of ideas that come from a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Exelon will provide you the tools and resources you need to design, build and enhance a successful career. We are also dedicated to motivating the success of our employees through competitive base salary, incentives, and health and retirement benefits.

Join Exelon and share your passion at a forward-thinking Fortune 100 company. Establish yourself in a place where you can truly shine and create a brighter, more sustainable tomorrow. Energize your career at Exelon!


PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION

Works on larger jobs, small projects; routines; under the guidance of an experienced engineer / technician, on electrical power distribution equipment and associated control circuits to ensure proper electrical operation.

Testing Group work is on transmission & distribution substation equipment.

Distribution Automation work is on distribution equipment, generally outside substations.

Position may be required to work extended hours, including 24 x 7 coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.


PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Dist Automation

• Performs well-defined testing assignments under the guidance of an experienced engineer / technician (e.g., preventive and corrective maintenance on supervisory distribution automation equipment.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the current distribution system design (e.g., analyze and interpret field data gathered from well defined field tests)
• Evaluate effectiveness of current technical systems and processes. Participate on teams (e.g., works with distribution engineering and manufacturers to implement new designs)
• Participate in training (e.g., attend ComEd, vendor and university classes; conduct training)

Testing Group

• Perform preventative maintenance and corrective maintenance on distribution and transmission relays, communications equipment, power reclosers etc., using the guidelines listed in the Field Reference and the Maintenance Procedures manuals.
• Conduct basic hands-on acceptance and in-service testing of transmission and distribution equipment (e.g., transformers, circuit breakers, control and relay panels, SCADA, power line carrier, audio tone, etc.) Testing is performed per the guidelines included in the Field Reference Manual and the Maintenance Procedures Manuals.
• Assist with the restoration of malfunctioning transmission and distribution equipment, under emergency conditions, by performing the necessary hands-on testing as outlined in the Field Reference and Maintenance Procedures manuals.
• Complete required paperwork (reports, test data, blueprint corrections, relay settings, etc) as necessary to document work performed.
• Receive, participate, and provide some on-the-job and formal classroom training

JOB SCOPE

• Conduct CMs, PMs, and project installation testing activities on power equipment

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Successful completion of tech test
• Associate’s degree in a technical field (1) or equivalent relevant education / experience (See Section Below) (2) AND 2 - 5 years of relevant technical experience
• Good knowledge and experience with regulations, guides, standards, codes, methods, and practices necessary to perform assignments for a specific discipline for maintenance, testing, installation or service
• Positions require the ability to read blueprints and schematics and use basic test instruments
• Strong organizational and interpersonal communication skills
• Valid driver’s license
• Requires frequent travel to various company substations or other locations within the service territory
• Must be available to work shifts and respond to emergency situations (7 days per week / 24 hours per day)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology
• Technical experience related to electrical power equipment.
• Electrical troubleshooting experience preferred for Distribution Automation positions

EQUIVALENT RELEVANT EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree (technical field) (1) – AND zero to 3 years of relevant technical experience.
• Non-degreed or non-technical degree – equivalent relevant education (2) AND 5 – 7 years of relevant technical experience

(1) Examples of technical fields (non-engineer) include Engineering Technology, Electronics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, etc.
(2) Relevant education / experience is knowledge and skills that may be acquired through job experiences or education programs related to those acquired through a formal technical degree program. Examples include experience gained in a military role applicable to electric power distribution, completion of a journey-level electrician program (e.g., overhead / underground electrician, electrical mechanic), or completion of a company-sponsored technical education program (e.g., Elements of Electrical Engineering (E3) series). The equivalent relevant education / experience is in addition to the position’s minimum experience requirements.


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