Electronic Integrated Systems Mechanic (Meter & Relay) Apprentice

Department of Energy

This position is part of the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA). As an Electronic Integrated Systems Mechanic (Meter & Relay) Apprentice, you will be responsible for the maintenance, repair, and programming of complex electrical and electronic equipment within power system substations.

• As an Electronic Integrated Systems Mechanic (Meter & Relay) Apprentice, you will: Maintain, repair, modify, program, install and commission power system substation protection control, monitoring and metering equipment. Maintain, repair, install, program, and test polyphase revenue metering equipment, including electronic and microprocessor-based kilowatt-hour meters, digital demand recorders, panel meters, transducers, and instrument transformers. Maintain, repair, install, program, and test equipment used in controlling substation equipment. This includes human/machine interfaces (HMI), and communication processors. Maintain, repair, install, program, and test protective relay equipment including current, voltage, differential, reclosing, timing, auxiliary, ground detection, and complex impedance relays of the electromechanical, electronic and microprocessor types. Develop software test routines for protective relays. Verify protective relay, transfer trip, and communication settings.

This announcement is also open in 14 other locations; the full list is on the announcement.

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