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Job Description
Field Engineer – Electrical Testing (NETA Level III/IV preferred)
Key Responsibilities
- Field Engineer – Electrical Testing (NETA Level III/IV preferred)
- Company: Vertiv (ERS / HVM) Location: Reno/Las Vegas Travel: Up to 75% (local and regional project assignments) Employment Type: Full-Time Compensation: Up to $90/hour
- What We Offer — Best-in-Market Benefit Details
- Base Compensation
- Up to $90/hour based on certification level and experience
- Overtime & Double-Time
- Aggressive OT policies; top performers exceed $200K total annually
- Signing Bonus
- Up to $10,000 based on certification level
- Company Vehicle
- Ford F150 with fuel card — fully maintained/insured
- Per Diem
- Generous daily rate for out-of-town assignments + travel bonus program
- NETA Level-Up Bonus
- Cash bonus for every certification level advancement
- Retirement
- 401(k) with profit sharing
- Medical
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Tools & Equipment
- All PPE, test equipment, smartphone, and laptop provided
- Professional Development
- Full certification reimbursement + tuition reimbursement for continuing education
- Career Progression
- Clear pathways from Field Engineer → Supervising Engineer → Services Manager
- Referral Bonuses
- $7,500+ for successful NETA-certified referrals
- PTO
- Flexible paid time off and holiday schedule
- As a NETA founding company with roots dating back to 1967, Vertiv's Electrical Reliability Services (ERS) and High Voltage Maintenance (HVM) divisions are where the industry's best technicians build careers — not just take jobs. You won't be a number here. You'll be an elite specialist solving complex problems for the world's most critical infrastructure, including hyperscale data centers, healthcare systems, and utility networks powering the AI revolution.
- We know your worth. The market for NETA Level III/IV certified professionals has never been tighter — and we've built a compensation and benefits package that reflects that reality.
- What You'll Do
- Perform acceptance, commissioning, and maintenance testing on electrical power systems and equipment up to 500kV
- Conduct power system studies including short circuit, coordination, arc flash, and power quality analysis
- Test and calibrate protective relays (electromechanical, solid-state, and microprocessor-based)
- Perform insulation resistance, power factor, and contact resistance testing on transformers, switchgear, cables, and circuit breakers
- Interpret and analyze test results; author comprehensive engineering reports with findings and recommendations
- Troubleshoot complex electrical system failures under time-critical conditions
- Mentor and train Level I/II technicians in the field
- Serve as technical lead on multi-discipline project teams
- Maintain compliance with NETA MTS/ATS standards, NFPA 70E, and OSHA safety requirements
- What you'll bring?
- Perform all aspects of testing and maintenance of electrical power distribution systems.
- Troubleshooting capabilities, simple relay calibration, use of load recording instrumentation, low and medium voltage switchgear testing through 15 kV class.
- Test and troubleshoot moderately complex electrical systems, simple relay systems and power metering.
- May perform simple power system studies including short circuit and protective device coordination.
- Write complete, detailed reports promptly at end of project using a computer, and accurately process job billing.
- May perform complex analysis and evaluative tasks necessary to complete equipment labeling projects consistent with recognized industry and international standards, local jurisdiction requirements and Company procedures.
- Take an active role in business development and expansion.
- Perform all functions pertaining to a written job proposal to a client, including estimate of man-hours and expenses, and development of scope and pricing and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.
Requirements
- NETA Level III or Level IV Certification (current and in good standing)
- 7+ years of hands-on electrical testing experience in medium/high voltage environments
- Expert knowledge of NETA MTS and ATS standards
- Proficiency with test equipment: Doble, Megger, Omicron, Dranetz, SKF, and equivalent
- Strong understanding of protective relay schemes and coordination
- Ability to read and interpret one-line diagrams, three-line diagrams, schematics, and P&IDs
- Valid driver's license with clean driving record
- Willingness to travel regionally (up to 75%)
- NICET Certification
- Experience with SF6 breaker maintenance
- Power systems engineering or related degree
- Prior leadership/supervisory experience on testing projects
- Experience in data center, utility, or industrial critical power environments
- Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk, hear, and smell.
- Frequently required to sit, climb, and balance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, basic color differentiation and the ability to adjust focus.
- Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and frequently lift and/or move 100-pound test sets.
- Valid Driver’s License.
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