Samsung
Electrical Protective Relay Maintenance Technician
1530 FM 973 Taylor, TX, USA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 7 years of industrial electrical maintenance experience, including at least 3 years working directly with protective relays and power distribution systems.
- Education
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
About the job
Maintains and commissions protective relays and electrical protection systems to support safe, reliable facility power distribution.
What you'll do
- Test, troubleshoot, calibrate, maintain, and commission relays, switchgear controls, breaker trip circuits, and power distribution protection systems.
- Analyze relay events, SCADA/FMCS data, and alarms to identify root causes and improve reliability; maintain related procedures and technical documentation.
- Support electrical OT communications and commissioning activities, and mentor maintenance technicians and contractors.
What they ask for
- At least 7 years of industrial electrical maintenance experience, including at least 3 years working directly with protective relays and power distribution systems.
- Experience testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning protective relays, switchgear, breakers, transformers, and medium-voltage electrical equipment.
- Ability to interpret one-line diagrams, electrical schematics, relay logic diagrams, wiring diagrams, and construction drawings; experience with electrical test equipment and relay software tools.
- Knowledge of LOTO, arc flash protection, NFPA 70E, and safe switching operations in an industrial or mission-critical environment.
Nice to have
- Technical degree, apprenticeship, or electrical license.
Pay
$23.50 - $46.00/hour (base salary)
Tools
SEL communications, fiber networks, SCADA/FMCS, NFPA 70B, NFPA 70E, relay test sets, multimeters, meggers
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