Mobile Control Test Engineer

At Delta Star, growth meets innovation as we supply one of life's most basic needs - electricity From being part of the first and largest electrification projects, to now being core to our nation's grid and infrastructure, we are the largest American-owned manufacturer of medium power transformers in North America and the premier manufacturer of mobile transformer substations.

Company Info

Delta Star provides power solutions for utilities across North America. This includes the manufacturing of medium-power transformers, mobile transformers, mobile electrical substations, trailers, and unitized substations. We offer power transformers for utility applications including power and distribution, transmission voltages, system ties, and automatic voltage regulations, as well as industrial applications. Delta Star also provides comprehensive engineering, testing, maintenance services, and parts for any transformer manufacturer through our Field Service business unit, ensuring our customer's transformers and mobiles maintain peak performance.

Fulltime, Salary, Onsite position

Purpose

The Mobile Substation Technical Services Engineers are a customer facing critical resource for Delta Star in the space of our flagship product line of mobile substations and mobile substation engineered services. These engineers must possess a broad and diverse skillset in their ability to not only be technically competent in a wide and varying range of unique power technologies but to also possess the interpersonal skills, the ability, and the desire to present and connect with customers at all levels. They must have the desire and ability to travel, and to function comfortably in an environment of non-standard work hours.

Main Responsibilities

• Perform full mobile substation configuration, set-up, testing, diagnostics, and trouble shooting.
• Perform customer commissioning, training, and energization in the factory and in the field.
• Assist engineering and customers in all aspects of mobile substations.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Manufacturing resources to describe and satisfy customer requests/modification during the commissioning process.

Scope of responsibilities

• Control System Quality Control Testing
• Functionality Quality Control Testing
• Control System Configuration and Testing
• Customer Witness Functional Verification Testing
• Customer Commissioning
• Customer Education and Training
• Customer Dispatch and Energization Support Services
• Customer Application Support Services
• Technical Diagnostic Support
• Mobile Repair Assessment Support
• Training of lesser skilled mobile substation engineers

Level I - Trainee

• New to mobile substations
• Fundamental understanding of power, control systems, and electro-mechanical devices
• Fundamental skillset in testing, configuring, and troubleshooting controls and electro-mechanical devices
• Main tasks will be day to day mobile substation control testing and trouble shooting
• Ability to communicate issues that arise during control testing

Level II

• Able to perform basic configuration and testing of mobile substation control circuits
• Able to interface with customers and demonstrate technical competency and basic product knowledge
• Able to assist higher level engineers with customer commissioning and training
• Possess a basic understanding of mobile substation and related control systems
• Ability to troubleshoot basic issues that arise during control testing

Level III

• Experienced and able to perform full mobile commissioning and training without assistance
• Ability to troubleshoot most issues that arise during testing and commissioning
• Well versed in all mobile control and electromechanical systems
• Able to communicate about basic mobile mechanical aspects - includes trailer, hydraulics, switch gear mechanisms, coolers, pumps

Level IV

• Technically competent in all mechanical and electro-mechanical mobile substation devices - Trailer, trailering, hydraulics, switchgear, cooler pumps
• Able to set-up, configure, test, perform diagnostics, and commission the mobile substation mechanical devices
• Ability to troubleshoot nearly all issues that arise during testing and commissioning
• Able to train and support customers in the mechanical aspects of mobile substations
• Able to assist in the assessment and proposal of work scope for mobile repair opportunities
• Able to assist in the dispatch and energization of mobile substations
• Educated and able to speak to mobile substation applications
• Educated and able to speak to and support customers in the maintenance of mobile substation

Level V - Principal Engineer

• Fully competent in testing, trouble shooting, and repair / maintenance of the power transformers associated with mobile substations
• Able to support customers in the application, dispatch, and energization of mobile substations without assistance
• Well versed in mobile applications and able to educate / assist existing and potential customers in mobile substation uses
• Able to assist engineering and customers in specification development for new mobile substations
• Educated and able to support customer in the maintenance of mobile substations
• Able to perform the assessment and proposal or work scope for mobile repair opportunities without assistance.
• Primary contact point for any troubleshooting that cannot be resolved by others

Education and Experience

• Electrical Engineering Degree or related as a minimum
• Experience needed to advance through each level will be demonstrated per individual and will be evaluated at the discretion of Delta Star management.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong electrical and mechanical aptitude
• Understanding of substation protection schemes and the devices used in these schemes
• Understanding of mobile trailer setup and ancillary trailer components
• Strong character, and the ability to professionally represent Delta Star in the face of customers and suppliers
• Strong attention to detail and reporting abilities
• Good memory (as much of related technology is not documented)
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills
• Friendly nature and ability to connect with customers at all levels
• Strong customer service nature
• Company-owner mindset and judgement
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure either in a team or alone
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to take initiative.
• Desire to work outside of boundaries, drive change and foster continuous improvement.

Travel Requirements

Travel requirements at least one week per month to customer sites for training and commissioning.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to frequently walk; talk or hear; and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is required some of the time to stand and sit. The employee is required to occasionally climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; reach with hands and arms. The employee must some of the time lift and/or move up to ten pounds. There is no special vision requirement for this job.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

AAP/EEO Statement

Delta Star is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate based on age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.