Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay

What Does a Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay Do?

Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Inspect and test equipment and circuits to identify malfunctions or defects, using wiring diagrams and testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, or ammeters.
• 2Prepare and maintain records detailing tests, repairs, and maintenance.
• 3Consult manuals, schematics, wiring diagrams, and engineering personnel to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems and to determine optimum equipment functioning.
• 4Analyze test data to diagnose malfunctions, to determine performance characteristics of systems, or to evaluate effects of system modifications.
• 5Open and close switches to isolate defective relays, performing adjustments or repairs.
• 6Notify facility personnel of equipment shutdowns.
• 7Repair, replace, and clean equipment and components such as circuit breakers, brushes, and commutators.
• 8Run signal quality and connectivity tests for individual cables, and record results.

Required Skills

• Critical Thinking
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Fluke Corporation FlukeView Forms
• Megger PowerDB
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Word
• OMICRON Test Universe
• Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay Salary