Relay Test Technician
Nuclear industryUS only
About this role
Relay Test Technician at Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (nuclear plant), specializing in installation, calibration, troubleshooting, and maintenance of protection system relays, alarms, and control circuitry. This safety-critical role requires expertise in protective relay systems and operates with limited supervision in both normal operations and emergency conditions.
Responsibilities
- —Perform surveillance tests, routine and emergency maintenance, calibrations, troubleshooting, modifications, and inspections of nuclear plant protection relays, alarms, and control circuitry systems
- —Install, test, calibrate, maintain, diagnose and remedy improper performance of protection, data acquisition, monitoring and control equipment for electrical systems
- —Conduct pre- and post-job briefs; develop test plans and assist in design reviews for protective relay systems
- —Interface with Engineering, System Operations, Radiation Protection, and Project Management on protective relay installation, calibration, operation, and maintenance
- —Maintain knowledge of permit and tag system, NERC, OSHA, NRC regulations, and radiological safety protocols
- —Assist in training and development of relay test technicians; participate in root cause and lessons learned discussions
- —Maintain calibration records and test equipment per M&TE program; develop and maintain programmable instrumentation software
- —Install and maintain fiber-optic cable and equipment; operate utility vehicles and ATVs for site work
- —Work from heights on scaffolds or man-lifts; maintain unescorted access for SSES
- —Participate in emergency response drills and in-plant team activities as required
Qualifications
- —Graduate of a two-year Electronic Engineering Technology or Electrical Engineering Technology degree program (or Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering with electrical experience) from a nationally accredited school
- —Valid Pennsylvania motor vehicle operator's license
- —Successful completion of Ramsay Corporation Electrical Test Technician Screening Exam
- —Ability to obtain unescorted site access for Susquehanna Steam Electric Station
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Job details
FieldMaintenance
LocationBerwick, PA
IndustryNuclear energy
PostedJun 2026
About the company
Talen Energy →An independent power producer operating the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, a two-unit boiling water reactor plant in Pennsylvania.
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