ROLE OVERVIEW
About this opportunity
Senior Electrical Testing Technician
Huntsville, AL (or remote with travel)
QUICK FACTS
Location: Huntsville, AL preferred. Open to candidates anywhere in the U.S. willing to travel. Travel: Flexible. 50/50 mix if local-based. Up to 90%+ for full-time travelers. Pay Range: $60+/hr depending on experience and certification level. Calibrated to the market. Schedule: 40 hours guaranteed. ~50 hours typical. OT available when billable. OT Structure: Time-and-a-half after 40. Double time on Sundays. Per Diem: GSA. Lodging on company card. M&IE paid out. Keep what you save. Vehicle: Company truck, gas card, and Amex provided. Cert Required: No. NETA II or III is a plus, not a gate. Equivalent experience is welcomed.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Our client is a privately owned electrical testing and field service company based in Huntsville, Alabama. The company has been in business for more than 60 years, including support work on the Apollo space program, and continues to serve a blue-chip client base across data centers, utilities, industrial plants, and renewables.
The company operates a single-site compound with offices, a fully equipped shop, a dedicated training center stocked with real apparatus, and a warehouse. It is owned and run by two working partners. There is no private equity, no holding company, and no layer of corporate noise between the field and the people making decisions.
Work spans the country: Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Indiana, upstate New York, California, and Florida, with a heavy Southeast core and project work in renewables, data centers, and industrial sites.
THE ROLE
This is a senior field service position for a technician who can run jobs, troubleshoot, and contribute on a crew without needing to be hand-held. You will work across commercial, industrial, and utility sites, often in the same week, on a mix of testing, commissioning, and acceptance work.
Senior technicians are needed immediately, with capacity for additional hires through the year. The right person will fit into a culture that prioritizes the quality of the team over the size of the team.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
Acceptance and maintenance testing on circuit breakers, transformers, switchgear, and MV/HV cable
Protection relay testing and basic commissioning support
Cable terminations on data center and industrial projects
Switchgear lineup testing across data center, industrial, and utility environments
Solar acceptance testing and substation upgrade work in active project regions
Working with modern test equipment including Doble and Omicron platforms
Writing clear, accurate test reports tied to NETA ATS and MTS standards
Mentoring junior technicians and contributing to in-house training programs
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The cert matters less than the foundation. If you understand the why behind the work, the rest can be taught.
Strong fits include:
NETA Level II or III technicians
OEM field service technicians, including breaker mechanics with field exposure
Ex-Navy nukes including Electrician's Mates, Nuclear ETs, and Prime Power graduates
Offshore oil and gas / marine apparatus and switchgear technicians
Industrial maintenance electricians with substation, switchgear, or apparatus experience
Solar and renewables technicians with apparatus testing exposure
Required experience and skills:
5+ years of hands-on testing or directly equivalent technical experience
Working knowledge of circuit breakers, transformers, switchgear, and MV/HV cable
Comfortable working across low and medium voltage, with high voltage exposure a plus
Familiarity with NETA ATS / MTS, NFPA 70E, and ANSI / IEEE standards
Experience with Doble, Omicron, Megger, or similar test sets
OSHA 10 or 30
Clean driving record and willingness to travel as the project mix demands
What you do not need:
A current NETA cert. The company will pay for and support your cert progression and has a track record of moving uncertified hires to Level III in under a year.
A specific OEM background. Brand familiarity transfers.