Power Generation Field Service Technician

Description

The Power Generation Field Service Technician performs preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, diagnostics, repairs, and emergency service on standby and critical power generation systems. Technicians support customers including hospitals, data centers, commercial facilities, municipalities, public safety operations, schools, and manufacturing facilities where reliable emergency power is essential.

This is a hands-on field service position requiring strong electrical, mechanical, diesel, or power-generation troubleshooting abilities. Technicians will diagnose engines, generator controls, and Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS), perform load bank testing, support startup and commissioning activities, and complete digital service documentation. Candidates do not need experience in every technical discipline; candidates with a strong foundation in electrical systems, diesel/mechanical systems, or controls may be trained in the remaining areas.

Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:

• Hands-on technical experience in at least one relevant area such as generator service, diesel engines, heavy equipment repair, industrial maintenance, electrical systems, marine engines, military power generation, or automotive diagnostic repair
• Strong mechanical and/or electrical aptitude
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical and mechanical systems
• Ability to diagnose equipment problems and determine appropriate corrective actions
• Ability to perform preventive maintenance on mechanical, electrical, or power-generation equipment
• Ability to perform hands-on equipment repairs
• Ability to work independently in a field-service environment
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Ability to respond to emergency service calls
• Ability and willingness to participate in an on-call service environment
• Ability to support startup and commissioning activities
• Ability to complete digital service documentation accurately
• Strong customer-service and communication skills
• Ability to work professionally at customer facilities
• Ability and willingness to travel locally to customer sites
• Ability to support occasional regional travel as required
• Ability to supply standard personal hand tools such as wrenches, pliers, and sockets
• Ability and willingness to learn additional electrical, mechanical, generator, and controls competencies through hands-on and factory training

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Standby generator service experience
• Power generation experience
• Military power generation experience
• Diesel engine diagnostics
• Diesel engine repair experience
• Electrical troubleshooting experience
• Generator maintenance and repair experience
• Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) troubleshooting and service experience
• PLC experience
• Generator controller experience
• Load bank testing experience
• Generator startup and commissioning experience
• Emergency/standby power systems experience
• Industrial electrical experience
• Heavy equipment maintenance experience
• Marine diesel or marine engine experience
• Automotive diagnostic experience
• Fire Control Technician (FC) military background
• Electronics Technician (ET) military background
• Electrician's Mate (EM) military background
• Engineman (EN) military background
• Cummins generator or engine experience
• Caterpillar generator or engine experience
• Kohler generator experience
• MTU engine or generator experience
• Perkins engine experience
• Volvo Penta engine experience
• Detroit Diesel experience
• ComAp Controls experience
• Deep Sea Controls experience
• Experience servicing critical power systems supporting hospitals, data centers, manufacturing facilities, municipalities, or other mission-critical operations