Electrical Technician

This position is located at SMUD's hydro generation facility (Fresh Pond) located approximately 60 miles east of Sacramento, 15 miles east of Placerville. In this role, you support Power Generation Hydro Maintenance Operations by and work closely with project managers and engineers to commission major technical capital improvement projects. The successful candidates will have hydro-related Governor, TSV, and complex PLC control programing experience.

*COVER LETTER REQUIREMENT* To be further considered for this position you are required to respond to the following questions in the cover letter portion of your application. Failure to answer the required cover letter questions may preclude you from moving forward in the process:

1. Share with us your experience testing, troubleshooting, and programming PLCs.
   • What type/manufacturer of PLC did you work on?
   • What was the equipment associated with the PLC?
   • Where did this take place?
   • How was your work effective?
   • What types of improvements took place?
2. Share with us your experience commissioning, testing and troubleshooting protective relays.
   • What type of asset were they protecting?
   • What types of relays were used? What type of test instrument was used?
3. Please provide an example of a time when you worked on a mechanical/hydraulic system relating to industrial control or hydroelectric generators.
4. What type of computer experience have you acquired interfacing with industrial machines and test equipment?
   • What was the communication protocol?
   • What programs were used?
   • What type of equipment was controlled and/or programmed?
   • Where did this take place?

This posting will be used to create an eligibility list of qualified candidates to fill current and future limited term and full time Hydro Electrical Technician vacancies. We may also use this list to fill future Hydro Electrical Technician Advanced Apprentice vacancies. You must clearly demonstrate on your resume that you possess the knowledge, skills and experience required in the minimum qualifications listed in this posting. The most qualified candidates will be invited to participate in our written examination that will take place at our Fresh Pond facility.