Field Service Engineer
Company: Orion Talent
Job Ref: # 3440870
Date Posted: 11/10/2026 12:41:45 AM
City, State: Ashburn, VA
Salary: $70,000 - $115,000
Description
Go to end ⇓- Install, configure, and commission electrical power monitoring hardware and software at customer sites.
- Perform hands-on installation and setup of electrical monitoring equipment.
- Conduct functional testing and acceptance testing to verify system performance against specifications.
- Troubleshoot electrical, electronic, and system configuration problems during installation and commissioning.
- Diagnose technical issues, implement corrective actions, and escalate complex problems when necessary.
- Follow company safety policies, customer site safety requirements, and applicable industry best practices.
- Serve as the primary on-site technical contact for customers during installation and commissioning activities.
- Provide technical support and communicate project progress, equipment issues, and corrective actions to customers.
- Train customer personnel on the operation and maintenance of installed power monitoring systems.
- Prepare detailed commissioning reports documenting equipment configurations, testing results, and site observations.
- Maintain accurate records of installation activities, troubleshooting, testing, and completed field work.
- Communicate technical findings and field observations to internal engineering and product development teams.
- Provide feedback to support product improvements and enhance equipment reliability.
- Collaborate with project management, engineering, and quality teams to complete installations on schedule.
- Assist with improving commissioning procedures, technical documentation, and field service tools.
- Travel to customer facilities throughout the United States to support ongoing installations and commissioning projects.
- Complete technical reports, documentation, and administrative responsibilities during remote workweeks.
- Minimum of 3 years of hands-on electrical experience in a military or civilian technical environment.
- Experience installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, or commissioning electrical or electronic systems.
- Strong practical understanding of electrical equipment and electrical troubleshooting principles.
- Ability to diagnose technical problems and implement effective corrective actions.
- Ability to explain specific electrical or electronic equipment problems previously encountered, including troubleshooting methods and solutions.
- Hands-on technical skills and mechanical aptitude.
- Ability to perform electrical installation and commissioning activities at customer facilities.
- Ability to conduct equipment testing and verify proper system operation.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and resolve technical issues in the field.
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Ability to interact professionally with customers and represent the company during on-site assignments.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to communicate technical information clearly to customers and internal teams.
- Ability to prepare accurate technical reports and maintain detailed service documentation.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, project management, and quality personnel.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to follow established safety procedures and customer site requirements.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 75% of the time.
- Must reside within approximately one hour of a major airport.
- Ability to work remotely from anywhere in the United States when not assigned to customer sites.
- Ability to travel nationwide up to 75% of the time, typically three weeks out of every four.
- Must live within approximately one hour of a major airport.
- Ability to travel to customer sites early in the workweek and return home at the end of the week.
- Ability to work approximately 40–50 hours per week during on-site assignments.
- Ability to work a standard 8:00 AM–5:00 PM schedule during remote workweeks.
- Ability to work overtime as required by project schedules, travel, and customer site activities.
- Ability to perform hands-on electrical installation, testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
- Ability to work in data center and industrial manufacturing environments.
- Ability to follow company and customer safety policies and procedures.
- Ability to serve as the primary technical representative during customer site assignments.
- Ability to communicate installation progress, technical concerns, and corrective actions to customers and internal teams.
- Ability to complete commissioning reports, technical documentation, and administrative responsibilities.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments and adapt to changing project requirements.
- Ability to work independently while maintaining communication with project management and engineering teams.
- Experience working in data centers or mission-critical facilities.
- Experience with industrial electrical power systems.
- Experience installing or commissioning electrical monitoring equipment.
- Experience with power quality meters and electrical metering systems.
- Experience with power monitoring hardware and software.
- Familiarity with electrical power quality analysis and monitoring technologies.
- Experience troubleshooting electrical monitoring and measurement systems.
- Familiarity with Modbus communication protocols.
- Familiarity with TCP/IP networking and communications.
- Familiarity with OPC UA communication protocols.
- Familiarity with MQTT communication protocols.
- Experience integrating electrical monitoring equipment with industrial communication networks.
- Experience supporting large-scale data center construction or expansion projects.
- Experience performing field service or commissioning activities at customer facilities.
- Experience providing technical training to customers.
- Experience preparing commissioning reports and acceptance testing documentation.
- Experience working with engineering and project management teams on equipment installations.
- Residence in the Midwest or East Coast region.
- Military electrical or electronics maintenance experience.
- U.S. Navy Electrician's Mate (EM), Electronics Technician (ET), Interior Communications Electrician (IC), or Aviation Electrician's Mate (AE) experience.
- U.S. Navy Nuclear Electrician's Mate or Nuclear Electronics Technician experience.
- U.S. Army Power Generation Equipment Repairer (91D) or Electrician (12R) experience.
- U.S. Air Force Electrical Systems (3E0X1) or Electrical Power Production (3E0X2) experience.
- U.S. Marine Corps Electrician (1141) or Electrical Equipment Repairer (1142) experience.
- Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, or commissioning electrical equipment in military environments.




















