# Transmission Relay Technician I or Learner Relay Technician at Duke Energy > Open job at Duke Energy in Greensboro, United States. Workplace: On-site. Source: RigJobsDirect, https://rigjobsdirect.com/jobs/duke-energy-transmission-relay-technician-i-or-learner-relay-technician-ai64nwd Posted 3 November 2026. Last checked on the employer's career site: 4 November 2026. ## Facts - Company: [Duke Energy](https://rigjobsdirect.com/companies/duke-energy) - Location: Greensboro, United States - Workplace: On-site - Employment type: Full-time - Apply from: Anywhere - Local language: Not required - Visa sponsorship: No - Relocation support: Yes - Skills: SCADA - Not mentioned in the job post: pay, rotation ## Job description **Important Application Submission Information** In order to ensure your application is successfully received before the job posting expires, please submit your application by 11:59 PM on Monday, November 16, 2026 ### More than a career - a chance to make a difference in people's lives. Build an exciting, rewarding career with us – help us make a difference for millions of people every day. Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits. **“Depending upon the desired qualifications of the successful applicant, the hiring manager may elect to fill this position at a higher level within the job hierarchy”** **Looking for an opportunity to grow your technical skills while helping support safe, reliable electric operations? Join the Relay Technician career path, where you'll gain hands-on experience with relay construction and maintenance, protective systems, controls, communications, and substation equipment.** Learner Relay Technician As a Learner Relay Technician, you'll work alongside experienced technicians while developing the technical knowledge and independence needed to advance in the field. Under direct oversight, you will: • Follow safe work practices and contribute to a strong safety culture. • Learn and apply Human Performance Tools and requirements. • Build knowledge of relaying, protective schemes, controls, alarms, distribution SCADA, and communications. • Write basic isolation procedures. • Read prints and learn the red-mark process. • Develop familiarity with RTS, ASPEN, and required reporting. • Learn NERC compliance requirements, including the importance of accurate data and timely completion. • Apply basic troubleshooting and methodical problem-solving skills. • Develop an understanding of CT and VT circuits. • Gain exposure to carrier and tone equipment. • Build effective verbal and written communication skills. • Maintain accurate records and files. • Develop positive working relationships and continually strengthen job-related technical and professional skills. • Support company goals and represent the company positively and professionally. • Participate in after-hours work and call-out rotation as required. Minimum Requirements • Valid state driver's license. • Ability to pass any required background check for NERC/CIP/Nuclear compliance. • Ability to pass the appropriate level of Duke aptitude test. • Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. for 100 feet. • Education/Experience: Associate degree in Engineering Technology (or equivalent); high school diploma or equivalent plus 2 years of related relay/substation experience; or equivalent job-related and educational experience. Transmission Relay Technician I As a Transmission Relay Technician I, you'll take on more complex technical work with minimal oversight while building leadership experience. You'll assist higher-level technicians, safely guide lower-level technicians when appropriate, and lead small activities of low-to-moderate complexity. You will: • Apply comprehensive substation safe-work practices, proactively identify concerns, and help eliminate safety issues. • Organize construction activities and develop implementation plans. • Read prints and determine how to isolate risk without jeopardizing critical protective schemes. • Write, review, and execute isolation procedures methodically. • Use drawings and field conditions to identify and correct design errors that could affect scheme operation. • Isolate and test relays using RTS routines. • Lead small, low-risk projects involving differential, breaker-failure, line, and distance relaying. • Test and troubleshoot P&C circuits, CTs, VTs, CCVTs, and CVTs. • Independently operate phase-angle meters, relay test sets, fiber-optic test sets, carrier test sets, ground detectors, and CT testers. • Apply knowledge of carriers, tone equipment, traps, and tuners. • Support installation of portable/mobile substations, transformers, and other temporary equipment. • Query ASPEN and independently commission circuits with DCC. • Terminate and test fiber-optic cables. • Work with SCADA systems, modems, SEL2032s, UniOP, SEL2411s, and other station annunciator and alarm packages. • Follow company policies and procedures for NERC and/or SERC requirements and document test results accurately and on time. • Understand Blocking Guidelines (CarWest). • Serve as lead in a call-out role and participate in after-hours work and call-out rotation as required. • Recognize limitations, avoid assumptions, and stop work to seek assistance when needed. • Maintain accurate records and files while coordinating work effectively with others. • Communicate clearly, build positive working relationships, and demonstrate developing leadership skills. • Continually strengthen technical and professional knowledge and provide leadership to lower-level technicians. • Support company goals and represent the company positively and professionally. • Demonstrate the ability to pass panel review by meeting or exceeding Learner Relay Technician requirements. Minimum Requirements • Valid state driver's license. • Ability to pass any required background check for NERC/CIP/Nuclear compliance. • Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. for 100 feet. • Education/Experience: Associate degree in Engineering Technology (or equivalent) plus 1 year of related relay/substation experience; or high school diploma or equivalent plus 3 years of related relay/substation experience. Additional Job Requirement This position contains a weight restriction of 275 pounds as an essential function of the job. The restriction helps ensure that all weight-rated equipment is used appropriately and safely within maximum allowed weight loading. Career Progression This career path is designed to support continued growth and increasing responsibility: • Promotion within the job string requires strong performance at the prior level. • Promotion within the job string, up to and including Relay Tech II, is based on meeting current step-progression requirements. ****Travel Requirements**** 5-15% #### Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable) No #### Represented/Union Position No #### Visa Sponsored Position No. This is not a Visa Sponsored Position. This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future. #### #### Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications. 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