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Field Engineering Technician

Role overview

Summary

This role supports Prysmian’s high-voltage underground cable installation projects by developing technical and field skills. You will work alongside experienced engineers and field teams, contributing to the planning and execution of installations while gaining practical experience and continuing your education.

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent with strong math and technical aptitude.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and computer skills.
  • Ability to read technical drawings.
  • Willingness to continue a structured engineering or engineering-technology education pathway.
  • Preferred: Coursework in algebra, trigonometry, calculus, physics, electricity, engineering, or engineering technology.

Responsibilities

  • Plan cable installations.
  • Support pulling plans and field calculations including pulling tension and installation risk assessment.
  • Prepare engineering documents including drawings and technical reports.
  • Participate in field problem solving and structured technical coursework.

Key facts

  • Remote from: United States
  • Full time
  • Mid-level (2-5 years)
  • Field Solutions Engineer
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Analytical Skills
  • Problem Solving
  • Technical Acumen
  • Mathematics
  • Communication
  • Teamwork

About the company

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Prysmian Group

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  • 10,001+
We work to be the sustainable link to the future. For more than 151 years, our company has been leading the industry of high-technology cables & systems for energy and telecommunications. Headquartered in Milan, Italy and spanning 50 countries (in North America, Europe, MEAT, LATAM, APAC), 105 plants, 25 research and development centers, and about 30,000 employees as of July 2023, we have a strategic footprint that allows us to service emerging markets and communities across the globe with ease. Our business model is diversified by portfolio and geographical area. In 2022 we registered +16 billion € in sales and 509 million € net profit. Today we drive the energy transition and worldwide digitalization. Learn more about the new Group on www.prysmiangroup.com Follow us also on: facebook.com/PrysmianGroup/ youtube.com/prysmiangroup twitter.com/prysmiangroup instagram.com/prysmian_group

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Job description

Field Engineering Technician

Location: Remote - United States | Field Travel Required

Employment Type: Full Time | Remote / Field-Based

Why Build Your Career with Prysmian?

Your work at Prysmian helps power and connect the world.

When you join Prysmian, you become part of a global team whose work touches millions of lives every day. You’ll help support the energy and digital infrastructure that keeps communities, businesses, and industries moving forward.

For more than 140 years, Prysmian has helped shape the infrastructure that powers progress. From helping illuminate the Statue of Liberty in 1886 and delivering power from Hoover Dam to Los Angeles in 1935, to supporting New York City's rebuilding efforts after September 11, our cables and connectivity solutions have played a role in some of history's most significant milestones.

Today, our impact continues. Prysmian products help power world class venues like Paycor Stadium, SoFi Stadium, and Lambeau Field. We're contributing to the infrastructure supporting the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, helping ensure communities, businesses, and industries stay connected to what matters most.

In this role, you will develop the technical and field skills required to support Prysmian’s high-voltage underground cable and accessory installation projects while continuing a structured engineering education and training pathway.

What You’ll Bring

Experience and Qualifications

You have a high school diploma or equivalent with strong math and technical aptitude; coursework in algebra, trigonometry, calculus, physics, electricity, engineering, or engineering technology is strongly preferred.

You are enrolled in, or willing to continue, a structured engineering or engineering-technology education pathway while developing practical field experience; a four-year engineering degree is not required at hire.

You bring strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and computer skills, with the ability to read technical drawings and travel to project sites across the U.S. and Canada as required.

What You’ll Do

As a Field Engineering Technician, you’ll work alongside experienced engineers and field teams to support the planning and execution of high-voltage underground cable installation. Through a combination of field assignments, mentoring, and continued technical education, you’ll progressively build the capability to perform full Installation Engineer responsibilities.

  • Plan cable installations.Support pulling plans and field calculations including pulling tension, sidewall pressure, bend radius, roller and sheave selection, cable routing, and installation risk assessment.
  • Build technical expertise. Develop working knowledge of HV cable construction, ampacity and thermal performance, bonding and grounding, sheath systems, accessories, testing, and commissioning.
  • Support field execution.Work with construction teams to evaluate ducts, trenches, thermal backfill, installation equipment, rigging, reel handling, and changing field conditions.
  • Prepare engineering documents.Assist with drawings, calculations, RFIs, method statements, ITPs, technical reports, field records, deviations, and as-built documentation.
  • Learn and troubleshoot.Participate in field problem solving and structured technical coursework in circuits, electromagnetics, power systems, HV cable systems, installation engineering, underground construction, and project engineering.

You’ll have the opportunity to make an impact, build strong partnerships, and grow your career in a business that values ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Total Rewards Designed for You

We believe great people deserve great rewards. That’s why Prysmian offers a total rewards package designed to support your financial, physical, and personal well-being now and as your career grows.

  • Competitive salary that recognizes your skills, experience, and contributions
  • Performance-based incentives that reward your results and impact (where applicable)
  • Comprehensive health coverage with medical, dental, and vision plan options to fit your needs
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with a competitive company match to help you invest in your future
  • Paid maternity and bonding leave, plus adoption assistance to support you and your growing family
  • Generous paid time off and company holidays so you can rest, recharge, and spend time on what matters most
  • Life and disability insurance for added peace of mind
  • Wellness programs and supplemental insurance options to support your overall health and well-being

At Prysmian, you’ll be supported at work, at home, and throughout every stage of your career.

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Prysmian, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization, increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture, Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are.


All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Visit our DE&I Page to learn more about Prysmian’s commitments.

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