Critical Power Field Technician (UPS Engineer)

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Pearce Services

Compensation

$45 USD

Richmond, VA

On-site

Posted March 27, 2026

Job Description

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Pearce is a leading technology-enabled provider of asset management solutions for mission-critical electromechanical infrastructure throughout North America. Pearce provides technical maintenance, repair, operations, and engineering services for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, backup power generators, battery energy storage systems (BESS), critical cooling systems, and other electrical and mechanical infrastructure across end markets such as renewable energy, telecom, and data centers. Founded in 1998, Pearce has more than 4,000 employees and 28 locations across the U.S. Pearce is a wholly owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm. To learn more about Pearce visit http://www.pearce-services.com.

Your Impact:

Pearce/Unified is seeking a Critical Power Field Technician (UPS Field Engineer) for Richmond, Virginia, and the surrounding areas, with a commitment to excellence and a strong desire to succeed and develop new skills. As a Critical Power Technician, you will directly support our customers in the onsite preventive, corrective, and restorative maintenance of their critical power systems (i.e., UPS, DC systems, inverters, PDUs, STS, and standalone reserve battery technologies). As a Senior UPS Field Service Engineer for Unified Power, you will possess and utilize the 'hit-the-ground-running' and 'think-outside-the-box' mentalities that drive swift and superb solutions to address our customers' needs.

Core Responsibilities:

Install electrical equipment such as small rack-mounted UPS equipment, various-sized batteries, and UPS/Battery monitoring equipment.
Maintain Battery Cabinets and racks, Maintenance Bypass, Battery Monitoring Equipment, DC Systems, and other electrical equipment.
Periodic and lifecycle-driven performance of remedial services, including failure analysis and troubleshooting, component replacements and repairs, and battery string replacements and installations.
Customer relationship building – Provide excellent customer service and upsell products.
Field troubleshooting calls from customers to a satisfactory resolution.
Quickly respond to critical situations.
Teach and mentor crew members on proper techniques for site work, troubleshooting, repair, and analyzing site data.
Isolate basic hardware, software, and interface malfunctions utilizing various test equipment on multiple products and technologies.
Specific duties may vary or evolve over time based on business and client needs.

Core Experience

ATTN: Only applicants with the following experience will be considered. Please ensure your resume clearly details your UPS work experience before applying.

Prior military training in electronics or avionics (A School, AIT, etc.) preferred
Minimum of three (3) years serving in a third-party critical power field service or technical support role with a demonstrated progression in technical proficiency and capability -OR-
Minimum of five (5) years serving in an OEM service environment in the critical power space
Good understanding of AC/DC electrical principles.
Knowledge of test equipment operation, such as multi-meters, and battery test equipment
Read and interpret electronics schematics with the ability to troubleshoot failures/faults to the component level.
Understand and have experience enforcing compliance with FCC/FAA/EPA/OSHA regulations and standards.
Outstanding work ethic, punctuality, trustworthiness, and reliability – you will set the pace as a senior UPS/ Critical Power Engineer.
Good judgment with the ability to make timely and sound decisions wi