How to hire a senior electrical technician

How to hire a senior electrical technician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step senior electrical technician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a senior electrical technician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new senior electrical technician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The senior electrical technician hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   A senior electrical technician's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, senior electrical technicians from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list shows salaries for various types of senior electrical technicians.

   Type of Senior Electrical Technician	Description	Hourly rate
   Senior Electrical Technician	Electrical and electronics engineering technicians help engineers design and develop computers, communications equipment, medical monitoring devices, navigational equipment, and other electrical and electronic equipment. They often work in product evaluation and testing, using measuring and diagnostic devices to adjust, test, and repair equipment... Show more	$24-57
   Technician	Technicians are skilled professionals who primarily work with technology in different industries. They are knowledgeable about the technical aspects of the various items they work with... Show more	$11-27
   Electrical Supervisor	The electrical supervisor oversees electricians' performance, training them for the repair and maintenance of equipment. They are responsible for enhancing their skills to create and design electrical operating systems in order to prevent malfunctions causing electric short circuits or shock... Show more	$31-59

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • PLC
   • Electrical Equipment
   • Control Systems
   • Hand Tools
   • Ladders
   • Test Equipment
   • Electrical Issues
   • Switches
   • HMI
   • Transformers
   • PC
   • Electrical Troubleshooting
   • Electrical Components
   • VFD

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage and perform verification activities to insure device meet all safety and EMC requirements.
   • Install power supplies, PLC, VFD's transformer, relays, breakers and other sensing devices.
   • Perform field installation, test/debug, and repair of equipment/systems controls, PLC, decoders, and motors.
   • Repair, rebuild, and calibrate hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic and electro-mechanical tooling assemblies to meet operational specifications.
   • Wire A/C systems, install and wire generator switch panels.
   • Install and repair motors, gearboxes, bearings, pumps, and conveyor systems parts as needed.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your senior electrical technician job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A senior electrical technician can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, senior electrical technicians' average salary in alabama is 53% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level senior electrical technicians 58% less than senior-level senior electrical technicians.
   • Certifications. A senior electrical technician with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a senior electrical technician's salary.

   Average senior electrical technician salary

   $77,968yearly

   $37.48 hourly rate

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   Entry-level senior electrical technician salary

   $50,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 19, 2025

4. Writing a senior electrical technician job description

   A job description for a senior electrical technician role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a senior electrical technician job description:

   Senior electrical technician job description example

   Are you ready to rise to the challenge of climate change with the team that will deliver? Form Energy is a U.S. technology and manufacturing company that is developing and commercializing pioneering energy storage technologies to enable the electric grid to run on 100% renewable energy, every day of the year.
   
   Supported by leading investors such as Breakthrough Energy Ventures, ArcelorMittal, TPG Rise, MIT's The Engine, and others, we share a common belief that low-cost, multi-day energy storage is the key to enable tomorrow's zero carbon electric grid. Driven by our core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, we are deeply motivated and inspired to create a better world. We need talented, hardworking individuals who share our goal of tackling the challenge of climate change. Do you want to work with us today to build a better tomorrow?
   Role Description
   We are looking for a Senior Development Electrical Technician to work closely with our Berkeley-based Battery Products & System Development Teams. Reporting to the Manager of Battery Module Performance, this role is embedded directly in the engineering team and will support various testing engineering efforts including test stand development and sensor wiring/sensor layout design. If you're looking to apply innovative solutions to testing engineering efforts that will ultimately help address climate change, please apply!
   What you'll do:Build out, test, and evaluate new battery test stand components Debug wiring and sensor setups & give feedback to improve the debug process Participate in design reviews and give design feedback to the engineering team Facilitate installation and assembly of new equipment
   What you'll bring:4+ years experience as a technician or in a hands on role Experience working with off the shelf power supplies, DAQs, PLCs, oscilloscopes, multimeters, and electronic loads Proficiency with electrical schematics and wiring Experience working with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and ability to contribute to updates and creation of new SOPsConscientious of electrical safety and high voltage testing Excellent written and verbal communication skills Comfortable using Gsuite tools (Gmail, Google Docs, etc.)
   
   Besides joining a community of people working to make the world better, Form Energy commits to you equitable compensation, stock options, and offers a generous benefits package to make sure you have the support you need to thrive.
   
   We cover 100% of employee premiums and 80% of dependent premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance for full time employees. We offer a flexible Paid Time Off program and every employee, regardless of gender identity or expression, is eligible for 12 weeks of paid parental bonding leave. A full listing of our benefits is available on our careers page.
   
   At Form Energy, we are working toward a 100% renewable energy future for everyone in the world. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees and are seeking to build a team that reflects the diversity of the people we hope to serve with our revolutionary products. Form Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find senior electrical technicians for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your senior electrical technician job on Zippia to find and recruit senior electrical technician candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with senior electrical technician candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new senior electrical technician

   Once you've found the senior electrical technician candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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