Electrical Engineer 3 - - EMS / DTF Power System Modeling

APR Staffing

Vancouver, WA

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Analysis Skills, Background Investigation, Business Development, Business Solutions, C++ Programming Language, Communication Skills, Computer Hardware, Computer Networks, Corporate Compliance, Data Analysis, Data Modeling, Database Technology, Documentation, Documentation Models, Driver's License, Electrical Engineering, Energy & Utilities, Energy Management, Engineering, FISMA - Federal Information Security Management Act, Fortran Programming Language, High Tech Industry, Identify Issues, Internet Security, Knowledge Transfer, Network Operations Center, Network Systems, Network Topology, Operational Support, Operations Processes, Performance Management, Power Engineering, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Procedure Development, Process Modeling, Programming Languages, Project/Program Management, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Quality Management, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Security Compliance, Software Administration, Software Development, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), System Operations, Systems Analysis, Systems Maintenance, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Technical Recruiting, Technical Support, Technical Training, Technical Writing, Test Plan/Schedule, Test Scenario, United States Citizen, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Willing to Travel, Writing Skills

LOCATION

Vancouver, WA

POSTED

4 days ago

Job Title: Electrical Engineer 3 - EMS / DTF Power System Modeling
Job Number: 11987
Location: Vancouver, WA
Hybrid: on site - 2 days per Week
Travel: Up to 5% meetings/trainings
Length: 5 years

MUST be US Citizen to be eligible to apply for Federal Background Check

Requires Real ID and or Valid Passport to interview

SUMMARY

This contract Electrical Engineer 3 position will provide expertise and high-level technical engineering assistance to the Energy Management Systems (EMS) organization. This division provides life-cycle support for Energy Management Systems (EMS) used in support of corporate control centers. This includes engineering, design, operations, maintenance, and technical leadership for systems such as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Automatic Generation Control (AGC), on-line power flow and state estimation systems, and the dispatcher training environments which simulate the power grid. This position will provide support for the operations and maintenance of the corporate Dispatch Training Facility (DTF) systems, including the training simulator and interconnected EMS clone systems. This position will perform EMS Habitat system database updates, provide customer coordination, modify and execute corporate management approved vendor and custom software, maintain quality documentation, and provide recommendations and technical input to enable the client and the organization to meet federal, regional and corporate cyber security compliance requirements. The work of this position will also include applicable cyber security functions and supplemental project support as listed in Position Responsibilities below

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide a high level of professional engineering expertise in the integration, customization, maintenance and operation of the Dispatch Training Simulator (DTS) software and interconnected systems used in the corporate Dispatch Training Facility (DTF).
Review proposed changes and enhancements to the DTF systems, making critical analyses and evaluation of the capability of the systems and the costs required to implement changes and make recommendations to the corporate manager or Team Lead on whether changes should be implemented.
Create / draft event-based scenarios for testing and training.
Collaborate with engineers and internal customers to provide technical expertise in discussions on existing or potential engineering projects and products.
Perform troubleshooting and provide technical support to internal craft/customer personnel in regards to DTF systems and training simulators
Attend project scoping and requirement meetings or design reviews, recommend changes to specification diagrams based on technical and operational issues.
Facilitate knowledge transfer to corporate staff on continued operations and maintenance of DTF systems.
Operate the DTF systems in coordination with the operation of multiple other computer and database systems and in a manner that is compliant with regulatory standards.
Follow Transmission Services established software control standards and procedures, and maintain quality documentation.
Study existing failures and electronic problem reports, including those of hardware interfaces, to determine the cause of the problems.
As requested, work with hardware staff, dispatchers and other relevant parties to develop / draft and recommend solutions.
Draft and make recommendations to the corporate manager and assist in the implementation of corporate management approved software solutions and procedures to recover from malfunctions in order to minimize downtime.
Monitor and analyze computer/system performance; design and install corporate management approved software changes; may recommend other process solutions, such as hardware changes, as necessary to improve performance.
Draft DTF operational procedures for Dispatch Trainers and Trainees, as requested
Provide technical, documentation and modeling assistance in the corporate data modeling environments (currently Stepmodel, ETS, and PSST) as needed for DTF training sessions and testing.
Provide technical and documentation assistance in the NEMO (New Ems Modeling Options) projects as requested by the corporate manager or Project Manager. Some TDF required databases are expected to be created in ETS in future releases of the NEMO products.
Provide technical assistance and training to corporate internal DTF and Network Systems Operations Center (NSOC) Hardware and Software staff as requested

Education & Experience

Bachelor degree in Engineering, preferable Electrical Engineering is required
10 years experience in power system engineering, design and project scoping is required

Required Skills & Experience

Knowledge of Alstom e-terraHabitat (version 5.8) and e-terraPlatform (EMP) (version 2.5, 2.6) software sufficient to develop, test and integrate application software in those environments.
Ability to use high level programming languages such as FORTRAN and C++, and script sufficiently to create, modify and maintain applications written in these languages

Preferred Skills & Experience

Energy/utility industry experience
Experience with the use and support of EMS software in a power system control center environment, with complex computer interrelationships and network topologies
Knowledge of NERC-CIP and FISMA regulatory standards

Required to keep abreast of the latest computer industry developments in application development, network, user interface, system software, data acquisition and related computer hardware areas.
Ability to analyze data and identify quality assurance/quality control issues, as well as identify failure and/or maintenance trends.
Ability to build credibility and trust among key project stakeholders.
Strong technical writing skills and the ability to present information in various forms such as textual, graphical and statistical.
Demonstrated expertise with logical process modeling concepts sufficient to aid in the documentation and development of business and system requirements.
Ability to carry out assigned tasks with a professional demeanor reflected in excellent written and oral communication skills, listening skills, patience, analytical reasoning and problem solving abilities

Additional Requirements:

Valid U.S. Driver’s License is required

Contract Worker in this position may be requested by the client to sign a Confidentiality Agreement

Pre-Employment Requirement
All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment screening that may include drug testing, background/criminal check, and if applicable, must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About APR Staffing
APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions and Data Resource Group. Both companies have recently been award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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