Electrical Engineer 3

Job Title: Electrical Engineer 3 - Remedial Action Schemes (RAS) Engineering
Job Number: 12034
Location: Vancouver, WA
Onsite:  5 days per wk - Situational Telework
Hours: Part time, up to 30 hrs per wk
On Call: No
Overtime: 10%
Travel: Up to 10% to sites for LIT procedures and testing
Length: Up to 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 full-time contract Electrical Engineer 3 position will work in RAS Engineering (TENR) of System Engineering (TEN), Engineering and Technical Services (TE), Transmission Services (T), (CLIENT) located in Vancouver, Washington
 
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Recommend engineering requirements for assigned Control Center projects.
• Participate in the development of RAS documentation in varying roles as technical advisor, writer and reviewer with final approval from CLIENT staff.
• Assist in documenting how overall coordination for the design and construction of various facilities including project scheduling and estimating is performed.  Documentation will be reviewed and approved by CLIENT staff.
• Review and facilitate designs, with final approval from CLIENT manager, for the Control Center RAS systems.
• Recommend for approval by CLIENT staff, the design of transfer trip and General Electric (GE) N60 (Network Stability and Synchrophasor Measurement System) Universal Relay designs in the CLIENT Control Centers. 
• Support business development activities through technical briefings and interchanges.
• Review preliminary Project Requirements Diagrams (PRDs) and provide comments to CLIENT manager/CLIENT Staff.
• Review proposed RAS schemes and proposed modifications to existing schemes to verify that the applicable WECC and NERC requirements and CLIENT standards are met.  When discrepancies or questions are identified, help compose comments to the CLIENT Planning department with the aim of bringing the proposed scheme into compliance with the applicable guidelines.
• Work with RAS engineers, technicians and electricians to assist with modifications and installations during Local Integration Testing (LIT) at CLIENT’s Control Centers.  If problems are encountered, help to determine causes/problems and devise and recommend solutions.  CLIENT manager must approve all modifications, installations and solutions.
• Troubleshoot problems that are encountered during a complete test of all functions of the RAS Controllers and the connected equipment in the control center.
• With oversight and approval of CLIENT staff, work with RAS engineers to prepare a migration plan for CLIENT’s Control Centers for each year.

• These are living documents and require multiple revisions as work progresses.  Preparing these documents requires familiarity with each project to be completed that year to be able to identify the equipment that will be retired, the equipment that is to be modified, and the new equipment to be installed.  This process includes working with the control center maintenance personnel to identify space available and determining how to rearrange existing equipment to fit new equipment into the available space.  This is all portrayed on the migration plan document which is then used by design personnel to implement the designs for that year.

• Draft reports to present new and modified RAS schemes to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council RAS Reliability Subcommittee (WECC RAS RS).  Final reports will be reviewed and approved by CLIENT staff.

• This includes preparing slides for presenting the project to the WECC RAS RS at one of their tri-annual meetings (April, July or November) and/or attending the meetings of the WECC RAS RS to present the proposed designs.

• As requested by CLIENT manager, may collaborate with university scientists, research groups, and other members of the scientific community on scientific and technical matters to look for ways to improve CLIENT’s RAS design process.

• Provide input on engineering problems and methods, providing recommendations to aid CLIENT manager in decisions regarding the application and maintenance of RAS schemes on the CLIENT Control Centers. 

Education & Corresponding Experience 

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, preferably in Electrical Engineering is required.
• 10+ years of experience in electrical engineering design and project scoping or a closely related field is required.
• Experience in electrical engineering design must include RAS design and processes of schematic, wiring, rack layout drawings and bill of materials.
• Experience in RAS design must include Control Center design and Local Integration Test 

Required Skills & Experience  

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Knowledge of the drawing types and technical documentation associated with electrical substations.
• Knowledge of substation equipment 

Preferred Skills & Experience  

• Knowledge and familiarity with legacy and current RAS equipment and design standards.
• Intensive and diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields.
• Ability and desire to train and mentor others in RAS equipment and design techniques.
• Ability to manage multiple work assignments and changing priorities.
• Maintain knowledge of developments in scientific disciplines applicable to current and future contracts 

Additional Requirements:

• Valid U.S. Driver’s License is required
• First Aid/AED/CPR Certification required within 30 days of assignment start
• Energized Facility Permit is required within one year of assignment start
• PPE

 
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.