Electronic Engr 1 - Telecom

Job Title: Electronics Engineer 1 - Telecomm
Job Number: 12065
Location: Vancouver, WA
Hybrid: onsite 4 days per wk

Overtime: 20%
Travel: Up to 95% to field locations throughout the Pacific Northwest
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 contract electronics engineer 1 assignment will work in the corporate Testing and Commissioning – Specialty Services, PSC organization. This electronics engineer will install and troubleshoot electronics and communication circuits on the corporate system and provide support for the planning, scheduling, and implementation of capital construction projects. Specifically, communication projects involving digital radios, fiber optics equipment, network management systems, and various types of command-and-control communications circuits. In its role as a regional transmission provider, the corporation must interface with diverse and sometimes incompatible communications equipment. This position will provide support for corporate capital program to enable the seamless integration of communications equipment and the command-and-control circuitry needed for the safe and reliable delivery of energy across the Northwest. Electronics Engineer 1 will perform all duties under the assistance and initial guidance of corporate engineers and/or the corporate manager. The assignment’s official duty station will be at the Construction Services Building in Vancouver, Washington; however, the position involves up to 95% travel to various field locations across the corporate service area. Travel will be frequent and continuous over long periods of time.
The PSC Telecommunications function provides engineering, design, and field support for corporate telecommunication facilities and associated equipment. This includes fiber optics, analog/mobile radio, digital radio, power line carrier, operational telephone, microwave towers and antennas, emergency AC/DC power and uninterruptable power supply (UPS) systems, communications buildings, multiplex equipment, and monitoring systems including alarm system, Fault Locating Acquisition Reporter (FLAR), microwave monitor, wide area networks used for operational data and network management. This assignment provides professional engineering expertise in assisting the project manager and other engineering personnel in implementing projects; supporting field maintenance crews and operations; and other related engineering activities
 
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Compile technical results in summary form such as tablets, reports, and graphics to support engineering staff.
• Perform engineering studies with assistance from TETS-PSC Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and document findings in formal reports
• Participate in teams to research and test telecommunication and related equipment.
• Provide planning support, coordinate plans of service with stakeholders, and implement plans for assigned projects.
• Use standard telecommunications guides, design templates, standards and specifications to correct any discovered errors or variance from approved engineering standard.
• Perform field research by traveling to remote sites to collect physical data.
• Provides start-up and commissioning of substation and control center communication facilities. Including radios (microwave, UHF, and VHF), multiplex equipment, telephone systems and fiber optic systems. Includes laboratory testing as well as field installation.
• Prepare equipment settings sheets and all other documentation required to install, and place in service the design packages associated with assigned projects.
• Provide project scheduling updates for project tracking, including entering data and creating technical reports for work accomplished.
• Perform installation and integration of communications equipment, utilizing technical documentation as required
• Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails, and records in accordance with compliance requirements. Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a Lawful Government Purpose (LGP) to know). Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures. Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes 

Education & Corresponding Experience 

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably in electronic or telecommunications engineering, is required.
• 6 months of electrical engineering experience is required. (This can be paid or unpaid or part of training)

• Must have knowledge of engineering concepts, principles, and practices applicable to components and facilities found on a regional transmission system.

 Required Skills & Experience  

• Skill in oral and written communication to effectively fulfill client, customer, and team requirements 

Preferred Skills & Experience  

• Experience or knowledge regarding preliminary engineering, design, and construction of telecommunications or network engineering projects.
• Knowledge of backbone infrastructure connectivity including microwave radio and fiber optic telecommunications systems 

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 Required

 
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.