Electronics Engineer – Telecom

Actalent is currently seeking a qualified Electronics Engineer for a consultant position with Bonneville Power in Vancouver, WA.

This contract Electronics Engineer position supports the Control Center Communications Operations ( JTO) organization in the Information Services ( J) department of Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). This position works within a team and provides engineering expertise for the integration, operation, and maintenance of mission critical Control Center (CC) systems, as well as the monitoring and management of systems required for ongoing support.

Responsibilities Include:

• Support Transmission Technology (TT) and Operations Technology (OT) in the integrations and monitoring of existing and new project devices.
• Work with Power Systems Control (PSC) Lead Engineers and project managers (PMs) to identify network administrative tasks by assisting with coordination within the project and helping to execute tasks for assigned projects (i.e. timelines, device integration, running reports, generating step plans, etc.).
• Collaborate with Planning, Design, Construction, and field maintenance organizations to understand specific engineering tasks so the proper scope can be brought back to JTO management in developing and completing telecommunication projects.
• Participate and support the integration of new equipment and procedures into the Control Center (CC) environment; and assist with Operations & Maintenance (O&M) standards development.
• Support technical team in configurations and integrations of wide area data networks with mission critical reliability requirements and the required support systems.
• Interpret functional and non-functional requirements of projects and recommend overall system configurations.
• Partition system configuration and integration tasks and provide recommendations to the BPA manager, PM, team lead, or other appropriate personnel regarding team member assignments.
• Review team’s work for completeness and accuracy before integration into overall system as requested.
• Coordinate and assist with configuration and integration efforts for the implementation of projects for BPA’s Field Sites and CC locations.
• Develop, validate, document, and execute test and O&M procedures to be published for compliance.
• Provide clear technical documentation for all assigned projects.
• Provide training, including training materials, as requested.
• Report all project status updates to the Workload Coordinator, including reporting when job assignments are complete. Provide measurable goals, metrics, checklists, Plans of Action and Milestones (POAMs), and punch lists for assigned project(s) to validate all in scope requirements are met.
• Represent JTO in internal BPA technical work groups, related to equipment specifications, maintenance standards and procedures, and new systems/equipment requirements and evaluation, as requested.
• Represent and serve as the organization’s subject matter technical resource on technology teams involving assigned systems and equipment.
• Create, draft, and recommend policies, procedures, standards, and plans for new technology based on operational equipment in gathering performance data.
• Serve as a system trouble-shooter and notify maintenance personnel of operational problems, the impact of those problems on power system operation, and the relative urgency for repair of the problem.
• Attend technical work groups and communicate information gathered from the groups to others to coordinate a wholistic group strategy, as requested.
• Perform daily checks for health of the servers, trouble shoot device failures, synchronize servers, add/remove devices, ensure database integrity, and run reports.
• Work safely and demonstrate safety awareness practices to JTO group as requested.
• 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.
• Generate and maintain network, North American Electric Reliability Corporation/Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC/CIP) and Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) documentation, use layer 2 and layer 3 network concepts to deploy and maintain various networking equipment in large high availability LAN/WAN network environments and Packet Transport systems.
• Develop database script automation tools to analyze various equipment performance monitoring, use Software Defined Wide Area Network (SDWAN), Automatic Fiber Management Systems (AFMS), and Alarm/Management Systems such as, Telenium and SolarWinds, to optimize work and prevent outages.
• Maintain Central Authentication Authorization & Account (AAA) systems, like Cisco Secure Access Control Server (CSACS) and ISE, (including daily checks for health of servers, trouble shoot servers, synchronization between servers, adding/removing devices, and database integrity), backend authentication one time password RSA (Remote Server Access) Key server, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Automatic Generation Control (AGC), and telemetry systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering (from an ABET accredited school) is required.
• 10 years of experience and knowledge of computer network and systems concepts, principals, and practices applicable to components and facilities found on a regional transmission system is required.
• 5 years of experience on project teams developing computer and/or network systems
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products Word, Excel, Visio and Outlook

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• The systems encountered in this position are digital systems that monitor and control devices from the central stations. Familiarity and experience with these systems and activities:
• Knowledge about leading project teams developing computer and / or network systems, evaluating design packages for conformance to the design specifications, about engineering design, project management principles and concepts to include following formal configuration, change management processes, telecom, and routed networks.
• Knowledge of technical project coordination to include security controls testing with routers and other Layer 3 to Layer 7 security devices, technical evaluation of control systems and telecom technologies.
• Knowledge of project schedule and structure development concepts as they relate to large high availability WANs, telecom, transport, control, and -48VDC power systems, knowledge of best practice test plan development for project certification.

We reserve the right to pay above or below the posted wage based on factors unrelated to sex, race, or any other protected classification. 

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. This role may be eligible for the following: 

• Medical, dental & vision
• 401(k)/Roth 
• Insurance (Basic/Supplemental Life & AD&D) 
• Short and long-term disability 
• Health and Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HAS & DCFSA) 
• Transportation benefits 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Time off/Leave (PTO, Vacation, or Sick Leave)
• 5+ days of PTO annually in addition to paid sick leave provided by Washington state law, federal or local ordinances
• 11 Federal Holidays 

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