Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Title:

Electronics Engineer 3– Telecom & Controls - (SCADA) Job Number: 11790

OT: 5%

Travel:
Up to 10% includes occasional local and overnight travel to field locations

Length: 5 years

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

Requires Real  or Valid Passport to interview

This contract position will provide engineering and field support for the corporate Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and other related systems for the Power System Control Technical Services group located Vancouver, Washington

• Provide technical SCADA engineering and expertise and act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) relative to assigned systems and equipment, for field technicians, design engineers, construction crews, and technical oversight committees.
• Develop maintenance standards and work guides that provide methods and techniques to be followed by technician crews
• Develop and document procedures for installation, use, and troubleshooting of hardware and software related to SCADA
• Interface with control center personnel and systems to validate proper data integration between field and control center systems.
• Investigate and analyze operating problems associated with complex electronic systems such as those used in the implementation and maintenance of the corporate SCADA system
• Assist in development of standards for planning and design documentation related to new equipment and technology.
• Evaluate, recommend for selection, and support test equipment used to troubleshoot or maintain SCADA systems and equipment.
• Prepare formal training curriculum and hands-on exercises for SCADA or other assigned systems and equipment
• Monitor and provide guidance to supply chain and Warehouse staff for appropriate spare parts levels for SCADA
• Provide review and recommendations related to the disposition of retired equipment and “parting out” for spares.
• Compile technical results on system performance, failure analysis and equipment outages
• Coordinate plans of service with stakeholders and implement corporate-approved plans for assigned projects.
• Draft work statements, coordinate, and verify the placement of manufacturer/vendor maintenance support agreements.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering is required
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• 10 years of experience and knowledge of electronic engineering concepts, principles, and practices applicable to one or more of the following is required:
  Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) or other industrial control systems such as Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Building Management Systems (BMS), commercial automation, or complex security systems which utilize real-time control, sensor integration, and actuator output within an industrial context

Required Technical Skills & Experience

• 5 years of direct experience with designing, installing, or maintaining one or more of the systems above.
• 3 years’ experience with industrial control protocols (ethernet or serial based): e.g., DNP3, Modbus, OPC, or packet-based Ethernet/IP operational technology (OT) or industrial control system (ICS) networks.
• 1 year of providing support service to field users in a utility or industrial environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience with SCADA systems and protocols.
• Experience with Ethernet or packet-based operational technology (OT) or industrial control system (ICS) networks
• 5 years of experience with Process Automation and Instrumentation in automating processes, process variables, sensor calibration, and instrumentation
• Hands-on troubleshooting or maintenance experience with one or more common utility Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) platform and associated digital or analog inputs/outputs and communication protocols.
• Familiarity with the Linux operating system.
• Experience with Python script programming.
• Experience in development of HMI/MMI interfaces.
• Experience conducting classroom training or laboratory workshops

All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion…