Electronic Engr - Telecom

Electronics Engineer 1 - Telecomm

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.

• 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

• 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.

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

• 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

• 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

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.