Electrical Engineer Technician

Job Title: Electrical Engineering Tech 2 - CAD

Job Number: 11943

Location: Vancouver, WA

Hybrid: onsite 3 days per week, Starting will be in office full time

Overtime: 5%

Travel: Up to 5% for travel to field sites

Length: 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 Engineering Tech assignment will provide electrical engineering tech support for the RAS Engineering organization. This assignment will provide confidential and professional services for a wide variety and large volume of project designs, drawings, communications, and associated / related documentation. Engineering technician services will be conducted following established policy, process, and practice, and will be provided to support Control Center (CC) or Substation work for Remedial Action Schemes (RAS) Engineering to which this assignment will report.

This assignment will provide engineering technician expertise, assisting project managers and other engineering personnel in implementing projects, supporting field maintenance crews, and other related engineering activities.

In addition, this Electrical Engineering Tech will assist in the draft and development of RAS Engineering design related tasks which may include developing RAS equipment drawings, WECC reports, Logic Diagrams, defining, documenting, and recommending equipment and material specifications; the support the evaluation of new equipment, which may include develop new catalog ID, material requests, stocking levels; and developing / drafting and recommending templates, standards and guidance. The work of this assignment may also include drafting as-built drawings related to capital and expense projects completed on the corporate transmission system. The work performed by this assignment will be primarily conducted in Vancouver, WA but there may be occasional, but rarely, overnight travel to project field sites throughout the corporate service territory

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in the maintenance of databases related to the production of electrical and electronic drawings and documents.
• Prepare detailed design, material, or procurement specifications for equipment.
• Preparation of engineering designs and development of engineering requirements for the development, installation and modification of corporate facilities
• Draft and prepare RAS standard guides and templates for assigned projects
• May participate in site visits to the field to support RAS project scoping and design, verify equipment configuration at sites, and document as built records during project wrap up
• Perform review of CAD and manually drafted drawings and other documents for drafting accuracy and completeness
• Update and maintain attributes and metadata of Substation Engineering drawings and documents in ProjectWise.
• Provide technician support to design engineers and technicians within the group in the form of reports, consolidation papers, printing design packages, preparing drawing lists, coordinating release of work-in-process (WIP) designs, and other CAD needs.
• Provide insight and recommendations in the development of new standards as well as updates to existing standards.
• Conduct routine review of existing design standards; update as needed using CAD software.
• Resolve conflicting or duplicate serial numbering on designs
• Provide on-going technical assistance to new and/or less experienced team members regarding established organizational procedures and guidelines
• Train new CAD Technicians and engineers in corporate processes, procedures, practices, and standards
• Participate on teams and individually to research and document existing inventory of RAS and related equipment
• Provide engineering technician expertise to support engineering design and field personnel
• Organize and analyze drawings prior to setup
• Draft designs from engineers’ idea notes and rough sketches utilizing sources such as electronic files, drawing stick files, and central records vault.
• Participate in the development and revision of RAS drawing templates and standards.
• Assist with various administrative duties, such as engineering record maintenance
• Perform sub-system user file management within CAD systems, such as plotting, printing, storage and retrieving and returning drawings from ProjectWise.
• Update and maintain the As Built file structure within ProjectWise; maneuver .pdf and .dgn files as requested.
• Prepare and draft detailed As Built drawings via MicroStation CAD software.
• Manage submissions of As Built drawings and documentation.
• Draft and prepare drawing lists’ and drawing packages for digital signature and distribution.
• Update photographic records of all physical equipment as needed.

REQUIREMENTS

Education & Experience:

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering technology, mathematics, computer science or a related field is preferred.
• 5 years of work experience is required with or without an applicable bachelor’s degree.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proficiency in use of CAD software

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience in a project team environment.
• Experience with MicroStation CAD software.
• Experience with ProjectWise

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.