Electrical Engineer

Location: Vancouver, WA

Hybrid - 3 days onsite per week

Travel: up to 10% to field sites

Overtime: 5% anticipated

Length: 1 yrs, up to 5 years

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

Summary

This contract Electrical Engineering Tech 1 position will provide professional support and assistance to the Engineering Support organization, part of the broader Substation Engineering department.

This position will assist in producing indoor and outdoor electrical power substation and facility design drawings, material requests, and other documents required for the design of assigned projects.

This position may be assigned to collaborate and provide support for internal and external Transmission Engineering departments throughout the agency as assigned.

This position will perform tasks for indoor and outdoor electrical power substation and facility design and associated documentation.

Position Responsibilities

• Develop preliminary plot plans, one lines, and grounding drawing associated with substation scoping and Concept Design Document.
• Draft work from engineers and as-built drawings using advanced CAD skills and proper CAD and organizational standards
• Produce indoor and outdoor electrical power substation and facility design drawings, material requests, and other documents.
• Use the CAD System for design and design document production
• Perform detailed wire checking from substation schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Provide review on assigned design projects produced by internal design groups and external service contract design vendors.
• Review rough sketches, drawings, specifications, and other engineering data received from engineers
• Coordinate availability of designs with contracting firms and the indoor design groups to facilitate design needs.
• Facilitate regular meetings with switchboard electrician foremen to draft updates on all new or modified substation engineering design standard templates
• Assist with the documentation of policy, process and technical procedure changes.
• Gather data from various paper and electronic engineering drawings or legacy data systems and prepare/tabulate that data for archival in ProjectWise, SharePoint, or another device.
• Monitor and assess designs to ascertain workflow and availability.
• Provide recommendations for new or improved processes, procedures and/or standards
• Provide technician support to assist 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 or technician needs.
• Research missing data points and data quality issues
• Resolve conflicting or duplicate serial numbering on designs
• Assist with the update and maintenance of attributes and metadata of Substation Engineering drawings and documents in ProjectWise.
• Utilize tools such as ProjectWise advanced search techniques, and legacy records to locate, research and identify existing drawings and other records relating to Substation Engineering.
• Travel to substation field locations to gather information on existing infrastructure to aid in the creation of project documentation.
• Evaluate material and equipment requirements for projects, prepare Bills of Materials requisitions, and submit recommendations for review, acceptance and approval
  
  

Requirements

Education & Experience:

• A Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, mathematics, computer science, or a closely related field is preferred.
• 6 months of electrical engineering work experience in a technical/engineering environment is required with or without an applicable degree
  
  

Required Technical Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated understanding of electrical power substation including protection schemes, control systems, and outdoor equipment.
• 6 months of directly related experience as an Electrical Technician or CAD support.
• Experience with CAD and drawing management software.
• Experience working with data storage, database management, and records maintenance
  
  

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience working with electrical high voltage substation indoor and outdoor design and drafting in the utility industry.
• Experience with MicroStation CAD software
• Experience with ProjectWise software
  
  

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 been recent 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.

Employment Type: Contract

Years Experience: Less than 1 year

Salary: $28 - $30 Hourly

Bonus/Commission: No