Senior Electronics Engineer

Job Title: Electronic Engineer 3 – Telecom - Communication Systems & WAN Networks

Job Number: 11938

Location: Vancouver, WA

Hybrid: onsite 4 days per week

Overtime: 10%

Travel: Up to 10% for meetings, training, occasional field visits

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 contract Electronics Engineer 3 position is in the Operations Technology, Control Center Communications Operations organization in the Information Services business line. This position works within a team and provides engineering expertise for the integration and operation and maintenance of mission critical Control Center (CC) Systems, as well as the monitoring and management systems required for ongoing support

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support Transmission Technology and Operations Technology in the integrations and monitoring of existing and new Telecommunication devices by running reports through the division's Solarwinds, Telenium, and transport telecommunication management systems
• Work with Power Systems Control (PSC) Lead Engineers and project managers to identify network administrative tasks
• Engage in 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 local and wide area data networks with mission critical reliability requirements and the required support systems.
• Draft and maintain network, NERC/CIP and FISMA documentation
• Create database script automation and visualizations with Power BI, Alarm/Management Systems, layer 2 and layer 3 network concepts
• Perform Cisco networking in large high availability Lan/WAN network environments, Packet Transport Systems (PTS) and Automatic Fiber Management Systems (AFMS).
• Partition system configuration and integration tasks and provide recommendations to the corporate manager, PM, or team lead regarding team member assignments.
• Provide coordination and assist with configuration and integration efforts for the implementation of projects for corporate Field Sites and CC locations.
• Develop, validate, and execute test and Operations & Maintenance procedures to be published for compliance.
• Provide clear technical documentation for all assigned projects.
• Develop and deliver comprehensive training for assigned systems, encompassing initial instruction, annual refreshers, and updates on new features and functionalities.
• Represent the division in internal corporate technical work groups, related to equipment specifications, maintenance standards and procedures, new systems/equipment requirements and evaluation.
• Represent and serve as the operations subject matter resource on technology teams involving assigned systems and equipment.
• Create, draft, and recommend policies, procedures, standards, and plans for new technology.
• 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.
• Perform daily checks for health of the servers, trouble shoot device failures, synchronize servers, add/remove devices, ensure database integrity, and run reports.

REQUIREMENTS

Education & Experience:

• 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

Required Skills & Experience

• 5 years of experience in the following:
• Project teams developing computer and / or network systems.
• Telecom/Network systems engineering principles and concepts with minimal guidance.
• Experience reviewing and evaluating design packages (including drawings, material certifications, and submittals) for conformance to the design specifications

Preferred Skills & Experience

• 5 years of Carrier Ethernet/MPLS and/or network systems programming/troubleshooting experience.
• Network Telecommunications experience in LAN/WAN network environments to include testing new and existing telecommunications management systems such as Solarwinds, -Telenium, Nokia NSP, and Linux based operating system to support the integration of Control Center projects.
• Familiarity and experience with digital systems that monitor and control devices from central stations
• Knowledge about leading project teams developing computer and / or network systems
• Knowledge of technical project coordination to include security controls testing with routers and other Layer 3 to Layer 7 security devices
• Knowledge of project schedule and structure development concepts as they relate to large high availability WANs, telecom, transport, control, and -48VDC power systems
• Experience in maintaining Central Authentication Authorization & Account (AAA) systems, like Cisco 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

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.