Electrical Engineer 1

Onsite: 5 days per wk
Overtime: 20% anticipated

Travel: Up to 100% to substations across the client’s service territory (primarily WA/OR/ID/MT) Duration at each location could be 2 weeks to 2 years, depending on the project
Length: 1+ yrs, up to 5 years
 

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

SUMMARY

This full-time, contract Electrical Engineer position is in the Test and Energization organization in the Transmission Services business line. The Commissioning & Testing Electrical Engineer facilitates on-site engineering and project assistance for substation construction projects. This position serves as a field electrical engineer, performing the testing and energization of communications and control equipment in high voltage electrical substations, radio stations and control centers, as well as recommending modifications and additions to the existing installations on client systems throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Under the guidance of a senior commissioning engineer or technician, perform testing of substation equipment, primarily power circuit breakers, transformers, and static capacitors.
• Perform testing of Substation Control equipment including Protective Relaying, SCADA, microwave radio, Transfer Trip, and PLC’s (Programmable Logic Controllers).
• Support the design, implementation, maintenance, and improvement of electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, and systems by checking rack wiring and cables in client facilities
• Operate computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks under the direction of a Lead Engineer.
• Gather information for Lead Engineer to create electrical drawings, reports, and calculations to support the engineering solutions for electrical systems.
• Assist the lead engineer with coordinating construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, or testing activities to maintain compliance with specifications, codes, and customer requirements.
• Perform detailed calculations to compute and establish construction, and installation standards and specifications.
• Assist the lead engineer with Inspection of completed installations and verification of operations to maintain conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational and safety standards.
• Perform troubleshooting and provide on-site technical support to craft/customer personnel in the field, as directed.

 
 REQUIREMENTS
Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering is required.
• 6 months of experience and knowledge of electrical engineering concepts, principles, and practices applicable to components and facilities found on a regional transmission system is required

Required Technical Skills & Experience

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products, including Word, Excel, and Outlook

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Training or experience in Power Systems Engineering sufficient to allow knowledge development of design standards through on-the-job training.
• Demonstrated ability to read and understand electrical prints: one-lines, wiring diagrams, and schematics to determine how the protection and control systems operate

Additional Requirements:

• Valid U.S. Driver’s License is required
• Must have access to a personal vehicle
• Able to obtain Electrical Worker Permit (EWP) during employment
• Extensive PPE Requirements

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.