Electronics Engineer (Hybrid)

Job Title: Electronic Engineer 3 – Telecom - Communication Systems & WAN Networks
Job Number: 11711
Location: Vancouver, WA
Onsite: 4 days per Week
Travel: up to 10% for meetings, training, occasional field visits.
Overtime: 10% anticipated
Length: 12 months initially (renewable for up to 5 years)

MUST be US Citizen to be eligible to apply for Federal Background Check
 
SUMMARY
 
This contract Electronics Engineer 3 position is in the Operations Technology, Control Center Communications Operations organization. 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 Solarwinds, Telenium, and transport telecommunication management systems, like Nokia NSP and Ciena Blue Planet.

• Work with Power Systems Control (PSC) Lead Engineers and project managers to identify network administrative tasks by assisting with coordination within the project and helping to execute tasks for assigned projects (i.e. timelines, device integration, running reports, generating step plans, etc.).

• 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 manager.
• Review team’s work for completeness and accuracy before integration into overall system.
• 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.
• Develop and deliver comprehensive training for assigned systems, encompassing initial instruction, annual refreshers, and updates on new features and functionalities. 
• 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 based on operational equipment in gathering performance data.
• Serve as a system trouble-shooter and notify maintenance personnel of operational problems,
• 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 Electronic or Telecommunications Engineering or a directly related field (from an ABET accredited school) is required.
• 10 years of experience and knowledge of computer network and systems concepts, principals, and practices

 
Required Technical Skills and 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
• Knowledge about leading project teams developing computer and / or network systems, evaluating design packages
• Knowledge about engineering design, project management principles and concepts to include configuration, change management processes, telecom, and routed networks.
• Knowledge of technical project coordination to include security controls testing with routers and other Layer 3 to Layer 7 security devices, technical evaluation of control systems and telecom technologies
• 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, backend authentication one time password RSA (Remote Server Access) Key server

 
 Pre-Employment Requirement

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.