This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration, in the Systems & Communications Testing (TETD), Commissioning and Testing (TET), Engineering and Technical Services (TE), Transmission Services (T). A successful candidate in the Electronics Engineer position will serve as a a senior electronics engineer with responsibility for performing and overseeing laboratory testing, start-up and commissioning of substation and control center communication facilities and modifications.

Duties

As a Electronics Engineer, you will: Serve as field or laboratory electronics engineer with specialized responsibility to direct and perform testing and oversee the energization of communications and control equipment in high voltage electrical substations and transmission line facilities and modifications of existing installs on BPA Transmission systems in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Review BPA design drawings, contract drawings and manufacturers' equipment drawings and recommends changes to ensure proper operation. Perform laboratory testing of equipment at BPA or vendor sites to ensure proper operation and compliance with applicable specifications, standards, and recommendations by BPA, NERC, FERC, and other regulatory bodies. Review and evaluate BPA design, contract design and manufacturer's drawings, making changes and corrections to meet specifications, and to ensure proper operation of complex high- voltage substation equipment. Direct hourly electricians in the cut-over of complex energized control and relay circuits and the sequence of construction activities. Organize and coordinate assigned projects efficiently to meet scheduled energization dates. Coordinates with System Projection Maintenance, Design, Power System Control, Operations, Area Engineering, System Engineering, other agencies, and customers to plan and execute work assignments. Provide technical support to construction and field personnel during the construction of assigned projects. Apply general principles of project management to the design process by managing the planning, scheduling and completion of individual design bundles as necessary to deliver complete project design packages in alignment with over-all schedules for assigned projects.

Requirements

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENT: A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. -OR- B. Combination of Education and Experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: Professional Registration or Licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. -OR- Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.-OR- Specified Academic Courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.-OR- Related Curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) For more information on how to meet the Basic Requirements please visit: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS In addition to the meeting the basic requirement, a qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience applying a wide range of professional Electronics Engineering theories, concepts, and methods to perform studies and analyses, and resolve complex issues for the design, operations, maintenance, or integration of new components/systems of telecommunications power system control equipment. A qualified candidate's resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) in the Federal service. Problem SolvingProject ManagementTechnical CompetenceTelecommunications "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration. CTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

This vacancy has a positive education requirement. In order to be rated as qualified, you must provide copies of your college transcripts. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Department of Education Accreditation Search to verify school accreditation.
Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.DO NOT email or mail in any of your application documents. Documents will not be accepted outside of the online application system.
Failure to provide copies of your college transcripts may result in a rating of "Ineligible".

Contacts

• Address Bonneville Power Administration P.O. Box 3621 Portland, OR 97208 US
• Name: Pearl Phadungcharoen
• Phone: 5032305320
• Email: [email protected]