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Electronic Engr 3 - Telecom
First Tek, Inc.
- 🇨🇦 Canada | 🇺🇸 United States
- On-site
- 6 hours ago
- calibration
- Outlook
- Excel
- MPLS
- Visio
- CAD
6 hours ago
Note: All official drafts, documents and recommendations, as listed below, must be reviewed, finalized and approved / accepted by appropriate BPA manager or other federal personnel with the authority to do so.
Compile and prepare technical results into tables, reports and graphics on system performance, failure analysis and equipment outages; present results/findings in summary form and/or as requested from appropriate BPA manager, PSC field staff, or other BPA personnel.
Perform engineering studies and develop test plans for telecommunication equipment with oversight and final approval from BPA staff.
Collaborate with branch personnel to draft work statements for review and finalization by BPA manager / personnel; process approved Statements of Work (SOWs) as per established BPA procedures. Provide technical engineering support and assistance to construction, operations and maintenance personnel as requested.
Develop and draft procedures for installation, use, and troubleshooting of hardware and software performance.
Prepare detailed network specifications, including diagrams, charts, equipment configurations, and recommended technologies for review, acceptance and finalization by BPA decision makers.
Provide project / task updates (oral or written).
Provide technical / engineering expertise and guidance for the PSC system-wide testing function.
Provide comprehensive engineering plans, training to newly hired personnel (Federal and Contract), design, field support, testing, evaluation, and instrumentation calibration services, as per established BPA-standards and procedures, for BPA's control, telecommunication, protection, measurement and data acquisition facilities and associated equipment.
Perform extensive engineering studies, requiring familiarity with current technological advances in instrumentation, consulting with manufacturers and design engineers, and taking into account field conditions and practices; provide results, findings, and recommendations.
Investigate and analyze operating problems associated with complex electronic systems such as those used in the implementation and maintenance of BPA's communication systems; report results and recommend corrective actions.
Initiate and coordinate system-wide tests and studies of communication systems equipment relative to their capabilities and recommend required modifications or adjustments to improve the reliability and usefulness of the equipment.
Maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) and Information Security (INFOSEC) standards and procedures.
REQUIREMENTS
Education & Corresponding Experience (required on matrix)
Bachelor's Degree in Electronic or Telecommunications Engineering or a directly related field (from an ABET accredited school) is required.
10 years of Electrical Engineering experience is required.
Knowledge of engineering concepts, principals, and practices applicable to components and facilities found on a regional transmission systems is required.
Required Technical Skills & Experience (required on matrix)
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite of products, such as Outlook, Word, and Excel (or similar).
Preferred Skills & Experience (optional on matrix)
Proficiency in analog circuit design / analysis.
Experience with telephone systems.
Proficiency in Carrier Ethernet, Multiple Protocol Label Switching (MPLS).
Experience with microwave communications systems.
1 year experience using mobile radio coverage tools.
Proficiency measuring and solving EMI issues.
Experience with Microsoft Visio and/or Bentley Micro Station sufficient to develop basic CAD drawings.
Excellent customer contact skills, sufficient to provide technical support over the phone to engineers and craftsmen in the field.
Ability to communicate technical information verbally and in writing to technical and non-technical users
Ability and willingness to participate and perform effectively in a project team environment and effectively manage multiple work assignments.
Additional Requirements (not required on matrix)
Valid U.S. Driver's License is required.
Electronic Engr 3 - Telecom · First Tek, Inc.