Electronic Engr 3 - Telecom -LAN/WAN & Transport Networks

Job Title

Electronics Engineer 3 – Telecom - LAN/WAN & Transport Networks

Job Number

12144

Location

Vancouver, WA

Onsite

4-5 days per Week

Overtime

10%

Travel

Up to 10% to Spokane Control Center to coordinate planning, design, and implementation of projects

Length

Up to 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 assignment supports the Control Center Communications Operations organization in the Information Services division. This position works within a team and provides engineering expertise for the integration, operation, and maintenance of mission critical Control Center (CC) systems, as well as the monitoring and management of systems required for ongoing support

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support multipl divisions in the integrations and monitoring of existing and new project devices.
• Work with Power Systems Control (PSC) Lead Engineers and project managers (PMs) 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, creating documentation, etc.).
• Collaborate with Planning, Design, Construction, and field maintenance organizations to understand specific engineering tasks so the proper scope can be brought back to divisional management in developing and completing telecommunication projects.
• Participate and support the integration of new equipment and procedures into the CC environment; and assist with O&M standards development.
• Support technical team in configurations and integrations of wide area data networks with mission critical reliability requirements and the required support systems. Determine appropriate products or services with clients or customers to define project scope, requirements, and deliverables. Interpret functional and non-functional requirements of projects and recommend overall system configurations. Participates in phase, milestone, and final project reviews. Identifies project documentation requirements or procedures. Partition system configuration and integration tasks and provide recommendations to the corporate manager, PM, team lead, or other appropriate personnel regarding team member assignments.
• Review team’s work for completeness and accuracy before integration into overall system as requested
• Coordinate and assist with configuration and integration efforts for the implementation of projects for corporate Field Sites and CC locations.
• Develop, validate, document, and execute test and O&M procedures to be published for compliance.
• Provide clear technical documentation for all assigned projects.
• Provide training, including training materials, as requested on newly integrated systems to division staff.
• Report all project status updates to the Workload Coordinator, including reporting when job assignments are complete. Provide measurable goals, metrics, checklists, Plans of Action and Milestones (POAMs), and punch lists for assigned project(s) to validate all in scope requirements are met.
• Represent the division in internal corporate technical work groups, related to equipment specifications, maintenance standards and procedures, and new systems/equipment requirements and evaluation, as requested.
• Represent and serve as the organization’s subject matter technical 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, 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 to coordinate a wholistic group strategy, as requested.
• Perform daily checks for health of the servers, trouble shoot device failures, synchronize servers, add/remove devices, ensure database integrity, and run reports.
• Work safely and demonstrate safety awareness practices to the division's group as requested.
• Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails, and records in accordance with compliance requirements. Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a Lawful Government Purpose (LGP) to know). Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures. Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes.
• Generate and maintain network, North American Electric Reliability Corporation/Critical Infrastructure Protection (NERC/CIP) and Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) documentation, use layer 2 and layer 3 network concepts to deploy and maintain various networking equipment in large high availability LAN/WAN network environments and Packet Transport systems.
• Develop automated database scripting and Super Intelligence (SI)-driven analytics tools to evaluate equipment performance, integrating telemetry from SD-WAN, Automatic Fiber Management Systems (AFMS), and network management platforms (e.g., Telenium, SolarWinds, NSP/NFM-P) to enable predictive outage prevention and operational workflow optimization.
• Maintain Central Authentication Authorization & Account (AAA) systems, like Cisco Secure Access Control Server (CSACS) and 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, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Automatic Generation Control (AGC), and telemetry systems

Education & Corresponding 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, principles, and practices applicable to components and facilities found on a regional transmission system is required

Required Skills & Experience

• 5 years of experience on project teams developing computer and/or network systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products such as, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• 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

• The systems encountered in this position are digital systems that monitor and control devices from the central stations. Familiarity and experience with these systems and activities:
• Knowledge about leading project teams developing computer and / or network systems, evaluating design packages for conformance to the design specifications, about engineering design, project management principles and concepts to include following formal 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, knowledge of best practice test plan development for project certification

Additional Requirements

• Valid U.S. Driver’s License is required

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.