Electrical Engineer

$63,232 - $90,334/Yr

Acs Professional Staffing - Vancouver, WA

Full-time - Entry Level

Vancouver, WA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

ACS Professional Staffing is seeking an Electrical Engineer 1 to join our team in Vancouver, WA. This position involves working on-site with our client to review, check, and design electrical drawings specifically for electrical power substations. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting Station Service system analysis, as well as performing short circuit and Arc Flash studies. This is a full-time contract position that offers a competitive pay range of $30.40 - $43.43 per hour. In this role, you will draft electrical drawings for new substations ranging from 69kV to 500kV, and you will also recommend changes and additions to existing substations and other electrical facilities. You will perform Station Service system analyses in support of various organizations, including Facilities Engineering, Facility Maintenance, Telecommunications, and Substation Engineering. Additionally, you will conduct short circuit and Arc Flash studies to ensure proper sizing of Air Circuit Breakers and accurate Arc Flash Warning Labels for appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Your responsibilities will also include facilitating pre-construction planning, engineering, and design efforts for the installation of substation equipment and other electrical systems. You will provide input and recommendations for engineering requirements and technical design parameters, ensuring that all designs meet functional, operational, maintenance, reliability, and safety requirements. Coordination with internal and external technicians will be essential to ensure timely completion and issuance of designs, and you will be expected to alert your manager to any potential delays or concerns. Moreover, you will be responsible for applying the National Electrical Code and the National Electrical Safety Code to substation work and related projects. You will select and apply appropriate quantitative analytical techniques to model and analyze the effects of substation design strategies. Your role will also involve troubleshooting design problems, resolving issues, and recommending suitable design methods. You will maintain a filing system for documents and records in compliance with relevant standards, ensuring that all official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes. The position requires you to perform print verification and project planning in energized substations, including examining open cabinets while adhering to safety protocols. You will also visit existing substations and proposed sites to verify design prints and coordinate with electricians during construction meetings.

Responsibilities

• Draft electrical drawings for new substations (69kV-500kV) and recommend changes and additions to existing substations and other electrical facilities.
• Draft electrical drawings for new substations below 69kV and recommend changes and additions to existing substations and other electrical facilities.
• Perform Station Service system analyses in support of other organizations including Facilities Engineering, Facility Maintenance, Telecommunications, and Substation Engineering.
• Conduct short circuit and Arc Flash studies to provide services and products to the proper sizing Air Circuit Breaker, accurate Arc Flash Warning Labels for proper PPE.
• Facilitate pre-construction planning, engineering, and design efforts for installation of substation equipment and other electrical systems in substations.
• Provide input and recommendations for engineering requirements and technical design parameters in the development of substation equipment and facilities, while verifying they meet all functional, operational, maintenance, reliability, and safety requirements.
• Coordinate with internal and external technicians to facilitate the completion and issuance of designs on schedule, alert manager to any potential delays or concerns.
• Provide recommendations on the application of the National Electrical Code and the National Electrical Safety Code to substation work and other related projects.
• Select and apply the appropriate quantitative analytical techniques to model and analyze the effects of Substation Design strategies.
• Coordinate and facilitate planning and organization of substation design projects including troubleshooting design problems, resolving problems, and recommending appropriate design methods.
• 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.
• Perform print verification and project planning in energized substations, including the examination of open cabinets in substations, while ensuring that the minimum approach distance for the appropriate voltage is always strictly adhered to.
• Visit existing substations and proposed substation sites while unescorted (voltages in substations can range from 120 volts to 500,000 volts) to verify design prints, meet with electricians for on-site coordination and other construction meetings.
• Escort federal employees and/or contractors that do not hold permits for access to substations.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or directly related engineering discipline.
• 6 months of experience and knowledge of electrical engineering concepts, principles, and practices applicable to components and facilities found on a regional transmission system.
• 6 months of experience in performing design or technical review of high voltage substation physical designs in at least one of the following disciplines: Protective Relay and Control, Metering/SCADA, or HV Outdoor Equipment.
• Experience should include new substations, capacity additions, line/position extensions, reliability/automation improvements, equipment relocations/replacements, maintenance, and as-builts.
• 6 months of experience working with professional engineering theory and techniques sufficient to provide technical leadership in the design of the physical components of substations.
• Knowledge of substation protection schemes.
• Knowledge of Remedial Action Scheme (RAS).
• Knowledge of substation SCADA design or construction.
• 1 year of experience in QA/QC for electrical substation projects.
• 1 year of experience in Short Circuit and Arc Flash Study.
• 1 year of experience with software programs to include Easy Power for arc flash studies, Bluebeam Revu or Adobe Pro, MicroStation or AutoCAD.
• 1 year of experience with File Structure System ProjectWise.
• Valid U.S. Driver's License is required.

Benefits

• Paid holidays: 11
• PTO: Starting at 10 days
• Sick Leave: Up to 56 hours per year (prorated based on start date)
• EAP: Employee Assistance Program
• Benefit Options Available: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, DCA, LPFSA, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident
• 401k (immediately eligible for employee and employer contributions - employer match up to 4%)
• Calm App
• Access Perks