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Jobs via Dice · 4 hours ago

Electrical Engineering Tech (Onsite)

Vancouver, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Jobs via Dice is representing a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation. They are seeking an Electrical Engineering Tech to provide engineering technician support for various projects, assist project managers, and ensure the accuracy of engineering documentation and designs.

Computer Software

Responsibilities

Assist in the maintenance of databases related to the production of electrical and electronic drawings and documents

Prepare detailed design, material, or procurement specifications for equipment

Preparation of engineering designs and development of engineering requirements for the development, installation and modification of facilities based on analysis of engineering and design requirements, project parameters, and technical information from multiple sources

Draft and prepare standard guides and templates for assigned projects

May participate in site visits to the field to support project scoping and design, verify equipment configuration at sites, and document as built records during project wrap up, as needed

Perform review of CAD and manually drafted drawings and other documents for drafting accuracy and completeness; provide feedback and/or make necessary corrections before review by engineers and technicians

Update and maintain attributes and metadata of Substation Engineering drawings and documents in ProjectWise

Assist with special projects in area of expertise. Draft and recommend related business rules and workflow processes; assist with documentation and implementation of new or changed business rules, procedures, and processes

Provide technician support to design engineers and technicians within the group in the form of reports, consolidation papers, printing design packages, preparing drawing lists, coordinating release of work-in-process designs, and other CAD or technician needs

Provide insight and recommendations in the development of new standards as well as updates to existing standards

Conduct routine review of existing design standards; update as needed using CAD software

Resolve conflicting or duplicate serial numbering on designs by researching to obtain accurate information and issue corrections as appropriate

As requested, provide on-going technical assistance to new and/or less experienced team members regarding established organizational procedures and guidelines, industry and/or standards, advanced techniques, etc

Participate on teams and individually to research and document existing inventory and related equipment; may include data entry and clean-up efforts and coordination with the local District Resource Specialist

Provide engineering technician expertise to support engineering design and field personnel in all aspects of project documentation

Organize and analyze drawings prior to setup and discuss project complexity and time estimates with technical and supervisory personnel

Draft designs from engineers’ idea notes and rough sketches utilizing sources such as electronic files, drawing stick files, and central records vault

Assist with various administrative duties, such as engineering record maintenance which includes obtain new drawing numbers, input drawing information into the organization’s CAD database at the various stages of the CAD process and complete necessary forms to submit final drawings to central records

Perform sub-system user file management within CAD systems, such as plotting, printing, storage and retrieving and returning drawings from ProjectWise

Update and maintain the As Built file structure within ProjectWise; maneuver .pdf and .dgn files as requested

Prepare and draft detailed As Built drawings via MicroStation CAD software

Manage submissions of As Built drawings and documentation. Assist in mentoring team members in the As Built process

Draft and prepare drawing lists’ and drawing packages for digital signature and distribution

Qualification

CAD softwareEngineering designElectrical engineeringTechnical documentationTeam collaborationProblem solving

Required

+ 5 years of work experience is required with or without an applicable bachelor's degree

Experience should include related work experience in a technical/engineering environment and should demonstrate increasing knowledge and responsibility

Proficiency in use of CAD software