USAJOBS · 10 hours ago
Lead Study (Electrical Engineer)
Vancouver, Washington, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$143K/yr - $176K/yr
1+ years expBonneville Power Administration (BPA) is seeking a Lead Study (Electrical Engineer) to serve as a lead technical authority and advisor of Transmission Technical Services. The successful candidate will coordinate the Transmission Technical Services Electro-Magnetic Transient Study Program and provide guidance to BPA senior executives on all aspects of these studies.
ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead and coordinates the Transmission Technical Services Electro-Magnetic Transient (EMT) Study Program
Coordinate with all upstream and dependent downstream systems and staff with respect to all changes, enhancements, and EMT Study related issues
Act as a mentor to other EMT Study, Power Quality, and Disturbance Analysis engineers
Serve as the recognized technical expert, authority and spokesperson on assigned cross-BPA initiatives and matters related to Transmission EMT Studies
Provide authoritative advice, counsel, and guidance to BPA senior executives on all aspects of those studies and plans
Ensure all documentation for Transmission Technical Services EMT Studies, including standards and templates, are complete and up to date
Coordinate with adjacent Transmission owners, prospective interconnection customers, smaller utilities, internal customers, and equipment vendors to address impacted party issues related to EMT studies and disturbance analysis
Qualification
Required
You must be a United States Citizen
This employer participates in the e-Verify program
Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements
You will be required to report in person to the official duty location
Selectee will be required to complete the Office of Government Ethics Standard of Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OFGE450e) within 30 days of employment and annually
This position requires a valid driver's license as a condition of employment
After employment, this position may be subject to periodic physical examinations, as prescribed by competent medical authority and at BPA expense, if exposed to health hazards
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
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: 1. 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- 2. 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- 3. 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- 4. 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
A qualified candidate's resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as Experience with assisting in the development of Electro-Magnetic Transient (EMT) studies, power quality analysis, and disturbance analysis programs for high-voltage transmission systems; and participated on a team of engineers in planning, coordinating, and executing complex power system analyses
You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement
Benefits
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