First Tek, Inc. · 22 hours ago
Electronics Engr 2 - Sys Planning
Vancouver, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expFirst Tek, Inc. is seeking an Electronics Engineer 2 for Systems Planning. The role involves drafting telecommunications decisions, developing planning documents, and collaborating with various teams to ensure communication and control requirements are met for projects.
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Responsibilities
Draft telecommunications decisions to lease or share operational circuits on Bonneville's communications systems
Work within a team to draft Communications/Control Planning (C&C) plans-of-service (PoS) for reimbursable study agreements
Study agreements may include requests by other utilities and organizations and for capital related projects
Work with the Power System Planning group to identify the required telecommunications elements and document the minimum C&C requirements to fulfill project requirements
Draft and recommend C&C PoS packages for communications circuits and telecom paths to fulfill requirements of BPA communications, control, and relaying requirements for existing and new sites; this may include travel to remote locations to verify feasibility of C&C PoS
Document PoS on Project Requirements Diagrams (PRDs) website
Draft back-of envelope (BoE) estimates
Draft the C&C portion of the Study Report
Using draft PRD documents create and submit Estimate Requests (ERs) for review and approval
Draft telecommunications decisions to lease or share operational circuits on BPA's communications systems for review and signature by the Supervisor of Communication/Control Planning
Using planning tools such as Pathloss and TCIS, provide analysis of Microwave paths, SONET configurations; results are used to create PoS packages
Communicate technical information verbally and in writing to technical and non-technical users
Provide project / task updates (oral or written) as requested by the Manager of Communications and Grid Modeling and/or Supervisor of Communications/Control Planning
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree in electronic engineering or other closely related Engineering field is required
5 years previous electronics/electrical engineering experience, with a diversified knowledge of engineering concepts, principles and practices experience, is required
2 years of experience with the following: Experience in developing cost estimates for communication items
Experience in metering and telemetry requirements as related to interchange projects
Experience disseminating technical information in writing and orally
Experience in planning digital radio systems and long-haul fiber optic systems, preferably SONET systems
Experience developing options, evaluating, and providing a preferred plan for meeting communications/control system functional requirements
Working knowledge of transmission and operational telecommunications systems
Valid U.S. Driver's License is required
Preferred
Experience in Electric Utility sector with an emphasis on C&C Planning, Electronic Design, Communications Maintenance, Technical Operations
Experience developing plans-of-service for communication, control and data systems used to operate and control the power grid at large Electric Utilities
Developing communications/control plans in conjunction with fulfilling transmission service
Knowledge of the NERC and WECC Planning Standards as they apply to the Protective Relaying, Metering, Special Protection Systems and communication systems
Experience applying WECC 'Communication System Performance Guide for Protective Relaying Systems
Experience in communication requirements related to relaying and Remedial Action Schemes (RAS)
Knowledge of and/or experience with planning or designing Ethernet-based WAN systems, preferably in a utility environment
Communication network operation concepts and methods
Communication network architecture principles and concepts
Communication network operation, performance, planning
Planning of communications, control and data systems for network transmission, network interconnections and customer service projects
Company
First Tek, Inc.
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