Electronic Engineer – Communications and Control Planning (Hybrid)
Our client, a leading Pacific Northwest utility provider committed to public service and environmental preservation, is looking for an Electronic Engineer with experience in Communications and Control Planning for their Vancouver, Washington location. In this role you will aid the Supervisor of Communications/Control Planning group by developing plans of services for upgrades, replacements, and expansion to the operational communications system. This work will also include providing technical support for network transmission, network interconnections, generation integration, and customer service projects in alignment with Asset Management Strategies. This position will aid in Communications & Control (C&C) Planning assignments for reimbursable study requests and capital projects which include plans for communications, control and data systems which affect the transmission system.
This position is a one-year renewable contract that includes employee benefits! If you feel this position aligns with your professional experience, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities for Electronic Engineer – Communications and Control Planning:- 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 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 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.
Requirements/Qualification for Electronic Engineer – Communication and Controls Planning:- 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.
**We are unable to accommodate corp. to corp. candidates**
About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
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Job ID: 13742