Interdisciplinary Electrical/Electronic Engineer

This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), in Substation Project Engineering, Substation Engineering, Engineering and Technical Services, Transmission Services.

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application.

How to Apply - External Application Link(s):

24-BPA-39335-12370217-DE: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/785311000

24-BPA-39335-12370216-MP: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/785310900

Open & Close date: Open: 04/05/2024 Close: 04/14/2024

LOCATION(s) Vancouver, WA

SALARY: $126,883 - $153,442 per year

DUTIES:

As Interdisciplinary Electrical/Electronic Engineer you will:

Lead a project team assigned to the scoping and/or design process for projects, as well as coordinating the analysis efforts necessary to design and specify equipment and materials for the complete project design.

Serve as technical team lead during scoping phase of substation projects, working in a co-leadership position with the assigned project manager.

Responsible for complete and executable design packages of assigned projects per BPA's Capital Infrastructure Acquisition process.

Provide technical support to construction and field personnel during the construction of assigned projects.

Serve as a technical expert and consultant to BPA management and technical staff, BPA customers, inspectors, and contractors.

Issue designs prepared by the contractor to the BPA review team to ensure accuracy, adequacy, and conformance to BPA's requirements and design parameters.

Serve as a technical advisor to a Contracting Officer (CO) as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).

REQUIREMTNS: Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.

• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• This position does not support remote work. You will be required to report physically to the official reporting worksite as specified by the supervisor, but no less than 3 days per pay period.
• The salary is based on a Special Rate Table, Number 0754: https://apps.opm.gov/SpecialRates/
• 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.
• May be required to serve as Contracting Officers Representative for BPA grants and agreements; this duty includes additional training and certification.
• Hiring incentives may be authorized for a highly qualified candidate based on budget availability and in accordance with federal regulations.
• A preliminary background check must be completed before a new employee can begin work. Current Federal employees or other individuals with an existing completed background investigation may not be required to undergo another background check

QUALIFICATIONS:

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

-OR-

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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)

For more information on how to meet the Basic Requirements please visit: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [GS-12] in the Federal service.

Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Experience applying, advanced electrical engineering theories, principles, concepts, standards, and methods to 1) provide analysis, design, or evaluation of transmission system projects and 2) serve as a program/project manager or coordinator to include the preparation of proposed plans, schedules, budgets, and oversight of team efforts.

There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-13 grade level.

EDUCATION

This vacancy has a positive education requirement. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Department of Education Accreditation Search to verify school accreditation.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete application package.

(See Required Documents section on application).

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application.

To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration.