Electrical Engineer 3
ACS Professional Staffing

• Location: Vancouver, Washington
• Type: Contract
• Job #8069

Overview:
ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Electrical Engineer position will involve developing and implementing innovative methods and tools to improve project processes, including visualization techniques for power system analysis and optimization of reliability studies. The role includes providing guidance to Transmission Operations, facilitating project reviews, and acting as a liaison between Transmission Operations and Planning teams. Responsibilities also encompass researching technology gaps, developing project proposals, contributing to technology innovation presentations, and providing training to staff. Additionally, this engineer will ensure compliance with document management standards and participate in continuity of operations coordination and emergency preparedness. This full-time position is located in Vancouver, WA.

Pay Rate: $51.17 - $73.1

Benefits:

• Paid holidays: 11
• PTO: Starting at 10 days
• Sick Leave: Up to 56 hours per year (prorated based on start date)
• EAP: Employee Assistance Program
• Benefit Options Available: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, DCA, LPFSA, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, 401k (immediately eligible for employee and employer contributions - employer match up to 4%)
• Other benefits include the following: Calm App, Access Perks

Responsibilities:

• Development and application of novel methods to solve problems
• Develop Visualization tools and techniques that improve understanding of the current power system state and the interpretation of contingency results for presentation to manager / team lead.
• Develop / draft processes and tools to speed up the process of performing studies.
• Research and recommend optimization techniques to power flow reliability studies; implement application of management approved techniques.
• Provide guidance to Transmission Operations Management and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) on project details, impacts, and challenges.
• Facilitate TOO's project requirements diagram (PRD) review process.
• Acts as the liaison between Transmission Operations and Transmission Planning in the project development process.
• Confer with engineers, internal customers, and others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects and products.
• Create, document, and maintain a database of Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) impacted customers and instruct management during PSPS events as to the impacts of various PSPS switching options.
• Research Road-mapping and Technology Transfer, which may include:
• Explore gaps in current Operations study processes that could contribute to increased reliability risks, operational costs, or inefficiencies, and recommend future projects to address these gaps.
• Develop / draft formal Technology Innovation project proposals as requested and guided by subject matter experts and authorized by management.
• Contribute to presentations prepared for Technology Innovation (TI) Council.
• Provide training and knowledge transfer to staff to validate that project results are utilized and benefits obtained.
• Work collaboratively with Planning, Transmission Technology, and IT departments on assigned projects.
• Continuity of Operations Coordination, including:
• Work with other departments in to develop scenarios for and participate in various National, Regional, and centric disaster exercises.
• Train others in TOO in emergency preparedness, business continuity, and COOP planning.
• Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails, and records in accordance with compliance requirements. Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a Lawful Government Purpose (LGP) to know). Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures. Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (from an ABET accredited school) required.
• 10 years of Electrical Engineering experience is required.
• Knowledge of engineering concepts, principals, and practices applicable to components and facilities found on a regional transmission systems is required.
• 5 years of experience in power and transmission utility work
• MS Office proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Expert knowledge of stability modeling tools and processes such as thermal, voltage and transient stability tools, State Estimation, Remedial Action Schemes (RAS) as they apply to offline, real-time analysis, and disturbance analysis
• Expert knowledge of stability modeling tools and processes such as thermal, voltage and transient stability tools as they apply to offline and real time analysis.
• Must have extensive experience developing research project proposals that are funded and result in successfully completed projects.
• Valid U.S. Driver's License is required.

Work sponsorship is not available at this time. Third-party candidates will not be considered for this position.

Because we are a federal government contractor, we have special restrictions placed on us for hiring foreign nationals into certain key positions within the company. This particular position requires U.S. citizenship.

ACS Professional Staffing will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to the applicant's race, color, religion, sex, gender, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected by federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.

If you have any questions about the job posting, please contact recruiting@acsprostaffing.com

If you have any questions about our Reasonable Accommodation Policy, please feel free to email hr@acsprostaffing.com

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