Electrical Engineer
ACS Professional Staffing

• Location: Spokane, Washington
• Type: Contract
• Job #7957

Overview:
ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Electrical Engineer position will involve testing substation equipment, including power circuit breakers, transformers, and control systems under the guidance of senior engineers. Responsibilities include conducting equipment verification tests, assisting in the design and maintenance of electrical systems, and providing technical support during installations and troubleshooting. This role also requires operating engineering software, gathering data for reports, and ensuring compliance with specifications and safety standards. A strong understanding of engineering principles and effective communication skills are essential. This full-time position is located in Spokane, WA.

Pay Rate: $29.41 - $42.02

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:

• Under the guidance of a senior commissioning engineer or technician, perform testing of substation equipment, primarily power circuit breakers, transformers, and static capacitors.
• This testing involves verification of CT/PT ratio, CT polarity, transformer impedance, power factor for transformers, timing of power circuit breakers, and insulation voltage withstand tests.
• With instruction and guidance from the lead engineer, perform testing of Substation Control equipment including Protective Relaying, SCADA, microwave radio, Transfer Trip, and PLC's (Programmable Logic Controllers).
• With instruction and guidance from the lead engineer, support the design, implementation, maintenance, and improvement of electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, and systems by checking rack wiring and cables in facilities.
• Operate computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks under the direction of a Lead Engineer.
• Gather information for Lead Engineer to create electrical drawings, reports, and calculations to support the engineering solutions for electrical systems.
• Assist lead engineer with coordinating construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, or testing activities to maintain compliance with specifications, codes, and customer requirements.
• With assistance and approval by the Lead Engineer, perform detailed calculations to compute and establish construction, and installation standards and specifications.
• Assist lead engineer with Inspection of completed installations and verification of operations to maintain conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational and safety standards.
• Perform troubleshooting and provide on-site technical support to craft/customer personnel in the field, as directed.
• Work with design staff during engineering phase to understand design philosophy and provide field information/valid requirements.
• Apply diversified knowledge of engineering principles/practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields.
• With oversight and guidance from manager / lead engineer, facilitate projects on site, including requesting outages through outage coordinator, and verifying that materials arrive on site.
• 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 engineering (from an ABET* accredited school) is required.
• Candidates 3 months from graduation will be considered. Proof of degree may be requested after graduation.
• Note: *ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)
• 6 months of experience and knowledge of electrical engineering concepts, principals, and practices applicable to components and facilities found on a regional transmission system is required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Training or experience in Power Systems Engineering sufficient to allow knowledge development of design standards through on-the-job training.
• The intent is for the Engineer to review and correct Controls, RAS and Metering, and Protective Relay Design
• Demonstrated ability to read and understand electrical prints: one-lines, wiring diagrams, and schematics to determine how the protection and control systems operate.
• 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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