[Hiring] Electronics Engineer @Western Area Power Administration

Role Description

This position is part of the WAPA-DSW-Desert Southwest. As an Electronics Engineer, you will be responsible for providing engineering expertise for the development and coordination of a comprehensive program for upgrading and operating communications systems, electronic supervisory control and data acquisitions systems (SCADA), operation support system, telemetering equipment, data distribution systems, and remote telemetry units (RTU) for the Region.

• Applies or adapts automated processes that modify real-time control systems and automated computing systems to solve inherent problems or enhance performance of existing systems.
• Establishes system design technical requirements, defines engineering approaches to be used in the system design as well as constraints and standards to be applied during the design process.
• Develops and maintains guidelines, requirements, instructions, and procedures relating to the power communications system.
• Makes analysis of equipment failures and system malfunctions and recommends and/or initiates adjustments, repair, replacement, or other appropriate action to prevent recurrence.
• Provides communications and system control engineering assistance and advice to the field offices.
• Monitors maintenance programs to assure necessary actions are implemented on a consistent basis throughout the Region.
• Provides technical advice and guidance in the resolution of engineering problems arising in ongoing automated systems.

Qualifications

• Applicants must meet the Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) for the 0800 Series as described below:
• 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.
• In addition to meeting the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 0800 Series, applicants must meet the specialized experience below:
• SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal service.
• To qualify for the GS-12: One year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the GS-05 - 11 grade level or equivalent pay band, including providing technical assistance in these technologies: Fiber optics; Radio systems (VHF, UHF, spread spectrum, microwave); Data network technologies such as MPLS or SONET, TDM, IP or VOIP.
• To qualify for the GS-13: One year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent pay band, including using communications systems that support transmission system facilities for computer systems such as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) or Energy Management System (EMS), data and voice communication infrastructures.

Requirements

• 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/trial period.
• Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages.
• Security clearance and associated requirements - Moderate Risk.

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package is available for federal employees.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position held and whether it is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.