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Electrical Engineer
Bonneville Power Administration · Posted 42 days ago
On-site Vancouver, WA $130K – $158K Apply by Aug 14, 2026 Electrical Engineering INTJISTJISTP Engineering
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This position is located in Protection, Control, & Instrumentation (TEZP) organization of Technical Services (TEZ), Transmission Engineering & Technical Services (TE), Transmission Services (T) of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). A successful candidate will provide technical leadership for Transient Analysis and authoritative technical consultation, studies, and direction within Engineering and Technical Services as well as to the Transmission organizations.
What You'll Do
- →As an Electrical Engineer, you will: Perform modeling/analysis studies on issues involving transient phenomena, transient and dynamic performance of the transmission system and associated high-voltage equipment.
- →Serve as a consultant to engineers and other technical personnel throughout BPA, providing advice on a wide range of extremely complex transient analysis issues.
- →Perform engineering studies to analyze and evaluate transient and dynamic performance of the transmission system.
- →Determine equipment specifications, interconnection practices, and mitigation measures necessary to ensure appropriate transient and dynamic performance of the transmission system.
- →Lead action to ensure that transient and dynamic performance issues are analyzed, understood and appropriately addressed.
- →Develop and maintain Electromagnetic Transients Program, ATP Draw, and other study tools necessary to provide power system engineers with methods to model the transient performance of the transmission system and system components.
- →Develop improved modeling techniques and methods used in the analysis of transmission systems.
Requirements
- ✓In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire.
- ✓Answer to these questions is not scored or rated.
- ✓Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.
- ✓When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically.
- ✓You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully.
- ✓Key Requirements: You must be a United States Citizen.
- ✓This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
- ✓Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
- ✓You will be required to report in person to the official duty location.
- ✓Conditions of Employment: This position requires a valid driver's license as a condition of employment.
- ✓This vacancy has a positive education requirement.
- ✓In order to be rated as qualified, you must provide copies of your college transcripts.
- ✓Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
Personality Fit
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