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Interdisciplinary Engineer
Bonneville Power Administration · Posted 18 days ago
On-site Vancouver, WA $130K – $158K Apply by Jul 3, 2026 Civil Engineering ENTJENTPINTJINTP Engineering
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This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration in the Transmission Project Engineering (TELP) organization of Transmission Lines & Civil Works Engineering (TEL), Transmission Engineering & Technical Services (TE), Transmission Services (T), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). As an interdisciplinary engineer you will serve as a technical specialist in transmission line design, clearance analysis, failure analysis, meteorological investigations, quality assurance and control.
What You'll Do
- →As a Civil Engineer or Mechanical Engineer, you will: Provide expertise and leadership for key technical areas including transmission line design, clearance analysis, failure analysis, meteorological investigations and quality assurance and control (QA/QC) for components of the transmission system.
- →Provide advanced engineering solutions to transmission related conductor hardware and clearance issues to meet construction, maintenance, replacement, and operational needs.
- →Perform sag and tension calculations for analysis and installation of conductor, ground wire, and fiber optic cables with adequate clearances on transmission structures.
- →Coordinate and perform inspection and witnesses design and production tests of transmission line components to insure compliance with BPA technical specifications.
- →Serve as the Engineering technical representative to various teams and organizations that address line/fiber optic hardware QA/QC issues.
- →Provide technical training to other BPA engineers relating to QA/QC processes and procedures.
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 position has been designated as requiring a PUBLIC TRUST background.
- ✓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.
- ✓This vacancy has a positive education requirement.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 57df1577-2961-4047-93f4-9a47c5fd4706
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