Entry Level Electrical Engineer

Description

This full-time, contract Electrical Engineer position will be performing the testing and energization of communications and control equipment in high voltage electrical substations, radio stations, and control centers, as well as recommending modifications and additions to existing installations throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana.

Responsibilities Include :

• Under the guidance of a commissioning engineer or technician, perform testing of substation equipment, primarily power circuit breakers, transformers, and static capacitors.
• Conduct verification of CT / PT ratio, CT polarity, transformer impedance, power factor for transformers, timing of power circuit breakers, and insulation voltage withstand tests.
• Perform testing of Substation Control equipment including Protective Relaying, SCADA, microwave radio, Transfer Trip, and PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers).
• Support the design, implementation, maintenance, and improvement of electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, and systems by checking rack wiring and cables.
• Operate computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.
• Gather information to create electrical drawings, reports, and calculations to support engineering solutions for electrical systems.
• Coordinate construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation, or testing activities to maintain compliance with specifications, codes, and customer requirements.
• Perform detailed calculations to compute and establish construction and installation standards and specifications.
• Inspect completed installations and verify 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.
• Collaborate with design staff during the 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.
• Facilitate projects on site, including requesting outages through outage coordinator and verifying that materials arrive on site.

Travel : Up to 100% to substations across the service territory (primarily WA / OR / ID / MT). Duration at each location could range from 2 weeks to 2 years, depending on the project.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Required Education & Experience :

Preferred Skills & Experience :

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $39.00 - $44.00 / hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following :

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Vancouver,WA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 13, 2025.